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(3,183 posts) Thu May 16, 2013, 02:31 PM May 2013

Chili's Waitress Fired Over Facebook Post Insulting 'Stupid Cops' [View all]

"If you're a teacher, and want to keep your job, don't mock your students on Facebook. If your boss is a Jewish community leader, and you want to keep your job, don't post photos on Facebook of yourself covered in swastikas. And if you're anyone who wants to keep your job, don't go on Facebook and insult a police officer.

A waitress at an Oklahoma City Chili's made that error, when she posted a photo of three Oklahoma County Sheriff's deputies on her Facebook page along with the comment: "Stupid Cops better hope I'm not their server FDP." (A handy abbreviation for F*** Da Police.)

The woman, Ashley Warden, might have had reason to hold a grudge against her local police force. Last year she made national news when her potty-training toddler pulled down his pants in his grandmother's front yard, and a passing officer handed Warden a public urination ticket for $2,500. (The police chief later apologized and dropped the charges, while the ticketing officer was fired.)

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Chili's Waitress Fired Over Facebook Post Insulting 'Stupid Cops' [View all] damnedifIknow May 2013 OP

So, she made a post suggesting that she would contaminate an order from a cop. Nye Bevan May 2013 #1

Yep. Wait Wut May 2013 #4

absolutely appropriate - that kind of threat should be dealt with by an employer DrDan May 2013 #28

Yep. I'd expect the same response whether it was aimed at cops, nuns, frat boys, petronius May 2013 #35

No, she did not do anything of the kind. Occulus May 2013 #41

Oh, Please. I believe most regular people would read it as a threat to mess with their food. dballance May 2013 #51

She didn't say anything specific about food, either. Not one word. Occulus May 2013 #79

Well Yes. You're right. I do want to find the most fault possible. Therein lies the rube & UR FAIL. dballance May 2013 #88

She indicated that their dining experience would be deliberately unsatisfactory Orrex May 2013 #68

No, she didn't do that, either Occulus May 2013 #80

I doubt that any reasonable person would interpret it as you claim Orrex May 2013 #85

Absolutely. AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #78

Seems a bit disingenuous Major Nikon May 2013 #92

I read her comment as saying "I will provide these policemen with poor service." MADem May 2013 #52

I hope she wasn't fired for insulting cops tblue May 2013 #54

I don't argue with the restaurant for firing her. You don't say "I will do a bad job when it comes MADem May 2013 #55

So to what degree can a boss regulate a person's personal opinions? Deep13 May 2013 #2

The boss did not regulate her opinion ...... oldhippie May 2013 #5

That's the stupidest thing I have ever read. Deep13 May 2013 #8

Would you keep someone working in your deli if he said he'd do a criminal act there? Honeycombe8 May 2013 #10

The waitress never implied a criminal act, and never implied contamination Occulus May 2013 #42

At minimum, she implied she wouldn't do her job. Which was really stupid on her part. PeaceNikki May 2013 #67

"Why don't you smoke some refers and relax, Mr. Hippie. You voted for Nixon, didn't you?" tkmorris May 2013 #12

Does she not still have ...... oldhippie May 2013 #30

"She's lucky she wasn't prosecuted for a terroristic threat." Th1onein May 2013 #76

Yeah, I was .... oldhippie May 2013 #77

I have a little more respect for First Amendment Rights..... Th1onein May 2013 #91

The bad thing about Facebook is it gives a voice to people you wish would shut up. Initech May 2013 #3

Yeah but it allows the stupid to expose themselves... Pelican May 2013 #19

So very true, but... Inkfreak May 2013 #66

Oh, she was the potty training woman. No wonder she hated cops CBGLuthier May 2013 #6

The thing is, she was victim of one idiot cop treestar May 2013 #73

I think her firing was justified since this is job related bayareamike May 2013 #7

Very true, and there have been countless cases of this happening over the past 5 years or so davidpdx May 2013 #24

Even without social media, alp227 May 2013 #74

Well that would be secondhand knowledge davidpdx May 2013 #84

She wasn't fired for statement re the officer. She was fired for saying she'd do something criminal Honeycombe8 May 2013 #9

She didn't mention any criminal act Art_from_Ark May 2013 #11

It's inferred. Even if intentionally not doing her job properly...cause for termination. nt Honeycombe8 May 2013 #13

It is not inferred. Occulus May 2013 #43

Give it up, dude. You lost. Chick got fired, for cause. nt Honeycombe8 May 2013 #75

"Chick?" Occulus May 2013 #81

She just said she would not do the job she was paid to do joeglow3 May 2013 #18

And now someone else gets a job SoCalDem May 2013 #31

I agree that she showed a serious lapse in judgment Art_from_Ark May 2013 #33

It doesn't matter what she implied TorchTheWitch May 2013 #47

What threat, exactly, did she make? Occulus May 2013 #82

she didn't say exactly, and that makes the threat WORSE TorchTheWitch May 2013 #90

...giving her boss justification to fire her burnodo May 2013 #64

Pretty bold to say you're going to poison some cops. MrSlayer May 2013 #14

It was an implicit threat gollygee May 2013 #15

Intelligence is not a requirement for a facebook account. nt. NCTraveler May 2013 #16

Isn't that the truth! davidpdx May 2013 #22

As a chef who'd like to open his own place I feel really torn on thia Arcanetrance May 2013 #17

She strongly implied that she would spit in cops' food if she was their waitress, Nye Bevan May 2013 #23

Because I hate that she lost her job and all that. It's a fight between the rebellious Fuck Arcanetrance May 2013 #26

She did not strongly imply any such thing. Occulus May 2013 #44

Most DUers in this thread interpreted that comment as suggesting she would adulterate cops' orders. Nye Bevan May 2013 #50

Maybe it would be better if that weren't possible. Occulus May 2013 #83

You're Right. My first though was "Well she's going to mess with their food." dballance May 2013 #53

She did no such thing. burnodo May 2013 #65

Which is still a valid reason to fire her (nt) Nye Bevan May 2013 #69

Not disputing that at all burnodo May 2013 #70

Facebook is NOT your diary! Seeking Serenity May 2013 #20

+1000 bunnies May 2013 #21

She deserved to be fired. HappyMe May 2013 #25

Help I'm being oppressed! alphafemale May 2013 #61

Reason No. 1 I never signed up on Facebook or Myspace. nt Poll_Blind May 2013 #27

Her mistake was that she dragged her workplace into her comment. Quantess May 2013 #29

Read it again. Occulus May 2013 #45

Couple a points Half-Century Man May 2013 #32

Another point- why do we accept that saying something in ANY place not on company property, Occulus May 2013 #46

Logical outcome of a person's choice of behavior or comments. DoctorObvious May 2013 #34

Welcome to DU my friend! hrmjustin May 2013 #36

Looking forward to some nice conversations with interesting folks DoctorObvious May 2013 #38

Welcome to DU-- have fun. panader0 May 2013 #37

Thanks! DoctorObvious May 2013 #40

Exactly TorchTheWitch May 2013 #48

Having worked in service, I don't think joking about sabotaging orders is ok. Ash_F May 2013 #39

Saying that can indeed be bad for business nt Shankapotomus May 2013 #49

The Internet! defacto7 May 2013 #56

These types of posts are really misleading. Apophis May 2013 #57

It's called the "HOSPITALITY" Industry and she was hired as a SERVER. Not a critic or blogger. dballance May 2013 #58

i was prepared to take her side, but she deserved to get fired and i feel no sympathy for her JI7 May 2013 #59

Try this simple substitution game. "Nig_ers better hope I'm not their server. Fuck Nig_ers." alphafemale May 2013 #60

FaceBook is a self-incrimination service Cronus Protagonist May 2013 #62

I agree etherealtruth May 2013 #89

It seems like she wasn't fired for calling cops "stupid" but for threatening to do something Raine May 2013 #63

I honestly wanted to be outraged by her firing etherealtruth May 2013 #71

I just read upthread that she might have implied a promise of super-duper service Orrex May 2013 #86

In an alternate universe all is possible etherealtruth May 2013 #87

fuck da police datasuspect May 2013 #72

I have no problem with the actions of the restaurant geomon666 May 2013 #93