According to the Dominion Post, Tania Dickinson, an Auckland, NZ ministry employee was Facebook fired in April, 2010 for her Facebook posts, in which she described herself as a “very expensive paperweight”, “highly competent in the art of time wastage, blame-shifting and stationary [sic] theft”. In addition, her favorite quote was: “hey boss, can I go home sick???”
To be fair, Ms. Dickinson also displayed other inappropriate behavior which contributed to her Facebook firing, including arson and inappropriately accessing clients’ records.
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