Social Media can get you into all sorts of trouble
By Inlemay
@Inlemay (17713)
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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32 responses
@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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@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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@allknowing (137938)
• 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 (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 (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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@allknowing (137938)
• India
28 Oct 15
@purplealabaster FaceBook uploads have brought a lot in trouble.
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@xFiacre (13175)
• 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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@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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@GardenGerty (160998)
• 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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@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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@garymarsh6 (23412)
• 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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@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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