We live in this technological world filled with hashtags and filters that sometimes we forget that there is the "real world" to worry about also and what one may feel is appropriate to post on social media, ones boss may not feel the same way.
Police officers, nurses, flight attendants, prison guards, etc. are some of the jobs to be mindful about what should be shared with their social medias.
A police officer in Atlanta lost his job over confidential information shared over Facebook with regards to a case he was working on. He expressed several emotional feelings towards the case and although his profile was set to private, the FBI still hacked their way into his social media and gave him the boot.
Another example I found on the web (found here) was that a prison guard in Nebraska shared on his Facebook in a status that he had beaten an inmates face into the ground and was actually boasting about the situation. The state, in turn, terminated the prison guard along with two followers he had accrued in that time. Although the two followers had nothing to do with the post or the actions that took place, they still commented on his Facebook status feeding into the post and offering their support.
A flight attendant was termed from her job when she leaked on her Facebook that the air craft she was working on had undergone four engine changes in the last year and that the cabins were filled with cockroaches. Not only did she disclose private information about the airlines maintenance issues but she also began expressing her feelings about some of the passengers and making racial slurs about them.
So how can we save ourselves from missing out on job opportunities or even simply securing our jobs whilst still enjoying our social media? According to an article read on Moneycrashers there are a simple few things to keep in mind.
- Take A Deep Breathe Before You Post An Update
- Don’t Take Compromising Photos/Videos
- Make Your Twitter Account Private
- Use Your Social Profiles To Further Your Career
I agree that you need to watch what you put on social media. At my work, one of my coworkers complained about something about work and my boss saw it and my coworker got in trouble. It can seriously cost you your job if you post something that says anything negative about the business you're associated with. I think that you shouldn't be friends with who you were with on Facebook and you should be careful about mixing your work and personal life.
ReplyDeleteMy work is also very serious about the things we post on our page. Their mentality is that we're a constant representation of our establishment, whether we're on the clock or not. I feel that people use social media too often as a vent for their frustrations. If someone wants to complain about where they work or something else as sensitive, they should simply call up and talk to a friend about. Not paste it all over the web for everyone to see.
Deleteaaahh the facebook topic.. My least favorite topic to talk about. I believe I have a love/hate relationship with it. Why are so hooked on such nonsense. Why do we have to know that she walked her dog and her dog sat on a piece of ice. Why do we have to know that you and your boyfriend are arguing, and they are a piece of S*&^?? I think in the beginning I might have been guilty saying things that I shouldn't have, but it didn't take long for me to stop and only post things about my Art or things that would benefit me or the people involved. I really wish FB was never invented. I could go on but I won't :)
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