Worker Fired For Taking Photo's Camaro on Production Line

[csv8]

http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-...-in-production
Whenever you walk into an automaker's factory or engineering facility, there are signs prominently displayed letting everyone know that cameras and camera phones are prohibited. Unfortunately for an electrician at the General Motors Assembly plant in Oshawa, Ontario where the Camaro is due to begin production late this year he ignored the warning. Worse yet, he took some shots inside the body shop where pilot production units were making their way down the line and then showed them to his kids. The youngsters evidently extracted said photos and shared them with the world.

The electrician with 28 years of seniority has apparently now learned that those signs were not an empty threat. Even though there is nothing particularly secret about how car bodies are welded together or about how the new Camaro looks, GM and other manufacturers are serious about those policies. This employee who apparently just wanted show off a bit for his kids is now unemployed. Was it worth it? If you're going to whip out the camera phone, you might want to be a little more discreet about how you share the pics.

Gallery: 2010 Camaro in Production

[XR6_661]

This thread is useless without pictures =P

[SB076]

Seems harsh but auto manufacturers must protect there investment etc especially with big R&D costs. Plus there is plenty of warning signs and with 28 years experience he would know that this is a big no-no

[InfernoSR]

Idiot... i've signed privacy for a reason... he deserves a big kick in the butt IMO... he's just lucky he's only been sacked and not sued...

[alecrain]

Originally Posted by XR6_661

This thread is useless without pictures =P

Just follow the link in the first post for pictures

[snappy]

must have been the only worker there by the look of it

[Green X]

man you would be p^%%ed at ya kids wouldn't ya, not like there is anything in the photos of any use thou. WOW look a metal shell on a production line.

[Gammaboy]

Sounds alot like the guy GM got fired from his job at a freight company for taking and posting pics of the ZR1 mule when it was being shipped to the Nurburgring...

[ebxr8240]

I'v posted pics of of the new Camaro on here .. Whats the issue ??

[DanielXR8]

I'd imagine Ford Australia have similar rules. Marketing would be furious if a electrician took photos of the new Falcon on the production line, because they would almost certainly look better than the ones they took for the brochure.

[InfernoSR]

Originally Posted by DanielXR8

I'd imagine Ford Australia have similar rules. Marketing would be furious if a electrician took photos of the new Falcon on the production line, because they would almost certainly look better than the ones they took for the brochure.

: classic!

[swapper]

Originally Posted by ebxr8240

I'v posted pics of of the new Camaro on here .. Whats the issue ??

you didnt work for the company, then take a prohibited item into the factory take pictured which then turned up all over the internet.....they dont care about the pictures themselves, just the fact that an employee broke some very strongly enforced rules....making an example of him i guess

when a company invests billions of dollars designing and building cars I think its fair to expect contractors and staff to honour their confidentiality agreements