Don't Diss the Boss on Facebook

(Bourne, Massachusetts) Despite arguments citing freedom of speech, unwelcome results have to be expected when one bad-mouths his/her employer in public.

Cape Cod firefighter Richard Doherty lost a job he’d held for 16 years because he ridiculed his own Bourne Fire Department’s rules in Facebook postings, including some timestamped during the fireman’s work shifts.

Town Administrator Thomas Guerino of Bourne, Massachusetts fired Richard Doherty on Wednesday, after a series of three disciplinary hearings had occurred in late 2010.

This is a good illustration of a guy being his own most destructive enemy.