She could've typed, "NAHH, but thanks." Or, hell, left out the thanks. Or just put a laughing emoji. Or, you know, not responded.
She was in control and she took it to sexism/malice town because some streamer from Denmark who plays too much Guild Wars 2 wanted to talk shop with someone who he felt connected to (via his affinity for the game) in the twittersphere.
@toxicantidote: It's always a comparable situation in a world with such freely digestible, consistently recorded interaction. In a micro sense, let's say I am Joe the gardener, you contact me by e-mail, text or any other freely documented medium, I end your suggestion chain by stoking conversations of sexism or calling you an 'asshat.'
This is then leaked to any number of public forums.. well, my landscaping business might take a knock, aye?
Firing's egregious, but everyone in here pretending her tweets weren't some reeeeealllly dirty optics for a company, obviously doesn't run a company that sells things to people.
@alive75: I support the movement, my man. I just hope the service industry follows suit. I am ready for whoever runs the Arby's twitter to operate with absolution.
@tr0n: It's wild. I came up through telecommunications, so maybe it's because my soul has been ripped from my body, but when it comes to uneducated and unsolicited solutions from customers, the answer is always the ol' ersatz "I'll send that up/I'll definitely consider it."
It's Twitter, sure, but.. companies don't exist to parse meaning from conflict on social media, they're there to sell shit.
The video game industry must be a beautiful place to have a job because the indignation about eating crow and losing personal autonomy in regards to customers is wild.
As someone who worked for a company that rhymed with Bombcast, I saw droves of people walked out for way less offensive terminology than "asshat."
Hell, my fiancee has a job in the medical field that requires a doctorate and her work is still 50% capitulation.
Sure, she shouldn't have been fired, but.. welcome to dealing with customers since the dawn of time?
Pro-tip: Make your complaints outside of places plastered with your employer's name and role within the company.
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