Comments on: twist

By: Blaise

Blaise — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:20:46 +0000

CONGRATS: http://maitre.eolas.free.fr/journal/index.php?2007/03/29/587-affaire-petite-anglaise-la-victoire-de-la-blogueuse

By: anglosaxonne

anglosaxonne — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 08:17:15 +0000

I saw you in Le Parisien and thought of you. I’ve just come out of a big fight with my employer. And I know how much the clash can pick away at your self confidence. So anyway, be strong. Take pleasure in your book. And know that you are moving onto better things. xxx anglosaxonne.
PS am a mate of Rhino and hope to meet you someday

By: JChevais

JChevais — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:52:59 +0000

I’m stunned. My fingers are crossed for you.

By: Roads

Roads — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 10:40:30 +0000

It’s quite surprising that your employers didn’t settle out of court, but on the basis that all publicity is good publicity, maybe they’re happy to let it run after all.

I hope it works out well for you – as indeed it already has. And regardless, you take your integrity forwards with you, and that is worth much more than money.

By: Pippa

Pippa — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:27:39 +0000

What amazes me is that your former bosses are prepared to make themselves look so petty and feeble-minded, scraping the barrel for snippets that still have to be twisted to make you look bad. They have done far more harm to their own reputation than your few, unidentifiable comments ever could – what on earth does this say about their judgment.
Fingers still crossed for you.

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 14:17:49 +0000

Wow. That is frustrating. When I’m in court, we usually go back and forth until everyone has had a chance to at least argue, and counter-argue. Sometimes it can go back and forth a few times until the judge calls an end to it.

By: Ariel

Ariel — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 12:32:54 +0000

Pah, who cares about what THEY think? This is the chance to use the court case to your advantage for maximum publicity. You go show’ em!

By: Sally Lomax

Sally Lomax — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:23:23 +0000

Dear Petite,

I too think that they have lost. And I also think that they don’t really know why they are going through with this. They feel “hurt”, but they haven’t really got any proper evidence, so they are digging themselves deeper and deeper, trying to make themselves look better.

It seems that blogs can be very emotive things………

I have managed, quite inadvertently to upset my amateur dramatic society with my blog, by having a piece published in the local paper, as a result of writing a blog about falling off the stage (literally) in the middle of a performance. The normal thing might have been to send flowers and a get well card, but instead they have virtually excluded me from the group!!! Not quite the same as being dooced from your job, admittedly, but hurtful, very, none the less………Pathetic on my part perhaps. But, for me, it mattered. A lot.

I sympathised with you before Petite, but now, and only now understand how really hurt you must have felt. Having to go through all this tribunal nonsense is awful for you. And PAY for their fees? Like hell you should!!!!!!!!

I shall buy your book the day it is published!!!

Sally

By: teeweewonders

teeweewonders — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 22:51:35 +0000

Petite – once this whole saga is over, I hope you write the book above books and name that ex-boss of yours. Go girl!

By: petite

petite — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 14:49:02 +0000

As Sop says, my lawyer spoke first, and so there was no opportunity to counter the arguments I disagreed with (without interrupting, but that is apparently frowned upon), because he couldn’t then speak again at the end. Most frustrating.