At one time or another in our working careers, we’ve all slagged off our bosses in words we wouldn’t necessarily say in front of our mothers. A 23-year-old administration clerk at a clothing factory south of Durban took things to a new level (or should I say platform) when he posted on Facebook that his boss was a serial masturbator!
The company found out when a co-worker reported the issue, took umbrage, and fired the clerk.
Wits Law Clinic Professor Willem de Klerk said the South African constitution promotes freedom of expression “provided that what is expressed is based on fact”. I doubt anyone would actually admit to furiously jerking off 10 times a day so the malicious Facebook comment could (and was) considered as illegal as a verbal defamatory statement.
Considering the disdain some companies have for Facebook I certainly wouldn’t use it to air my grievances; I’d probably call them a See-You-Next-Thursday under my breath and leave it at that ;-)
Read the full story at IOL.
[via afairweather on Twitter]