BRITAIN - SURVIVING A&E IS HARDER THAN WE THOUGHT

Last year we published The Vice Guide to Surviving A&E written by Viceland reader Sally, a receptionist in the casualty department of a London hospital. It was an expert rant through a dozen practical ways the public can help A&E run more smoothly. Then last week Sally told us that her boss had found out about the story and sacked her. We were shocked that someone could be bullied out of their job for exposing flaws in the  health service, so we called Sally to run us through what happened...

VICE: Sorry to hear you got sacked. What happened?
Sally: Well, my employers found out about the story because I left my internal email open after a night shift by mistake.

They looked through your email?
Yeah. My manager then found a story I'd cut and pasted from the net in my drafts which was full of swearing and sex etc. She suspended me because of this (though it was a draft and hadn't been sent or received). But then she examined all my internet activity and found that article, as I may have had a look or been showing it to someone.

Then what happened?
I was sent a letter claiming that it betrayed the trust of our patients and that it was derogatory. The letter said this amounted to gross misconduct so I handed in my notice rather than get sacked.

Are you bitter about the way you were treated?
Bitter? Like fucking earwax I am.

Comments

Damn right they should've sacked her. She should be spending more time helping patients and less time bitching about them on Vice.

This sounds a bit like the news about that cop who got sacked for publishing a blog that lifted the lid on bureaucracy in the police.

What is this? China?

[....]

its not like she even said anything offensive, its all basically common sense advice. this country is a shit sometimes. hope you find a new job alright mate.

[Emmaaa]

give the girl a job guys!

[Jacob]

This woman wasn't fired. She quit. Big deal. She would have been much better off had she waited for them to fire her, then sued. Because of this very problem, I moved my company from England to a country where I can fire my employees on a whim and laugh my capitalist ass off.

[rob away]

fuck the fucking grave of the NHS. yeah maybe she shouldnt have quit but come fucking on what is this? the girl can write good though. so give her a job or something.

[Transparency]

I work in the public sector and I don't see why we shouldn't be able allowed to write about the problems we see.

[doosh]

she said in her article that:
"...thick calved nurses look down their noses at her..."
thats what did it.
NEVER insult a nurses calf muscles.

seriously, going through your emails? your DRAFT emails?
ffffffffck off. your relationship with your workplace was probably on the skids anyway by the sounds of it.

[Booo]

What a crock. nothing said was out of line, you sure you weren't messing around with the managers husband - sorry, uncalled for. good luck!