With the very broad area of social media being utilized in some form or fashion by more and more people, it should come as no surprise that the use of these mediums is starting to spill over in to peoples professional life. Often times, the use of social media, as it relates to the workplace, has a negative connotation to it. There are countless stories of people having a "Facebook" status about how much they hate there job, or sending out a "tweet" complaining about their boss, only to be fired later. According to the article Can Complaing About Your Boss on Facebook Get You Fired? by Mikal Belicove, there is one particular instance where a woman complaining about her supervisor got her fired. While there are many cases where social media causes problems for employees, there are instances where social media can be helpful to people.
There are plenty of sites out there, such as LinkedIn, that allow people to connect with all kinds of people and market themselves to potential employers. In fact, I don't think that people should be afraid to post things on Facebook or other sites. Instead, use the potential it has for a wide array of viewers to market yourself to people who may be looking to hire you.
I completely agree. I have heard of many cases where people get fired because the posted negative comments on any social media site.
ReplyDeleteI understand where companies are coming from. They don't want the public to see their own employees complaining about them, however part of me still thinks this is a bit unethical. America is based on freedom, including freedom of speech. Social media is the way in which we get our voices heard in today's society. But until the Bill of Rights covers social media, I guess people will still lose their jobs for complaining via social media sites.