Social Media can get you into all sorts of trouble / myLot

South Africa

October 27, 2015 2:20am CST

I have just read a post - a Venting person on how they hate their Boss but love their job! It was not so long ago when someone put on their Facebook something about their boss . . . The boss read it via another colleague's profile and it apparently gave ground's to have them fired. "B.A. Morelli, wrote in The Gazette -OCTOBER 4, 2014 | 4:00 AM 'Clocked in or not, what you say on Facebook or other social media could mean your job.' “Only 7 ½ more hours of ignorance. TGIF' Got someone FIRED" We need to be very careful what we say on Social Media sites especially if we have invited friends and colleagues to read our rantings . . . it might be our own detriment! Know what I mean?? In closing - I would like to say to the Lady I clean the house for - Bite Me!! (this is rhetorical by the way

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wiLLmaH

@wiLLmaH (8802)

• Singapore, Singapore

27 Oct 15

Many HR personnel now looking at social media sites before hiring a certain person.

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thinkingoutloud

@thinkingoutloud (6127)

• Canada

27 Oct 15

Yup, there are companies that hire people specifically to do that kind of background work.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (471294)

• Switzerland

27 Oct 15

I cannot believe how people can be dumb. Do they really believe that what they share on FB is "private"? A jealous colleague would be pleased to re-share with the boss, simply to gain a bit of consideration. Humans are so stupid.

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

27 Oct 15

I can remember an email being sent around all sites when I was working which pointed out that derogatory statements about the company on Facebook would not be tolerated. Apparently a few people had posted totally unacceptable comments about the company and the intention was to end the practice immediately. Many staff complained that their own time had nothing to do with the company, but in reality bringing the company into disrepute definitely justifies dismissal.

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Always smiling

@allknowing (135966)

• India

27 Oct 15

There are so many cases here in India when maligning specially a politician has resulted in them being put behind bars.

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purplealabaster

@purplealabaster (22091)

• United States

27 Oct 15

I was wondering whether or not that happened, especially in countries where they have stricter rules and harsher punishments.

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purplealabaster

@purplealabaster (22091)

• United States

28 Oct 15

@allknowing I don't want to read and deal with the stupidity that many post on there, which is why I do not have Facebook. However, a person should not have to feel threatened or in fear of his or her life and/or freedom from what they post, either.

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Always smiling

@allknowing (135966)

• India

28 Oct 15

@purplealabaster FaceBook uploads have brought a lot in trouble.

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (12974)

• Ireland

27 Oct 15

I got a text from a friend a while back saying "I just can't work with this woman - she's impossible". I knew he was talking about, a friend of mine, who he was having a meeting with that day but found it strange that he should text me like that. His next text was "Ooops, that was meant to go to my wife, not to you". I didn't tell.

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

27 Oct 15

I would consider personal conversations of that nature to be totally acceptable and everyone has the right to say whatever they wish in private. The problem comes when someone decides to make offensive comments on a public site such as Facebook.

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M.-L.

@MALUSE (69373)

• Germany

28 Oct 15

Things like that also happened before computers were invented. A friend of mine once put two letters into the wrong envelopes. The result was very embarrassing to say the least.

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Inlemay

@Inlemay (17713)

• South Africa

29 Oct 15

@MALUSE thats true - before it was Social it was written media - so these things happen

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Boingboing

@boiboing (13153)

• Northampton, England

27 Oct 15

In the real world or the virtual world we should always be careful what we say and write.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (160612)

• United States

27 Oct 15

If you put it on the internet it is likely to be found. If you would not say something to someone's face, do not say it online. Simple as that.

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AnjaP

@Rollo1 (16679)

• Boston, Massachusetts

27 Oct 15

I think the problem is that we have millions of twenty-somethings graduating from college and they have years' worth of embarrassing FB moments for the world to review.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (139504)

• Roseburg, Oregon

27 Oct 15

You should remember that facebook is a public site and be careful what you put on it.

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Kimberley

@mom210 (9117)

• United States

27 Oct 15

I do not have a facebook page and that keeps me out of trouble. People do need to think ahead, very true

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Peter Abrahamson

@petertheo (148)

• South Africa

28 Oct 15

Same here - no FB account.

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M.-L.

@MALUSE (69373)

• Germany

28 Oct 15

Ha! I know that nobody who knows me reads anything I write.

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Gary Marsh

@garymarsh6 (23404)

• United Kingdom

27 Oct 15

I would never talk about work or parts of my job it just is not done it is not professional. Many companies warn their staff about it too and they may snoop on their employees to find out if they are dissing their employers! In some cases well deserved dismissal!

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Inlemay

@Inlemay (17713)

• South Africa

29 Oct 15

thats the thing - keep facebook private and work professional - never mix the two

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WorDazza

@WorDazza (15830)

• Manchester, England

27 Oct 15

It's not just current employers you have to be wary of either! One of the first ports of call for prospective employers is facebook these days. Also divorce lawyers have found social media quite handy!

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317040)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

27 Oct 15

I've heard that what we say can do a lot of damage. We need to be careful about voicing our opinions online if we don't want it to come back and hurt us.

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@mythociate (21432)

• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

17 May 17

I thought about this while watching PENTATONIX: ON MY WAY HOME- -I'm sure the members of Pentatonix (PTX) have 'issues' sometimes--where 'the way one member is to another member' or 'members' disagreement over how the song should go' kinda bothers them. But--rather than 'writing it down somewhere public' or forming any opposing opinions they can obsess over--they keep focusing on positive things and their unity thrives!

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@Bluedoll (16773)

• Canada

27 Oct 15

I wonder what they wrote that gave the boss grounds. It would be better to approach boss face to face with anything that might be affecting our job performance or the boss of the boss. Social media is like a gossip venue?

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Sky

@skysnap (20153)

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27 Oct 15

Yes some of the time using real name can get you in more trouble than not using it. also many job recruiters can get you out if they see something you shared that they don't like.

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John King

@ison_1 (1240)

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27 Oct 15

Very true, companies even check peoples social media content as part of the recruitment process now. Good morning to you Lany...hope it turns out to be a great day :)

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Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

27 Oct 15

I am careful for this reason, I never say where I work, I don't have my management befriended on facebook, and my things are locked so friends only can see them. I never name people out, and try to be ambiguous about being annoyed by things.

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Diana Abrahamson

@dianadee (1778)

• South Africa

27 Oct 15

Some things that one says can come back to bite you very hard..effect one's career and future. Scary!

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