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@GameStop Overreacts to Employees Planking By Firing them

Here's a thread of the conversation Friday Afternoon

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  2. bcuban
    @mikedmerrill I don' think @GameStop overrated. The kid was fired for violated the SM policy, not planking
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  3. willstaney
    @mikedmerrill Totally overacted. We posted a picture of an employee planking on our corporate HQ sign & on a company sm account. #nobigdeal
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  4. mikedmerrill
    @bcuban you mean by disclosing the picture in the store since they aren't supposed to share info about work?
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  5. mikedmerrill
    @willstaney yeah we haven't posted anything like that in corporate channels but personally our folks have
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  6. NBCDFWDawn
    Uh oh. Two of my #tweeple are in a #twitfit! @mikedmerrill & @bcuban are debating the firing of a @Gamestop employee for planking.
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  7. willstaney
    @mikedmerrill IMO its good to highlight employees sense of humor & show ur company can be fun. GameStop is a gaming company too..#idontgetit
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  8. mikedmerrill
    @bcuban Story says "employees can be terminated for what they say online about the company". They didn't say anything about gamestop
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  9. bcuban
    @NBCDFWDawn @mikedmerrill @gamestop I moved on fro That 2hrs ago-need to re-read the story lol
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  10. mikedmerrill
    @bcuban just shot a picture. So basically it's saying. You can't photograph anything either and share it. I wonder how legal that is.
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  11. mikedmerrill
    @bcuban based on the one story I read, that means checking in on foursquare at a gamestop could violate the policy. absurd.
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  12. bcuban
    @bcuban @NBCDFWDawn @mikedmerrill @gamestop has the right to dictate what media employees care share taken in THEIR store
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  13. bcuban
    @bcuban @NBCDFWDawn @mikedmerrill @gamestop I can think of numerous legal and safety reasons that is a wise policy
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  14. mikedmerrill
    @bcuban @NBCDFWDawn Bigger surprise is it's @gamestop a gaming company. Apple has no policy against it. null
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  15. mikedmerrill
    @bcuban @NBCDFWDawn @GameStop I agree on safety / liability issues. Seems like a warning would have been enough. Wonder if other issues.
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  17. bcuban
    @mikedmerrill @NBCDFWDawn @GameStop You want to send a strong warning other employees. Make the example. Fire his ass
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  18. NBCDFWDawn
    @bcuban @mikedmerrill @gamestop Yes, for all those "gamers" out there that want a behind-the-scenes look at what's new.
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  19. bcuban
    @mikedmerrill @NBCDFWDawn @GameStop You want to send a strong warning other employees. Make the example. Fire his ass
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  20. mikedmerrill
    @bcuban @NBCDFWDawn @GameStop Yeah that was a strong warning. Now everyone will be very sensitive to it. Just worry about culture of company
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  21. NBCDFWDawn
    @bcuban @mikedmerrill @gamestop I read this that "Gamestop employees aren't planking in Apple stores" and LOL-ed.
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  22. bcuban
    @mikedmerrill @NBCDFWDawn the article reads that @GameStop is very strict about such things so firing was in fact in line with their culture
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  23. NBCDFWDawn
    @bcuban @mikedmerrill Ahhh!! I need to put together a show. I'm waaay too interested in your conversation though...
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