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Fired for Solitare At Work

Posted by Zonk on from the tough-crowd dept.

schlick writes "The Associated Press is carrying a story about a NYC employee fired after Mayor Michael Bloomberg noticed a game of solitare on the employee's desktop at work." From the article: "Greenwood, who earned $27,000 a year and had worked in the office for six years, said in a telephone interview that he limited his play time to his one-hour lunch or during quick breaks when he needed a moment of distraction. 'It wasn't like I spent hours and hours a day playing, because I had plenty to do,' Greenwood said. 'If I had been working at something exhaustively for two hours, I might get a cup of coffee and play for a minute but then go right back to my work.'"

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  1. Big deal by Ingolfke · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Someone got fired... so what? Really, why is this news?

  2. LOL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Get the fuck out then bitch.

    Your kind have been moaning for the past 6 years about this 'exodus to Canada'.

    WELL FUCKING DO IT. WE HONESTLY AREN'T STOPPING YOU AND WOULD BE PLEASED IF YOU LEFT!!!

    P.S.: Alot of that stuff you listed as your grievances are currently taking place in Canada as well, so... Cuba for you I guess?