what you write on the
internet…stays on the internet.
It’s a pretty easy
concept that a surprising amount of people just can’t seem to remember. While
some of us can later laugh about our embarrassing social media missteps, like
in this hilarious segment from The Ellen DeGeneres Show, a lot of people learn to
be careful about what they post online the hard way.
If you have a Facebook
page, chances are you’ve posted, commented, liked, or shared something that you
later wanted to take back. We’ve all been there. But if the wrong person sees
something they don’t like on your Facebook, like what happened in this job
interview prank, sometimes there is a price to pay.
Kaitlyn Walls, a
27-year-old single mother from The Colony, TX, is making headlines around the
country after she was fired from a job before she even started. The reason? One
careless mistake on Facebook that has everyone torn. After securing a
much-needed job at a local daycare center, Walls posted on her Facebook page “I
start my new job today, but I absolutely hate working at day care. Lol, it’s all
good, I just really hate being around a lot of kids.”
Although the single
mother of a young girl said she wasn’t trying to offend anyone and didn’t mean
what she posted, she was overwhelmed by the hateful comments that came her way.
However, the insults were the least of her troubles, as her new employers
caught wind of the post and took back their job offer. Walls said she regretted
the post and later wrote on Facebook, “Oh man I made a big mistake. I’m so sad.
I feel like a failure here looking at my daughter crying because I’m afraid
that I’m not going to be able to find a job because of my own stupidity.”
What do you think? Did
Walls deserve to get fired for her mistake, or does she deserve a second
chance?