Fired for poor taste in art, or stupid enough to make it permanent on the back of her head?
I think tats are stupid and ugly.
I also see no reason to fire her. I wouldn’t care if the person pulling me out of a wrecked car had a skull face tattoo, just as long as I got out.
That’s definitely a “neck tattoo”, as well as being on the back of her head.
I just tune out the rest of what they say
Really not sure why it matters much what place a firefighter has had tattooed. Wouldn’t she normally at work have a helmet on? I would also give firefighters more leeway than many employees.
“Black Progressive Firefighters Association.” Uh oh, trouble!
More that being ugly, such a tat shows poor judgement, something not welcomed in FDs.
She seems like such a team player, especially after filing three grievances during her trial period.
True story:
A few years ago I met a lady online, originally from Mexico and quite proud to point out she was high born, not some commoner. She had been working for one of the large home improvement companies in Houston, but had been moved/promoted to the home office.
She said they were disrespectful, and discriminatory against her. Her associates at work were mean. She had already filed a complaint against the company.
For what? I asked. “Racism, of course!” she declared.
I said, “Well, maybe they just don’t like you.”
And that, fellow FReepers, was the end of that date.
Militant “strong black woman” created a situation that got herself in trouble and is now looking for a winning lottery ticket because you know....racism.......I’m betting she hits it AND gets her job back.
Saw this type of perpetual victimhood by minorities for a long time in the DoD ......and it usually worked more times than not.
It’s on her neck. But sounds like she was an ahole no matter what and aholes get fired.
Can she do the job? That’s what I would be concerned about.
Says “I’m stupid”
I’m amazed at the number of people you see in public nowadays with visible tattoos.
Tattoos sure are popular nowadays.
I sure don’t understand when and how tattoos became so popular. But it does seem the tattoos are everywhere nowadays.
Well, she can consider the military now - they’re so desperate now they’ll take anyone with a tattoo.
The neck bone’s connected to the bone head.
Getting a tattoo is a personal choice. Getting a tattoo when you’re part of an organization that has to disallow personal choices in order to create a functioning organization, ergo: uniform organization- creates a problem.
Hair, clothing, all of it needs to be part of making the organization stronger.
Expressing yourself is fine. Go do it.
But functioning organizations need compliance and subordination to the unit, not to the person. Maybe this will be the first step to stop pretending that we are all an army of ‘one’ and get back to being committed to a higher purpose: the elimination of self, and the promotion of cohesive, competent public service.
She was fired for being a disruptive presence in the firehouse. Even took down two captains. I wouldn’t want to work with her.
Dad fought At Guadalcanal and Bougainville and various other spots across the pacific and that marine didn’t have one tattoo. Neither do I.
Damn woman, just get yourself a blond wig and no one will notice.
Fired during her probationary period? That process worked as it was designed, to weed out those who are a poor fit for the work ahead of them. Why cry about it?
I figure she was a lousy cadet at the fire academy but they couldn’t find any reason to weed her out there. Once employed, her station was looking to give her the heave-ho (pun intended)for some reason. Her poor judgement in getting that hideous tattoo was the perfect excuse but not the only reason I bet. Easier for her to complain racism as the reason when she likely couldn’t handle the demands of the job or the mostly good-natured abuse new firefighters are subject to. Good riddance and a win for the people of Mobile.
Mrs AV
Stupid for her to do this during her probation period. Somebody wanted her gone. But also, she was in clear violation of the FD rules.
...and, she’s outta there.
BUT...she’ll sue for racism, get her job back with backpay, maybe even get a bumper check...and be promoted to Captain. She’ll be untouchable for the rest of her career.