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[–] thrawn@lemmy.world 152 points 1 year ago (8 children)

The person she told that to, Homer Hickam, had no say in the firing, expressed disappointment after, and helped her get another job after (though I do not recall if it was successful). In an era where companies are increasingly sensitive about what employees post online, she had it much much better than just about anyone else in the world fired for the same thing at least.

And really… perhaps I’m old fashioned, but posting stuff like that in the same tweet as your NASA offer was pretty poorly thought out. NASA doesn’t feel like the type of organization that wants its employees associated with messaging like that.

[–] _number8_@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

i mean so? it's on an anonymous twitter account; it could easily be some random loon. they didn't have to track her down

[–] rog@lemmy.one 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They obviously knew her twitter prior to offering the job and were actively monitoring it. The NASA guy doesnt just go around telling people to watch their language in tweets. They were keeping an eye on them, and they fucked up.

[–] 007v2@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Right, it clearly wasn’t anonymous if someone knew who she was to fire here. That previous comment wasn’t thought through lol

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