A lot of people hate this but this is their regulations so either be careful what you say or move along ''''' Andrew August 21, 2018But it turns out that Naomi didn't lose her internship because of her language in the tweet at all.Hickam addressed the situation on his personal blog, "Thoughts From Homer Hickham At Skyrdige," and was emphatic that it wasn'tactually Naomi's tweets that were the problem."I learned she had lost her offer for an internship with NASA.This I had nothing to do with nor could I since I do not hire and fire at the agency or have any say on employment whatsoever. Since when is it unacceptable to swear on Twitter'' Dan Miller August 21, 2018Unfortunately about 80% of employers go through your social media and if they don't like what you post etc they can fire you. Alternatively, Homer Hickam should be less uptight about somebody being excited that they got to work at NASA. ' Saphy~ August 20, 2018Twitter has been pretty divided over the past couple of days about who is in the wrong, and if Naomi should have lost her internship for her tweet. ![]() Hey, remember this girl' Yeah, she lost her internship and deleted her twitter account. He's one of nearly two dozen people named to Vice President Mike Pence's newly createdNational Space Council's Users Advisory Group.Naomi's Twitter account is now private, but shared on Twitter that Naomi has lost her internship. A now deleted thread started off with Naomi H sharing the news of her internship:"EVERYONE SHUT THE F*** UP I GOT ACCEPTED FOR A NASA INTERNSHIP"Her tweet got a reply from Homer Hickam, former NASA engineer, and member of the National Space Council: "Language."To which Naomi replied, "Suck my dick and balls I'm working for NASA"Hickam then replied with "And I am on the National Space Council that oversees NASA."It turns out, Hickam was telling the truth. ![]() If you're sharing the news of a new internship or job at NASA, take a note from Twitter user Naomi H's book not to use bad 'language' on Twitter. Hickam shared in a new blog post that losing her internship "was due to the NASA hashtag her friends used that called the agency's attention to it long after my comments were gone," not the tweet tiff.In an age where everyone seems to be sharing everything on social media, sometimes we forget to think before we tweet. Hickam has refused to comment further on the issue, but maybe he's changed the situation.Īfter Naomi deleted her old Twitter account, she got a new one and tweeted that she might, after all, be getting an internship.A Twitter user named Naomi H shared on Twitter that she had accepted an internship at NASA with a rather emphatic, profanity-laden tweet.But days later, Naomi lost her internship after a Twitter frenzy ensued following her announcement, wherein she exchanged tweets with Homer Hickam, former NASA engineer, regarding her language. I have also talked to the folks that had to do with her internship and made absolutely certain that there will be no black mark on her record." After talking to her, I am certain she deserves a position in the aerospace industry and I'm doing all I can to secure her one that will be better than she lost. He added: "She reached out to me with an unnecessary apology which I heartily accepted and returned with my own. As it turned out, it was due to the NASA hashtag her friends used that called the agency's attention to it long after my comments were gone. This I had nothing to do with nor could I since I do not hire and fire at the agency or have any say on employment whatsoever. Later, I learned she had lost her offer for an internship with NASA. Soon, her friends took umbrage and said a lot of unkind things but long after I was gone as I immediately deleted my comments and blocked all concerned. However, when I saw NASA and the word used together, it occurred to me that this young person might get in trouble if NASA saw it so I tweeted to her one word: "Language" and intended to leave it at that. ![]() I'm a Vietnam vet and not at all offended by the f-word. In a now deleted blog post, Hickam reportedly wrote: Do you people really want to pretend this young lady deserves to lose the opportunity… - juni □θ∆ □θ∆)
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