My friend said to keep my Twitter private after work, but I argued it was my personal account and got suspended from my clinic for a meme about a patient's 'impossible' plaque.

Has anyone else been fired over something that was clearly a joke but got taken the wrong way, and do you think a 3-day suspension without pay would have been fairer?

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emery2901mo ago

Ever notice how the world lost its ability to tell a joke from a legal document? Getting fired over a meme seems like the clinic chose the nuclear option for a minor offense.

taraross1mo ago

Watched it happen in my own neighborhood group. Someone posted a silly, harmless joke about the HOA rules, and the next day they got a formal letter threatening a fine. It feels like we've traded common sense for a rulebook, and everyone's just waiting to be offended.

west.casey1mo ago

Yeah, emery290, I once got a talking-to for a chart note that read like a bad joke.