the account he posted the video under had other videos that mentioned his name and Best Buy. Apparently he deleted them at Best Buy's request but wouldn't delete the funny ones.
I hope there's a Best Buy backlash. All these companies kowtowing to Apple sickens me. On 7/2/10, Jim Griffin <[email protected]> wrote: > How did he "cook his own goose"? He never mentioned BestBuy in the video. In > fact, Best Buy was never brought into it until Best Buy chose to take > action..and spotlight the issue unto themselves. > > So it is okay for an employer to term an employee because they don't like > something that was posted on a blog etc? There was no slander...just some > fun poked at Apple fans (and if anything, Apple should be upset, not BB). > Freedom of speech? > > > Jim > (Via Palm Pre) > On Jul 2, 2010 9:56 AM, Harold M. Goldner <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What I found amusing about the video (and I'm setting aside production > > issues, as I'm familiar with the site generating the veideo), was the > > singlemindedness with which the purchaser goes after an iphone, which, IMHO, > > is frequently accurate about iphone fans. I mean, heck, if you're so > > obsessed with getting that little apple on your product, buy a sticker and > > put it on a phone that works. > > > > As far as the HR ramifications, and speaking as an employment lawyer who > > represents both employers and employees, the guy cooked his own goose, and > > no reasonable employer would *not* fire him on the spot. > > > > Harold >
