What happens on the web does NOT stay on the web

Emma Clarke
The voice of the London Tube system lost her job this week after posting funny, but kind of inappropriate fake train announcements on her personal website.

Look, how many times do we have to tell you, the internet is not a private place? We understand when teenage kids who aren't thinking about their future post embarrassing photos on MySpace that could cost them jobs in the future. But if you're a grownup, shouldn't you be thinking twice about posting potentially inappropriate content online?

There does seem to be some question as to whether London Tube announcer Emma Clarke was fired purely for posting funny announcements on her site, or if it was because she as bad-mouthing her client in the press. But the truth of the matter is, it probably wasn't a good idea to poke fun at the train system or passengers in a public forum while drawing a paycheck.

Fortunately for Clarke, she appears to be a freelance writer and voiceover artist. And something tells me that the publicity she's getting for this whole dust up will keep her working for a little while. If her mock announcements were just a bit funnier, maybe she could get work as a comedian. But honestly, most her jokes just weren't all that funny.

[via Boing Boing]

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