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| A 16-year-old girl from Essex was fired after she described her office job as "boring" on her Facebook page. | A 16-year-old girl from Essex was fired after she described her office job as "boring" on her Facebook page. |
| Kimberley Swann, 16, of Clacton, had been working at Ivell Marketing & Logistics, in Clacton, for three weeks before being fired on Monday. | Kimberley Swann, 16, of Clacton, had been working at Ivell Marketing & Logistics, in Clacton, for three weeks before being fired on Monday. |
| "I think they've stooped quite low," she said. | "I think they've stooped quite low," she said. |
| The firm's Steve Ivell said of the decision: "Her display of disrespect and dissatisfaction undermined the relationship and made it untenable." | The firm's Steve Ivell said of the decision: "Her display of disrespect and dissatisfaction undermined the relationship and made it untenable." |
| Miss Swann said: "You shouldn't really be hassled outside work. It was only a throw-away comment. | Miss Swann said: "You shouldn't really be hassled outside work. It was only a throw-away comment. |
| She says Clacton is boring but we're not going to throw her out of the house for it Janette Swann | She says Clacton is boring but we're not going to throw her out of the house for it Janette Swann |
| "I came home from work one day, sat on the computer and said something about my job being boring." | "I came home from work one day, sat on the computer and said something about my job being boring." |
| Details were passed to her employers after she allowed colleagues access to her page, Miss Swann said, adding that she was not given the chance to explain. | Details were passed to her employers after she allowed colleagues access to her page, Miss Swann said, adding that she was not given the chance to explain. |
| Her mother, Janette, 41, said: "I think she's been treated totally unfairly. She didn't mention the company's name. | Her mother, Janette, 41, said: "I think she's been treated totally unfairly. She didn't mention the company's name. |
| "This is a 16-year-old child we're talking about. She says Clacton is boring but we're not going to throw her out of the house for it." | "This is a 16-year-old child we're talking about. She says Clacton is boring but we're not going to throw her out of the house for it." |
| Mr Ivell said: "Ivell Marketing is a small, close-knit family company and it is very important that all the staff work together in harmony. | Mr Ivell said: "Ivell Marketing is a small, close-knit family company and it is very important that all the staff work together in harmony. |
| "Had Miss Swann put up a poster on the staff notice board making the same comments and invited other staff to read it there would have been the same result." | "Had Miss Swann put up a poster on the staff notice board making the same comments and invited other staff to read it there would have been the same result." |
| TUC general secretary Brendan Barber said employers needed "thicker skins" in relation to social networking websites. | TUC general secretary Brendan Barber said employers needed "thicker skins" in relation to social networking websites. |
| He said: "Most employers wouldn't dream of following their staff down the pub to see if they were sounding off about work to their friends." |