Update: A local park ranger here lost his job over a weekend tweet

I heard from my cousin that Mike, who's been a ranger at Riverside Park for years, got fired on Monday. He tweeted a joke about littering after seeing trash left from a picnic, calling people lazy. It got shared a bunch and the park district saw it. They said it was unprofessional and let him go, even though he was off duty. I think that's way too harsh because he was just fed up with a real problem. Mike always cared about keeping our parks clean, and now he's out of work. Does a personal tweet really deserve getting fired over?

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rileygarcia1mo agoMost Upvoted

Totally agree! Firing someone over a personal tweet is WAY too harsh. My buddy got written up for venting on Facebook after his shift, just saying his boss never listens. It was off the clock and they called it "unprofessional conduct." That kind of overreach just makes people afraid to speak up at all.

kaigibson1mo ago

Labeling that as 'unprofessional conduct' is way over the top. It just makes people scared to be honest.

samk771mo ago

My old broker nearly wrote me up for complaining about a client's ugly wallpaper choices. Guess my filter's broken too.

blair_nguyen6d ago

Got me fired for calling a client's dog ugly once.