Quote:
Originally Posted by darklord700
The fact that it was a company paid cab made the punishment justifiable (to the company).
However, I do think there should be a line drawn here.
If say, you cheated in a friendly card game, downloaded songs and movies with copyright, could your company fire you because of these if they came to light?
|
If something causes embarrassment to the company they have every right to fire you even if you were doing it on your own time. In this case the company paying for the cab or not isn't relevant to be honest. The behavior and embarrassment to the company is enough to immediately remove him from his position.
It's based on severity. Your other examples aren't nearly as reprehensible as the situation being discussed. Of course if you were in a position responsible for making sure no one was pirating your studios movies and you got caught pirating movies then that would likely be a justified dismissal as well.
This typically only applies to management in a company as they are the ones who "speak" for the company...any management btw. But it can apply to all workers depending on the situation. As a manager you are representing your company 24/7/365...366 in leap years.