Best Buy Wants to Fire Employee Over Video

Personally Best Buy annoys me to all ends because of the way it does things and apparently they can't take a joke either. I mean this video has nothing to do with Best Buy and yet they want to fire this guy for whatever reason.I think fans of the iPhone are portrayed accurately in this video (sorry because it may offend you) and its hilarious because of it. The video seems a little rough at first but trust me it is worth watching the whole thing.

http://gizmodo.com/5578758/best-buy-wants-to-fire-employee-for-his-iphone-4-vs-htc-evo-video

Also if this is old for some people I am sorry.

Unfortunately employers can fire you if they just don't like your face depending on where you live. That is the way it is here in Michigan.

Tis one instance where I seriously dislike the power that employers have. If someone does their damn job then it seems ridiculous to me that the employers can essentially delve into and try to control your personal life through their ability to fire you without reason....

I could barely hear the video since i had to turn it down so much. It was hilarious though. Getting fired because of the internet. Well at least he has a great story.

I wouldnt want to work for a company that values crApple before their own employees.

Oh wait, contracts are more important than people. This IS crapitalism after all.

I could barely hear the video since i had to turn it down so much. It was hilarious though. Getting fired because of the internet. Well at least he has a great story.

warownslife

That video is great.

Steve Jobs probably saw it and called his Illuminati contacts at Best Buy. :P

I didn't know about that video site until now. I think I'm going to have a lot of fun with that...

musta bee n some big tatty pornn boobsside-action

Unfortunately employers can fire you if they just don't like your face depending on where you live. That is the way it is here in Michigan.LostProphetFLCL

Unfortunately employers can fire you if they just don't like your face depending on where you live. That is the way it is here in Michigan.

Tis one instance where I seriously dislike the power that employers have. If someone does their damn job then it seems ridiculous to me that the employers can essentially delve into and try to control your personal life through their ability to fire you without reason....

LostProphetFLCL

That's why you work someplace that is unionized like meijer.

this is very much like Best buy employees. though Best buy is still awesome.

OMG, I just got a hernia from laughing so hard :lol:

I've watched that video before, and it is epic and so damn true. No reason for him to be fired over this..

Well, that's disappointing. The video is highly entertaining.

That was great :lol:..

funny as hell lol

The video was pretty stupid anyway. I'd imagine the guy was some sort of prick if he was making a video like that.

The video was pretty stupid anyway. I'd imagine the guy was some sort of prick if he was making a video like that.

magnax1

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The video was pretty stupid anyway. I'd imagine the guy was some sort of prick if he was making a video like that.

Frattracide

Nope

Great vid!!!

If it were my employee I'd give 'em a raise!:D

[QUOTE="LostProphetFLCL"]Unfortunately employers can fire you if they just don't like your face depending on where you live. That is the way it is here in Michigan.gbpackers94

Good luck with a lawsuit:lol:

Yes, someone is going to win a lawsuit against a corporation for firing them in a state where employers are allowed to fire employees without reason....

Oh and to the other poster, I am unionized at my job. Still an issue in this state though.

Fired? I would've promoted this guy. :lol:

[QUOTE="gbpackers94"][QUOTE="LostProphetFLCL"]Unfortunately employers can fire you if they just don't like your face depending on where you live. That is the way it is here in Michigan.LostProphetFLCL

Good luck with a lawsuit:lol:

Yes, someone is going to win a lawsuit against a corporation for firing them in a state where employers are allowed to fire employees without reason....

Oh and to the other poster, I am unionized at my job. Still an issue in this state though.

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The video was pretty stupid anyway. I'd imagine the guy was some sort of prick if he was making a video like that.

Frattracide

Nah that video was pretty stupid. Dragged on and wasn't really clever at all

Depending on where you live employers have the right to do that. Luckily I live in one of those places where they don't have that right.

This is absolutely hilarious. This dude can make way more money using his sense of humor than working at Best Buy. :lol:

Funny video, unfortunately a lot of iPhone owners are like that... But he ABSOLUTELY should be fired for it. I wouldn't want to employ a prick who hates the customers he's supposed to be serving (which is obvious given the video).Dark__Link

Just because you say something bad about customers doesn't mean you hate them. I work in retail and I do whatever I can to help customers. One customer wanted a single clove of garlic but we only had packs of ten, so I ripped up a pack and sold him one separate. Against company policy yes, but it helped the customer and it cost the company zilch. However when customers are idiots I do poke fun at them when I go out back. For example, today there were two boxes of mushrooms next to each other, a customer asked "what's the difference?" and I replied "nothing, they are the same mushrooms". He then replied to me "oh, so do they cost the same", where I said "yes, they are the same mushrooms", and he asked "do they taste the same?". I felt like yelling "THEY ARE THE ****ING SAME!", but I restrained myself to laugh about it with a co-worker out back.

[QUOTE="Dark__Link"]Funny video, unfortunately a lot of iPhone owners are like that... But he ABSOLUTELY should be fired for it. I wouldn't want to employ a prick who hates the customers he's supposed to be serving (which is obvious given the video).daqua_99

Just because you say something bad about customers doesn't mean you hate them. I work in retail and I do whatever I can to help customers. One customer wanted a single clove of garlic but we only had packs of ten, so I ripped up a pack and sold him one separate. Against company policy yes, but it helped the customer and it cost the company zilch. However when customers are idiots I do poke fun at them when I go out back. For example, today there were two boxes of mushrooms next to each other, a customer asked "what's the difference?" and I replied "nothing, they are the same mushrooms". He then replied to me "oh, so do they cost the same", where I said "yes, they are the same mushrooms", and he asked "do they taste the same?". I felt like yelling "THEY ARE THE ****ING SAME!", but I restrained myself to laugh about it with a co-worker out back.

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[QUOTE="Dark__Link"]Funny video, unfortunately a lot of iPhone owners are like that... But he ABSOLUTELY should be fired for it. I wouldn't want to employ a prick who hates the customers he's supposed to be serving (which is obvious given the video).Dark__Link

Just because you say something bad about customers doesn't mean you hate them. I work in retail and I do whatever I can to help customers. One customer wanted a single clove of garlic but we only had packs of ten, so I ripped up a pack and sold him one separate. Against company policy yes, but it helped the customer and it cost the company zilch. However when customers are idiots I do poke fun at them when I go out back. For example, today there were two boxes of mushrooms next to each other, a customer asked "what's the difference?" and I replied "nothing, they are the same mushrooms". He then replied to me "oh, so do they cost the same", where I said "yes, they are the same mushrooms", and he asked "do they taste the same?". I felt like yelling "THEY ARE THE ****ING SAME!", but I restrained myself to laugh about it with a co-worker out back.

I'm not saying that he shouldn't be fired, I just think that they should look at his overall performance and not just this one incident. If he has been rude to customers, lazy and ignorant before, then sure, this could be the final nail in the coffin. However if this was the first incident in an otherwise uneventful employment term, then I would go towards a written warning over an instant dismissal. He may have not known the implications of this and if his previous work has been good he should be given a chance.

Take it down and keep your job or don't. It's up to him.

Is Best Buy being a little overzealous? Maybe, but I'll bet you a Kajillion iBucks that they have some type of Apple sponsorship and this hurts their image.

Best Buy can do this if they want. Whether or not it'll affect anything is another story.

Somebody should have kept their mouth shut if they didn't want to get outed in the first place.

If they do fire him, he's within his rights to sue Best Buy. And I hope he takes them for every dime they have.

Well they hired him, so they can fire him too. It's not totally unreasonable over why either.

I may not agree with taking such drastic action, but that's a corporation for ya!

Well they hired him, so they can fire him too. It's not totally unreasonable over why either.

I may not agree with taking such drastic action, but that's a corporation for ya!

Suzy_Q_Kazoo

You know there are things called unfair and unlawful dismissal. Employers can only end an employment contract under circumstances that are legal, just and reasonable.

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Well they hired him, so they can fire him too. It's not totally unreasonable over why either.

I may not agree with taking such drastic action, but that's a corporation for ya!

daqua_99

You know there are things called unfair and unlawful dismissal. Employers can only end an employment contract under circumstances that are legal, just and reasonable.

Yes he could probably sue, but it is within the realm of reasonable as to why they fired him. I believe that was the only claim I was making, I even said "I may not agree with taking such drastic action". He should've just taken down the video after the warning, if he really valued his job. I'm not too knowledgeable about that sort of thing, but it's just what I think. Why now they even fire employees for inappropriate content on Facebook! It's just keeping a certain amount of professionalism and respect.

Personally, I found that video to be MEH. But, I don't see why that would be grounds for dismissal from the job. There has to be more to the story.

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Well they hired him, so they can fire him too. It's not totally unreasonable over why either.

I may not agree with taking such drastic action, but that's a corporation for ya!

Suzy_Q_Kazoo

You know there are things called unfair and unlawful dismissal. Employers can only end an employment contract under circumstances that are legal, just and reasonable.

Yes he could probably sue, but it is within the realm of reasonable as to why they fired him. I believe that was the only claim I was making, I even said "I may not agree with taking such drastic action". He should've just taken down the video after the warning, if he really valued his job. I'm not too knowledgeable about that sort of thing, but it's just what I think. Why now they even fire employees for inappropriate content on Facebook! It's just keeping a certain amount of professionalism and respect.

Well Best Buy sells Iphones and the vid is sort of making fun of Iphone buyers. I see no problem in them firing him . When will people learn to be careful about what they put on the internet, Myspace, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube etc. It might seem like an innocent thing to do but if you put out some minor information or details on a public internet forum that your employer doesn't like I see no problem in them giving a person the axe.

That video is great.

Steve Jobs probably saw it and called his Illuminati contacts at Best Buy. :P

I didn't know about that video site until now. I think I'm going to have a lot of fun with that...

StopThePresses

I find all those firings over facebook to be BS. its a pure example of your employer infringing on your personal life. why should someone be required to follow codes of conduct when they are not at work. Thats BS. As long as someone does not engage in illegal activity, they should be free to do what they want in their personal life. Freedom of speech, protest, get drunk, etc.STAR_Admiral

Well you can always adjust your settings to private right? I agree with you though, it's extremely nosy for employers to actually seek their employees out like that, but it is a public social network.