Ten days ago, a hitherto unknown Texan teenager by the name of Cella tapped out a tweet that read “Ew, I start this f*** a** job tomorrow”, followed by half a dozen thumbs-down symbols.
Someone showed the tweet to the manager of the pizza parlour that had just hired her, who tweeted back: “And . . . no you don’t start that FA job today! I just fired you! Good luck with your no money, no job life!”
Judging by the response online, most people under 25 see Cella as a hero. She was exercising her right to freedom of speech. She did not mention the name of the restaurant so it was outrageous that she got fired for it. Most people over 25 took the opposite view. They thought she had behaved like a spoilt brat and deserved what she got.