Talent and Social Business: Social Media and Job Losses

Apr 21, 2009

Social Media and Job Losses

Michael has a good post on how the media is going overboard on reporting how people are losing jobs due to social media goof-ups like putting up Facebook status messages that communicate a bad impression about your employer.

Yes the lines between work and life - and offline and online world are getting blurred to a large extent.

As an employee who is also active on social networks here are some pointers how not to give your employer an excuse to fire you:

Don't Facebook/Orkut/Twitter on company time, unless digital communication on behalf of your company is part of your overall job description.
Don't post organizational documents/photos on to websites if you're not authorised to do so.
Don't use Facebook/Orkut status messages to show your disdain for your employer/ fellow employees
Don't use Flickr/ Youtube to showcase how you waste time in your firm - or treat customers/ co-workers badly.
Don't blog about how your workplace sucks - or at least don't do it with your name and picture splashed all over it.

What else would you add to being social media savvy in the times of job losses?

1 comments:

HRDApr 21, 2009 01:36 PM
This has been a major issue for me in work for a number of years. Indeed I have hit the media on a couple of occasions for removing people from the workplace for saying things that were negative about the employer.

Simple guidance from me would be, if you are not willing to write the message on a placard and stand in front of your employers building.....don't put it into cyberspace. Its too easy to click and submit, but remember the reputation of a business is priceless to them and they will look to protect it.

That said, there is always room for freedom of speech but only when it is reasonable......
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