Woman fired from her job after flipping off Trump's motorcade

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill



BY REBECCA SAVRANSKY - 11/06/17 08:19 AM EST

A woman was fired from her job after a photo of her flipping off President Trump's motorcade went viral.

The Huffington Post reported that the woman, Juli Briskman, was fired from her job at government contractor Akima LLC.

The photo was taken by a White House photographer as the president was leaving his golf course in Sterling, Va.

She told the Huffington Post that after the photo surfaced, her bosses told her she had violated the company's social media policy because she had used the photo as her profile picture.



Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/news/358910-woman-fired-from-her-job-after-flipping-off-trumps-motorcade

[Madam45for2923]

1. Donald the trash that keeps on giving!

[orangecrush]

2. I hope

She is able to find better employment.

Trump's vin- DICK-tiveness knows no bounds.

But, she will get the last laugh.

[Madam45for2923]

3. I think the Dumps got the Saudi richest man incarcerated b/c he flipped them off. Scary.

[orangecrush]

12. Didn't hear about that

But it fits their m.o..

[Maxheader]

4. Definitely

a great photo to save..

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

26. Yes... and she should have gotten a promotion, not a pink slip.

[NotASurfer]

5. Saw the story elsewhere with another tidbit

Briskman, who worked in marketing and communications at Akima for just over six months, said she emphasized to the executives that she wasn’t on the job when the incident happened and that her social media pages don’t mention her employer. They told her that because Akima was a government contractor, the photo could hurt their business, she said.

Virginia is an employment-at-will state, meaning employers can fire people anytime and for any reason. But Briskman said what’s been particularly infuriating is that a male colleague kept his job after recently posting lewd comments on his Facebook page that featured Akima LLC as his cover photo. She said this colleague was reprimanded for calling someone “a fucking Libtard asshole” on Facebook, but was allowed to delete the post and keep his job.

Woman Fired For Flipping Off Donald Trump's Motorcade - HuffPost
https://apple.news/AwLkvXzhoSf6XkxzyMBaAIA

[babylonsister]

6. Whoa. So it's politics. This part of the story should go viral. nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. Male privilege at least or political bias most likely. "Employment-at-will" laws are fascist.

One central aspect of Fascism is the close alignment of corporations with government.

[SunSeeker]

15. Even "employment at will" states have to comply with federal law.

Maybe they don't need good cause to fire her, but the reason still can't be a prohibited one (race, sex discrimination, etc.).

[Wellstone ruled]

27. This might be a violation of Contract.

This person will have her day.

[mountain grammy]

9. Male privilege and politics go together like a horse and carriage.

[SunSeeker]

14. Wow, sounds like she's got a sex discrimination claim against Akima. nt

[brooklynite]

18. On what basis is this a sex discrimination issue?

[LeftInTX]

22. You can be fired for any reason if it is before the end of your employment probationary period

It sounds like she was past her probationary period.

My husband works in a managerial position in Texas. It is not unionized.
Yet, when he has had to fire people it is still alot of work. He can't just fire someone for flipping the bird at a motorcade. His employees are all under contract.

[NotASurfer]

25. I wondered if government contractors had another level of compliance with federal regulations

to consider, never been in a government type of employment myself

[IronLionZion]

33. a fucking Libtard asshole

is what we should all strive to be every day

[turbinetree]

8. Since when do you lose your job to tell an "malignant narcissistic asshole to "FUCK-OFF"

she is on her own time and in her own space----------after all there is a first amendment...............

And as for this, it says that your organizational name spent $100.00 to the trump campaign, you spent $100.00

http://docquery.fec.gov/pres/2016/30G/C00580100/A_EMPLOYER_C00580100.html

So what is your profile there Akima LLC, I mean what is your Business Ethics and Code of Conduct ---------------supporting a sexual predator of women...................you gave him and his organization $100.00 to condone his actions, while he was out in public, after all $100.00 is nothing when it comes to woman, and there rights to be protected ----------right

Your double standard should be called out, you donated to a man that said and did this to a woman......................as some conquest of a joke, bravado or some malignant accomplishment...............

[NCjack]

10. There must be a lawyer in VA that will help Juli give Akima LLC more publicity than they want. nt

[delisen]

11. These Trump people have no sense of humor.

Using this sign is an American tradition. They need to loosen up and act more like Americans if they want to lead Americans.

[Cryptoad]

16. Hell O Yellar is pissed cause,,,,,,,

she hasn't been flogged yet!

[Ferrets are Cool]

13. This is one of the MANY reasons that "at will" laws are so terrible.

Alabama is. of course, at will.....I was fired for complaining about my boss not paying me for weeks after it was due.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

17. I would not worry about this woman......

she will be fine. It is Donald Trump who should be worried for reasons all known to us.

When he travels to Europe, there will be tens of thousands present to bip him the flird, as well as shine their moons to him. It has been reported that even those who belong to the extreme far right in France do not like Trump.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

19. She flipped off President Trump -- and got fired from her government contracting job

Last edited Mon Nov 6, 2017, 05:26 PM - Edit history (1)

She flipped off President Trump — and got fired from her government contracting job

By Petula Dvorak Columnist November 6 at 12:45 PM

....
Because Briskman was in charge of the firm’s social media presence during her six-month tenure there, she recently flagged something that did link her company to some pretty ugly stuff. ... As she was monitoring Facebook this summer, she found a public comment by a senior director at the company in an otherwise civil discussion by one of his employees about Black Lives Matter. ... “You’re a f------ Libtard a------,” the director injected, using his profile that clearly and repeatedly identifies himself as an employee of the firm.

In fact, the person he aimed that comment at was so offended by the intrusion into the conversation and the coarse nature of it that he challenged the director on representing Akima that way. ... So Briskman flagged the exchange to senior management.

Did the man, a middle-aged executive who had been with the company for seven years, get the old “section 4.3” boot? ... Nope. He cleaned up the comment, spit-shined his public profile and kept on trucking at work. ... But the single mother of two teens who made an impulsive gesture while on her bike, on her day off? ... Adios, amiga. ... Her mistake, said Bethesda lawyer Bradley Shear, who specializes in social media issues, was her honesty.
....

Her bosses told her they do support her First Amendment rights. But they wanted her to “be professional,” she said. ... Does Briskman regret that middle finger, that reflexive moment that wasn’t all pussy hat and protest signs, that wasn’t calculated resistance but rather a totally relatable, plain-old, working woman, living-my-life, what-the-heck-is-going-on-in-our-world reaction? ... Nope. “I’d do it again,” she said. ... Resist, sister.

Twitter: @petulad

Petula is a columnist for The Washington Post's local team who writes about homeless shelters, gun control, high heels, high school choirs, the politics of parenting, jails, abortion clinics, mayors, modern families, strip clubs and gas prices, among other things. Follow @petulad

ETA:

@julibriskman is the women who did THIS and lost her job. Go give her a follow and some encouragement.

Link to tweet

[IronLionZion]

20. Akima leaders have gotten flagged for obscene social media posts before

so this could be payback for this liberal woman who didn't toe the company's conservative line.

Because Briskman was in charge of the firm’s social media presence during her six-month tenure there, she recently flagged something that did link her company to some pretty ugly stuff.

As she was monitoring Facebook this summer, she found a public comment by a senior director at the company in an otherwise civil discussion by one of his employees about Black Lives Matter.

“You’re a f------ Libtard a------,” the director injected, using his profile that clearly and repeatedly identifies himself as an employee of the firm.

In fact, the person he aimed that comment at was so offended by the intrusion into the conversation and the coarse nature of it that he challenged the director on representing Akima that way.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/she-flipped-off-president-trump--and-got-fired-from-her-government-contracting-job/2017/11/06/4cf1af9a-c2da-11e7-84bc-5e285c7f4512_story.html?utm_term=.6ad16daf72af

[IronLionZion]

21. Juli Briskman: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

She teaches yoga and Sunday school and likes to ride her bike. Sounds like someone I could get along with.

https://heavy.com/news/2017/11/juli-briskman-flipping-off-trump/

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[hanascar99]

23. 1st amendment?

Isn't this a violation of the first amendment? Or a traffic signal by a bicyclist?

[X_Digger]

29. No, the first amendment (and all the bill of rights)..

.. protects us from the government interference in our rights.

Our employers are not bound by the first amendment.

[Matilda]

24. If Trump had any class,

he'd tell the employer "Please don't fire this woman. I can take it, I've already forgotten it".

But I think we all know that Trump has no class.

[laserhaas]

28. They can't restrict free speech of personal time

Just sayin...

[X_Digger]

30. No speech was restricted.

Free speech is free from government interference. No law protects you from the consequences of your speech.

[mchill]

31. This makes no sense

I worked for the federal govt and I’m pretty sure that could have been me flipping off the POTUS and I wouldn’t have lost my job. The govt isn’t going to take this contract away, or not award future ones, for this reason.

I once had to make a map for George W Bush and thought of doing a special watermark just for him. I didn’t, but I’d feel perfectly fine giving him the finger in my off hours.

[LeftInTX]

32. I know....she is basically exercising free speech in her free time

Also who's to say that she was flipping the bird at Trump? Couldn't she claim that a vehicle in the motorcade got in the bike lane or something. (I know this probably didn't happen, but that is usually the main reason bikers flip the bird.)

[bluestarone]

34. i'm really looking forward to her day in court (if she chooses)

and God do i hope she has a TOP RATED LAWYER!!! This company needs to pay up