Waterstones come out as GC and fire TRA for social media post

It's ironic that plenty of TRAs on X are now demanding that she be given a second chance by Waterstones when these were the same intolerant zealots who adopted a zero tolerance stance to anyone who they felt had 'infringed' and therefore should have their livelihoods destroyed. Fuck them.

Ms Fitzgerald has also taken to social media to urge others in the publishing industry to be careful about what they say online.

So true. Maybe someone should form an organisation to protect the freedom of speech of people in publishing who... Oh, wait.

Publishing is probably the most captured of all the captured industries. JK Rowling was extremely brave (though obviously was never going to be cancelled). Dalcher WAS cancelled, last year - she was dropped by both agent and publisher, and most likely won't publish a novel ever again. That's why she's got no fucks left to give, I believe. She didn't post a video of herself whingeing about it though, or even get in the fucking news. I wouldn't be surprised if Tilly gets another job instantly

Or insta or whatever method she's using to weep and wail over this heinous act of injustice.

I've just seen more of this woman's videos on TikTok and I'm absolutely convinced there is more to this than meets the dry-eye.
All odd.

Some of the comments on the iNews article are interesting.

Confirming Tilly is someone who forgot she was a shop assistant at Waterstones, got carried away with her own importance as an 'influencer' and had been pissing people off for a long time.

“I acknowledge that my comments were a violation of the social media policy, and I did apologise for any trouble caused, however, I think the punishment was disproportionate and a warning would have been more appropriate.

So the woman who goes round trying to get other people cancelled for having views she disagrees with finds that she's not so keen on cancellation when it comes and bites her on the bum.

Of course if she had an ounce of intelligence in her teeny-weeny brain she might reflect on the value of things like free speech, the problems of censorship and so on, but like so many of her co-ideologists, she is a very long way from being the sharpest knife in the drawer. I doubt she could slice a stick of butter on a hot day, to be honest.

Genius. Sheer genius.

Mine are kept in the bathroom cabinet

there is nothing worse than having to cut a bath short cos youve run out of book

Nope! I read in the bath and they get rotated (although admittedly the bathroom one is a little shelf of five or so).

It looks as if Twitter have taken this post down, for violating their rules.

It seems they'll do that if someone incites violence against a shop, but not if they incite violence against a GC woman.

"I just want to be really clear that this decision came from head office - from someone I probably don’t even know and who doesn’t know me"

Er, yes, because it's head office who are having to deal with the shit storm you've created for the company Tilly, you absolute plum.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/waterstones-backlash-bookseller-tilly-loves-books-lgbtq-b2576495.html

'Speaking to The Independent, Ms Fitzgerald added: “I’m absolutely devastated that this escalated to me losing a job a love.
“I acknowledge that my comments were a violation of the social media policy, and I did apologise for any trouble caused, however, I think the punishment was disproportionate and a warning would have been more appropriate.”

Ms Fitzgerald has also taken to social media to urge others in the publishing industry to be careful about what they say online.
“I just want to be really clear that this decision came from head office - from someone I probably don’t even know and who doesn’t know me,” she added. “It had nothing to do with my team in my shop. They are the best team and that’s why I’m sad.”'

Where DO you keep your Judith Butler?

@1offnamechange That's where you put the rubbish ones with nice absorbent pages 😁

Police officer logging possessions in custody post arrest:
hammer, chisel, facemask and 1 carton of um bongo juice. A hardened criminal indeed.

And how on earth do you 'avoid CCTV?' ffs? Given waterstones are pretty much all in town/city centres

even the bathroom? Don't they go mouldy/soggy?

https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/TillyLovesBooks

It would appear Tilly has an association with this organisation.

This is what the New Stateman says about the bookshop.org
‘The biggest fear among those I spoke to is that Bookshop.org is not denting Amazon’s sales, but that it is instead attracting customers who usually shop on the high street – whether at a chain such as Waterstones, Blackwells or Foyles, or at an independent.’

So many be this is the reason?

She also gets money for ‘links’ which she talks about in her Instagram because people have been offering her money. Despite saying she is having ‘the worst bout of covid yet’ she went to a chalet in France and walking around outside with no discussion on if she is avoiding people at all. Bizarre how no one mentions it other than ‘poor you’ comments. She is very keen to show the supportive comments from people with big followings. Also, if this is her having a bad bout of covid, I would refer her to several newly disabled people I know who would beg to differ.

Thats just two google clicks that took me five mins to read through. The instagram has more of the same woe. I am not going to google more. It’s too annoying.

Its so sad that for some people violence is the only percieved solution.

Waterstones won't be able to expand on the reasons they sacked an employee, that would be a breach of privacy.

I don't disagree, my post was poorly worded, but I think they're trying to stop false rumours from spreading.

I don't think so. They are just stating a fact in the face of lies being spread about them.

Waterstones sound like they're trying to damage control. Fear of the 'be kind' brigade.

The company closed and opened under another name. But the prosecutor managed to eek it out so I could get my legal dues before maternity "leave". It was all a bit horrible tbh.

I see Waterstones have clarified she was fired for her conduct not trans issues.

They are mentally arrested children.