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OMG! Facebook and the delicate matter of keeping one’s job

February 27, 2009

Woe is Kimberley Swann, 16. The expressive teenager has recently lost her job, having branded it “boring” on Facebook.

Her first day as an office administrator at Ivell Marketing & Logistics did not bode well. Ms Swann wrote, on Facebook, as follows: “first day at work. omg!! So dull!!”The story is reported by the Daily Mail, who helpfully explain, in parentheses, that ‘omg’ means ‘oh my God’. The Mail also reveals that Ms Swann said “all i do is shred holepunch n scan paper!!! omg!”, with her despair soon culminating in the declaration that “im so totally bord!!!”

Her employer was alert to her Facebook outpourings and dismissed her, saying that her comments reflected badly on his company. Ms Swann appears to have no claim in law for redress, but hopefully, now that she some free time, she will ponder the moral of this story, which is:

Do not use dreadful written English in public. Your boss might not like it.

Apt image courtesy of michelhrv. 

Single? In the law? Want a date?

February 27, 2009

If you match the criteria above, check out LawandMore’s new dating service. Popular demand has driven the introduction of the service, by which hot lawyers (their term, not ours – but we hope it’s accurate) can venture forth into the capital for wine tasting, dinner dates, even salsa lessons. All that’s asked is that the happy would-be couples retain enough energy, not to mention factual information, to write a sassy review of the evening. Revelation about evolving intimacies is desired, but, reassuringly, discretion is guaranteed.

If you’re interested, and would classify yourself as a bombshell (blonde or brunette), contact Blade in the usual way.

Sorry – we meant to say: contact Vwozniak@lawandmore.co.uk and Sabreena@lawandmore.co.uk.

Bad News from the Blawgosphere

February 26, 2009

The credit crunch is biting in the blawgosphere. Blade notes, with dismay, the following newsletter from www.law.com:

It has seemed like a morbid week for followers of legal blogs. First came last week’s post about legal bloggers throwing in the virtual towel after blogging left them feeling frustrated and depressed. Then came the news that the Wall Street Journal Law Blog had cut its lead writer, as we noted in a post here Monday. Then there was this week’s Blawg Review #200, which, as we also noted here Monday, contained its own obituary. Turns out there was even more morbid news this week, as two long-time legal bloggers announced the shuttering of three different blogs. 

What to do, if you write a legal blog? Or any blog, for that matter? Keep on keeping on, that’s what we say.

Pictured courtesy of Roger Jones: a blogger lounge, with a few people still holding the fort.

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