Bookseller sacked after 'evil boss' comments

A bookseller from Edinburgh has been sacked over comments he made about his employer in an online diary, or 'blog', the BBC reports.

According to the online news service, Joe Gordon, who had worked for Waterstone's book chain for 11 years, occassionally mentioned his work life in his blog, the Woolamoo Gazette, using phrases such as "Bastardstone's" and referring to his manager as "evil boss".

Mr Gordon is reported to have said, in his blog, that he was dismissed for gross misconduct after ... (52 more words)

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