It was obvious from the way you described your country that you do not live in the UK.

It was obvious you were commenting on the fact she was fired, as opposed to being disciplined(she may be an idiot and not know this kind of thing is frowned upon in the workplace, even at break time) and NOT saying that it was acceptable to engage in sexual behaviour at work

Although Sparky’s comment does explain why it had to happen, it is sad that in America its so easy to sue anyone if you get the opportunity (‘i saw someone getting a BJ and now i cant work and support my family and am emotionally damaged forever’)
So many of their employee rights have been taken away, in the form of signing your rights away in a contract like Sparky mentioned, so that the company is protected

@Sparky: Thank you! I actually buy that.

Why is this on lamebook?

The break room, while not a “public” area of the store, is not a private area. Other employees use the same area. If a third employee walked in while that activity was going on, that third employee might have been offended and would possibly have grounds for a lawsuit against K-Mart for creating a hostile work environment, a variant of a sexual harassment case.

Therefore K-Mart’s manager MUST adhere to a zero tolerance policy for something like this, to reduce the company’s risk exposure. If the manager doesn’t fire them this time, and another co-worker walks in on them the next time they do it, the potential for lawsuit goes up. The plaintiff would argue that by NOT firing these employees, the manager knowingly contributed to a hostile work environment. The manager would almost certainly lose his/her job over the incident as well.

You can argue all day about whether everybody is a prude. It doesn’t matter. What matters here is the proper reaction on the part of the manager to the risk of a lawsuit, and firing the offenders is the proper reaction to minimize that risk.

That’s not the problem, mate. The problem is Europeans find it hard to imagine a country were half the population would vote *for* him. It’s not a big deal, you’re just looking at it the wrong way around. And it doesn’t really matter that much anymore anyway.

So, while nothing is wrong with sex, it is in violation of a policy..

The boss didn’t even have to explain why he/she fired her, but he/she did.

So, in that respect, you are wrong. This isn’t an issue about a semi-fascist country or morals. This is a question about a contract SHE signed.