Woman loses NASA internship after Twitter fight with member of space council

Re:Woman loses NASA internship after Twitter fight with memb... by BaronVonSteuben on Wednesday August 22, 2018 @09:34PM (#17823832)

This sends a horrible message to young people that are already over-entitled (I mean really, tweeting like that??).

Young people learn from this: You should be offensive, insulting, and disrespectful. Then when it blows up on you, reach out and apologize, and you'll end up with an even better position.

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Re:Woman loses NASA internship after Twitter fight with memb... by danso on Wednesday August 22, 2018 @09:50PM (#17823907)

I think just as many people will get the message that they shouldn't tweet like this in the first place, if they want to avoid such drama. I think it will be evident to most people that Hickham is doing something extraordinary, not that this will be standard operating procedure moving forward.

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Re:Woman loses NASA internship after Twitter fight with memb... by Hnrobert42 on Wednesday August 22, 2018 @10:44PM (#17824128)

Another interpretation is that if you say something mildly offensive, you will lose your job. If you act like an adult and apologize, you may be benefit from being humbled and learning your lesson.

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Re:Woman loses NASA internship after Twitter fight with memb... by dsajames on Thursday August 23, 2018 @07:04PM (#17831326)

"suck my dick" is considered more than mildly offensive.

Go say it to a 20 year old girl at work and see what happens.

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