AOL CEO Abruptly Fires Employee on Conf Call

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 8/12/13 at 11:39am

...He fires an employee on the spot for simply taking action/candid photos of a conference call in progress, which will be used on the employer's website, and the abrupt firing is caught on a phone call with 1,000+ employees.

For any one who operates in a similar workplace, I'm sure you will cringe at this. Such disregard for employees leaves a bad taste in my mouth, which is why I'm sharing it here and one reason why I now work for myself as an independent consultant.
Here's the Story, Morning Glory (with audio)

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 8/12/13 at 12:23pm

I'm glad you don't have to be an intern on BWW!

[Gothampc]

Posted: 8/12/13 at 12:24pm

This is typical in the workplace these days. Nobody has any class anymore. Emotional intelligence has gone right out the window.

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 8/12/13 at 1:01pm

Diva, I squealed a tiny bit at that. LOL

Yes, Goth. It's sad that this has become the norm. I wouldn't be surprised if the employee fights it.

[morosco]

Posted: 8/12/13 at 1:52pm

I had forgotten that AOL still exists.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 8/12/13 at 2:01pm

^^^^

I know, RIGHT?

Someone gave me their email address yesterday and when it ended in @aol.com, I literally did a double take.

Their response to me was, "Yea, I know..."

[best12bars]

Posted: 8/12/13 at 6:21pm

Aside from the fact that AOL is a dinosaur, their CEO is a completely classless jerk. I'm glad that audio went public.