Dummy Started Repeating "Politically" Conservative Fox News Talking Points on FB and Gets Fired

[Zaac]

Bank of America employee fired after racist Facebook rant, thousands of social media complaints sent to her bosses

A Bank of America employee has lost her job after posting a racist rant on Facebook, sparking a social media firestorm.

In an expletive-laced Facebook post, Christine Mcmullen Lindgren unleashed a load of her hatred online.

“I hate face book for this reason you f---ing n----rs,” the Atlanta-based personal banker wrote in her comment. “F---ing n----rs go back to Africa get over your pity party you created this hatred and you own kind that brought you r great great parents over here.”

In her racist rambling — the majority of which was incoherent — Lindgren spewed her anger over having to “pay for” welfare for families that African Americans “can’t afford.”

Minutes after the hateful post, an eagle-eyed Facebook user quickly noticed Lindgren was an employee at Bank of America, through her Facebook profile. Looks like she has a new reason to hate the social network.

Lindgren has since deleted the post and her Facebook account. The former Bank of America worker did not respond to the Daily News’ request for comment.

Lindgren’s bosses found out about the post on Wednesday, and investigated the racist rant before she was fired on Thursday.

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She was promptly fired for her “reprehensible” comments, Bank of America said in a statement.

“We are working to reach out to our customers who voiced concerns over social media,” Aldridge told The News.

After a thorough investigation, Bank of America fired the employee on Thursday.
Many users threatened to close their accounts with the bank after the racist post.

Commenters on the bank’s Facebook page have called out the company for deleting any posts referencing Lindgren’s bigoted comments. Other users complained about the bank's history of racial issues.

The bank received thousands of comments calling out the hateful employee through social media and complaints over the phone, spokesman Andy Aldridge told the Daily News.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...-fired-racist-facebook-rant-article-1.2658891

Poor thing.

Let this be a lesson for some of you. Bye Christine. Good luck in finding a new job. You erased your FB account, but the news stories on the internet will NEVER go away.

 

[InTheLight]

We have another nominee for "Darwin of the Year Award".

 

[Rob_BW]

Yeah, I'm not seeing the connection to Fox News.

 

[Aaron]

Or why it should cost her her job. Did she do this on company time?

 

[Don]

Because her Facebook account listed her as an employee of Bank America, thus associating her comments with Bank America, however tangentially. If Bank America took no action, then they would be seen as condoning her statements. They were in a position of having to choose the bad choice that would do the least amount of harm.

Military members, for example, have it drilled in their heads from basic training that they can participate in protests, political rallies, etc. -- just not in uniform, or otherwise giving the appearance that the military endorses, condones, or otherwise agrees with a particular subject.

 

[Rob_BW]

Or why it should cost her her job. Did she do this on company time?

I would say listing BoA as her employer in her profile gives them plenty of ammo for firing her, after her hate and profanity filled rant.

 

[Aaron]

What if Chic Filet fired someone who ranted in favor of gay marriage? Would Chic Filet have the freedom to say they don't want to be associated with that agenda?

 

[Don]

If an employee of Chick-fil-a were to give off a similar rant, then yes. Bank of America has set the precedent.

 

[Aaron]

Yeah. We'll see how that goes.

 

[Zaac]

Or why it should cost her her job. Did she do this on company time?

She's a representative of the company. They can just about fire her for any non-protected reason they want. She signed a contract with BoA upon being employed. If she had done this before being hired, she wouldn't have been hired.