Technically, he was in error, as the flag is at half-mast from dawn to noon, and full-mast from noon to sunset on Memorial Day. He half-staffed it unilaterally at 2:30 pm, then publicly dissed Time Warner on Facebook when it was put back to full staff. But if that was the offense he was fired for, it is pretty lame.
Iâm thinking there must be more to the story, like some pattern of behavior to merit termination, because this one incident doesnât hold water.
Whaaaaaa? Is that whatâs known as going by the book in the corporate world? Shame on Time/Warner. A little compassion and understanding goes a long way with your employees, unless you were just looking for an excuse to get rid of the manâŚI canât see how this is a fireable offense.
That decision was a wee bit above his pay grade, in the United States, the President can issue an executive order for the flag of the United States to be flown at half-staff upon the death of principal figures of the United States government and others, as a mark of respect to their memory.
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disturbed by what was termed his "passion for the flag
Time-Warner is absolute garbage, a joke of a cable company that canât even manage customer billing.
Yeah, this doesnât sound like the whole story. Being that itâs a personnel matter, we probably wonât get it from anyone elseâs perspective.
As for when the flag is to be at half-staff on Memorial Day, I doubt youâd find 1 person in 200 million who knows that. We just happen to have one here!
He lived in a âRight To Be Firedâ state. Dismissed at any time for any reason. Enjoy your freedom bub.
Iâll bet âloud mouth assholeâ was the main precipitating factor.
That was my thought as well. The article states that âThornwell said Time Warner told them they were disturbed by what was termed his passion for the flag and (his) political affiliation.â
The flag thing was dumb, but kind of minor. Iâd venture to guess he was that one insufferable asshole that almost every office has that has to interject his politics into everything, to the point of it creating a toxic environment.
Right-to- work for less is also at the employerâs whim, whether that whim holds water or not.
Sorry, but Iâm v-e-r-y skeptical of this account. Donât get me wrong, Time-Warner is awful. But how likely is it that they would have given âa passion for the flagâ as one reason for firing this guy? Were they also upset that he liked apple pie, and was close to his mother?
Iâm wondering what was going on too, but the whole âpassion of the flagâ and âpolitical affiliationâ thing sounds to me exactly what a corporate PR person would say on short notice after someone had been fired for a completely different reason. (He might have been a jerk and difficult to work with, and this was his bossâs excuse. Or his boss might have been a jerk and difficult to work with, and decided to use this as an excuse.)
Technically, he was in error
Yeah, I watched the video, he doesnât know how to fold a flag either. You fold it twice before folding it into triangles. He made a big show of folding it in half.
Dude do not act like you are the Marine Honor Guard, since you obviously know nothing about displaying the flag.
Folks have to realize, employerâs are turning into the 21st century slave owners. They have increased their ownership through the use of social media! Simply because Congress has not caught up with the 21st century problems that we all face today!
Ridiculous piece, TPM, because you donât identify who the flag belonged to or where it was flying.
A company is disturbed by a former Marineâs passion for our flag?. What⌠is he supposed to raise the ISIS black flag instead? DoesTime Warner have a company flag everyone is supposed to genuflect to?
I see this as a none story⌠if i understand what happened here. He had no business taking it upon himself to think he had a right to lower a company flag with no oneâs authorization. The act itself speaks volumes about the guy who imo would be a problematic employee in the future. I would have fired him too. The idea that he even thought it was ok to do this, on his own⌠speaks volumes about his personality and mentality of his ârightsâ to do whatever the fk he wants to do cuz marshmallowsâŚ
It is half-mast on a ship, half-mast on land.
There is no such thing as an Ex-Marine. Once a Marine, always a Marine.