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When it becomes a public issue, such as a teacher or CEO with naughty pictures, then it reflects real badly on the organization. Facebook and other sites become

When it becomes a public issue, such as a teacher or CEO with naughty pictures, then it reflects real badly on the organization. Facebook and other sites become a public record of you and your activities. One case that might not have happened is the Australian worker who called in sick, then wrote on Facebook that they're still trashed: http://www.hrblunders.com/was-facebook-sick-day-star-framed/ http://www.hrblunders.com/was-facebook-sick-day-star-framed/ Swiss worker says: I can't come to work because I'm too sick to use a computer, then logs into Facebook. Result: fired. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090428/1140394681.shtml http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090428/1140394681.shtml

jrockway 17y ago
Those are underlying problems that are unrelated to social media. Everywhere I've worked, it doesn't matter why you don't come to work, vacation and sick days come from the same "bank". So there would never be a reason to lie if you just wanted to stay home and watch TV all day. As for reflecting badly on an organization... this is something society needs to get over. Why would you judge an entire organization based on the actions of one person? And, where do you draw the line? Is it OK to discriminate against someone who blogs frequently? (Their poor grammar and tired ideas makes your organization look bad.) Is it OK to discriminate against someone who likes to hang out in the pub with friends. (Those pictures make your employees look like a bunch of lazy drunks.) Is it OK to discriminate against gay people? ("God says being gay is wrong," so that's got to make your organization look bad.) My point is, everything makes your organization look bad. But when you hire someone, you are trading money for work, you aren't purchasing a slave. So anything that an employee does that's not on behalf of the company should not reflect on the company in any way (negatively OR positively). It should only reflect on that individual.

jrockway 17y ago

Those are underlying problems that are unrelated to social media. Everywhere I've worked, it doesn't matter why you don't come to work, vacation and sick days come from the same "bank". So there would never be a reason to lie if you just wanted to stay home and watch TV all day. As for reflecting badly on an organization... this is something society needs to get over. Why would you judge an entire organization based on the actions of one person? And, where do you draw the line? Is it OK to discriminate against someone who blogs frequently? (Their poor grammar and tired ideas makes your organization look bad.) Is it OK to discriminate against someone who likes to hang out in the pub with friends. (Those pictures make your employees look like a bunch of lazy drunks.) Is it OK to discriminate against gay people? ("God says being gay is wrong," so that's got to make your organization look bad.) My point is, everything makes your organization look bad. But when you hire someone, you are trading money for work, you aren't purchasing a slave. So anything that an employee does that's not on behalf of the company should not reflect on the company in any way (negatively OR positively). It should only reflect on that individual.