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01/02/06

Fight the Power

Filed under: Posts — DitigalAgitation @ 11:03:40 am

Well, while everyone else was enjoying their holiday week between Christmas and New Year's, my main model, Malady had a really big surprise. Her employer called her and asked her to come in for a meeting on her day off, and when she went to the meeting, she was told that she was suspended without pay, and under investigation due to her blogs and her web site. She was asked questions about her modeling and other trivial things, then was told that a group of people at the corporate office were going to deliberate over what disciplinary actions to take against her...

24 hours passed before she got a call back from them, and at that time, she was told that she was fired.

A devoted employee for more than three years, and a hard worker, she was completely crushed that the company that she loved so much, could treat one of their biggest supporters this way.

Sorry to have such a somber mood on this entry, but it's been a crushing blow to us both.

digital-agitation

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whos the employer?
Comment by alex2468 [Member] — 01/07/06 @ 12:55
Well.... I really can't name names, but it's an alternative clothing/subculture store, and a national chain in shopping malls. Not the kind of company to fire someone over what they did...
Comment by DitigalAgitation [Member] — 01/08/06 @ 05:33
Getting fired positively sucks - especially when it's under such unfair circumstances. Maybe she can't see it yet but I do believe that when one door closes another opens. I got fired from a restaurant job once. I was super professional and actually more experienced than the manager ( and that's why he had it in for me). It was an unfair dismissal, I protested, ranted, raved and won, but decided not to go back but try writing for a living instead - pretty scary, and it's hard yakka but I haven't looked back since. Once you both get over the initial blow, you may discover lots of opportunities opening up. Juji x
Comment by Juji [Member] — 01/08/06 @ 21:29
Getting fired positively sucks - especially when it's under such unfair circumstances. Maybe she can't see it yet but I do believe that when one door closes another opens. I got fired from a restaurant job once. I was super professional and actually more experienced than the manager ( and that's why he had it in for me). It was an unfair dismissal, I protested, ranted, raved and won, but decided not to go back but try writing for a living instead - pretty scary, and it's hard yakka but I haven't looked back since. Once you both get over the initial blow, you may discover lots of opportunities opening up. Juji x
Comment by Juji [Member] — 01/08/06 @ 21:31
thats lame. youd figure that would be one of the last places to fire you for something like that. just goes to show that in the end everything is owned by 6 corporations comprised of uptight white guys.
Comment by alex2468 [Member] — 01/14/06 @ 12:39

01/02/06

Fight the Power

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