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CEO of AOL Tim Armstrong recorded firing employee for snapping his photo

THE CEO of US communications giant AOL stunned thousands of employees by firing a creative director for allegedly snapping his picture during a conference call announcing layoffs.

Tim Armstrong suddenly interrupted a speech he was giving to tell Abel Lenz, the creative director at AOL’s struggling Patch local-news network, he was out of a job.

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On the audio Armstrong can be heard saying, “Abel, put that camera down right now! Abel, you’re fired. Out!”

After only a moment’s pause he carries on as if nothing had happened, ironically, assuring the Patch staff who were listening that AOL is fully committed to them.

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