From Huff Po: Flipping the bird at a plane full of passengers probably isn't the best idea, especially when you're a flight attendant.
Tatiana Kozlenko, a flight attendant with Aeroflot airline, was fired after posting a photo of her giving the middle finger at passengers to Russia's Facebook-esque social network, Vkontakte, according to the Telegraph.
The photo quickly went viral on Vkontakte and Twitter, and Aeroflot managers ultimately fired Kozlenko for her attitude, the news outlet reports. However, the flight attendent denies the action, saying, "The hand isn’t mine, the plane is not my company’s!!!"
According to Russian news agency RIA Novosti, the image was originally posted in October 2011. It recently went viral after a Russian blogger posted it to Twitter.
This is not the only example of a social media post that led to dismissal.
In November, 22-year-old Denise Helms was fired from her job at a California Cold Stone Creamery after posting a rant about Obama's reelection on her Facebook page.
“Another 4 years of this (N-word),” she wrote. “Maybe he will get assassinated this term.” Her bosses called the post "disgusting."
Lindsey Stone, from Plymouth, Mass., was placed on unpaid leave from her job at a nonprofit organization after posting a disrespectful photo taken by the Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery in October.
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When are people going to learn? Just because you can post something to facebook doesn't mean you should. I guess common sense is not so common.
Posted by: Sabriel Jones | Friday, February 08, 2013 at 08:28 PM
Obviously, these people can't be smart about anonymity. Hello! It's freaking Facebook! If you're going to use your real name, they'll find out about you!
Posted by: Queer Geek | Friday, February 08, 2013 at 11:01 PM
If that's her face shot on the right, in the red uniform and white gloves, is the black jacket and no gloves a different uniform for other reasons, as depicted in the pic on the left?
Posted by: Fluttershy | Saturday, February 09, 2013 at 12:35 AM
She got rehired on probation after begging, apparently.
Posted by: Michael Chandra | Saturday, February 09, 2013 at 04:00 AM
If you don't want people to see it THEN DON'T POST IT ON THE FUCKING INTERNET!
Posted by: NC Tony | Saturday, February 09, 2013 at 08:20 AM
Fluttershy (great name, BTW), I was wondering the same thing. Looks like she may have just been practicing her Photoshop skills and posting the results to Facebook. It was pretty silly of her to get fired over such an obviously fake photo.
Posted by: Mollywobbles | Saturday, February 09, 2013 at 01:40 PM
Don't put anything in an e-mail that you wouldn't put on the front page of USA TODAY, and don't post pictures you'd be ashamed to show to your mother.
Posted by: Jason Thorn | Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 12:51 AM