Authored by: Nato on Sunday, September 11 2005 @ 10:27 PM

Sorry JIMO, don't see what having bipolar disorder would have to do with Sarah's employer's conduct. Perhaps you can explain?

Turning to the issue of Sarah's losing her job, I think it holds some interest because it concerns an Internet activity (blogging) that's still novel in 2005, and it moves us because of the unjust circumstances around Roger's absence (National Guardsman shipped to support Bush's Iraq debacle).

But here's the rub: I think any employer has the reasonable expectation that an employee won't publicly make them look bad in any medium, whether in a letter to the editor, a TV interview, or a diary entry published online.

Is Sarah's boss a jerk? If we take Sarah's post at face value, the answer is "Without a doubt".

Should he have dismissed her for the post? If Sarah truly was a respected member of the firm, adding value to it, then the answer is "No". He probably should have taken it to heart and bent over backwards to pay for shipping Roger's bike.

Is he within his rights to dismiss her for making him and the company look bad in public? I hope you all will agree with me that the answer is "Yes".

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