LONDON (AFP) - A company has defended its decision to sack one of its staff by text message, claiming it was keeping in touch with youth culture.
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Katy Tanner, a 21-year-old sales assistant, received the message while she was off work with a migraine, the South Wales Echo newspaper said Friday.
The text message said: "We will not require your services anymore...Thank you for your time with us."
"I don't think it's right to just text someone. At least they should have talked to me face to face," Tanner said.
"You're not allowed to text in sick, you have to phone. The fact that they texted me is a bit of double standards."
Several senior staff members at Blue Banana, a body-piercing and jewellery shop based in Cardiff, defended the decision.
But company director Jon Taylor added that an internal investigation was underway to see if "the ultimate action was ideal".
The retailer claims it tried to reach Tanner directly "five or six times" and passed on a message through her boyfriend before the text was sent.
And store director Ian Besbie added that the dismissal method was fair because texting was a part of "youth culture".
"We are a youth business and our staff are all part of the youth culture that uses SMS (text) messaging as a major means of communication," he said.
The company employs about 120 people in Britain, many of them aged under 21.
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08-04-2006, 02:38 PM #1AggieJohnGuest
U r sckd: worker fired by text message
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08-04-2006, 02:42 PM #2All-American
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I don't know if it was right or wrong but it does seem like it is a bit of Ye Ole Double Standard.
Poor excuse and bad taste for their blaming it on the youth culture. The Youth have better taste than that as demonstrated by the young person they fired like that. I hope the youth in that area boycott the store.
Go Sinton Pirates and Lady Pirates! I also like old movies like "Dawn at Socorro." I also like the Tour de France. I like the Pelican West Band located at South Padre Island, Texas. Phil is PhiI is Bill is the compassion police. He is also the Sinton Matador. Some call him the Sinton Prophet. {Also Captain Obvious.
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SHOW SOME COMPASSION!Originally posted by Phil C
I don't know if it was right or wrong but it does seem like it is a bit of Ye Ole Double Standard.
Poor excuse and bad taste for their blaming it on the youth culture. The Youth have better taste than that as demonstrated by the young person they fired like that. I hope the youth in that area boycott the store.
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08-04-2006, 03:29 PM #4All-American
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Originally posted by Adidas410s
SHOW SOME COMPASSION!
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08-04-2006, 04:12 PM #5All-American
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My daughter once broke up with a b/f via text!!
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08-04-2006, 04:13 PM #6All-American
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thats not too un common ive broken up and gotten back together via text twice in the last monthOriginally posted by Ranger Mom
My daughter once broke up with a b/f via text!!
Originally posted by Sweetwater Red
Juwan Howard just fouled Brian Cardinal in the NBA finals?
If that's not a sign that the NBA needs to retract then I don't know what is.
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08-04-2006, 04:15 PM #7All-American
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lol.....i think it's kinda crappy myself.Originally posted by eagles_victory
thats not too un common ive broken up and gotten back together via text twice in the last month
But I didn't like him anyway, so I really didn't care!!
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08-04-2006, 04:19 PM #8All-American
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A 21 year old that gets migraines?
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08-04-2006, 04:20 PM #9Cameron CrazyGuest
Thats crazy~~
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SHOW SOME COMPASSION!
Go Sinton Pirates and Lady Pirates! I also like old movies like "Dawn at Socorro." I also like the Tour de France. I like the Pelican West Band located at South Padre Island, Texas. Phil is PhiI is Bill is the compassion police. He is also the Sinton Matador. Some call him the Sinton Prophet. {Also Captain Obvious.} BEWARE OF THE HOWLING BEAR! He's going for the Corner - he's got it! Roy Orbison rules.
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08-04-2006, 04:27 PM #11All-American
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What's so strange about that?? My daughter has had migraines since she was 14.Originally posted by Sweetwater Red
A 21 year old that gets migraines?
Hers were "food induced"....after about a year of keeping up with everything she ate, we found out that she can't have "chocolate and caffeine" together.
She gave up caffeine all together and eats very little chocolate now!
Hasn't had one in close to a year now!!
