U R Fired ~ Employee Fired By Text Message

[CrimsonTide4]

LONDON (AFP) - A company has defended its decision to sack one of its staff by text message, claiming it was keeping in touch with youth culture.

Katy Tanner, a 21-year-old sales assistant, received the message while she was off work with a migraine, the South Wales Echo newspaper said Friday.

The text message said: "We will not require your services anymore...Thank you for your time with us."

"I don't think it's right to just text someone. At least they should have talked to me face to face," Tanner said.

"You're not allowed to text in sick, you have to phone. The fact that they texted me is a bit of double standards."

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[nonchalant]

A hot, steamy, saturated in fat, foul smelling mess. I'd be trying to get paid. That is so unprofessional.

[f8nacn]

don't agree...but we are living in an electronic world...i can't imagine being in that predicament...especially without any prior warning....

[jessikay1922]

If you can text in sick, then they can text in termination. And that would have to be in your employee manual. In this case, she coud not text in sick....

[kiml122]

All I can say is WOW

[Ace_of_Diam0nds]

I feel really bad for that person, but, at the same time, that is funny as I don't know what. I agree though, I would definately try to get some money out of the situation. They must have violated some policy by doing that. No matter how far into the future we get, that is still very unprofessional. Even an e-mail is kinda wrong if one has worked at a place for a long time.

[mulattogyrl]

LMAO!! Am I wrong for laughing?