Dont's on Social Media

Just now i came across this article, highlighting the impact of social media on their jobs due to their high engagement on social networking websites passing various comments on their co-workers and sharing their job updates with other people & networks..

Although this article doesn't mine any thing new, but still highlights the stuff with some live examples of the stuff most of us do on those sites knowing it's consequences probably just for drawing 'social attention'

LINK: http://msn.careerbuilder.com/Article/MSN-1953-Workplace-Issues-Social-Media-Pitfalls/?sc_extcmp=JS_1953_spotlight&SiteId=cbmsnsl41953&ArticleID=1953>1=23000&cbRecursionCnt=1&cbsid=4de132a477d24147ba94e086c87dc381-305954193-RM-4

Few dont's which i liked from this article are follows:

Don't announce interviews, raises or new jobs

Don't mention your job search if you're still employed

Facebook Fired Stories

Kimberly Swann, a former employee at Ivell Marketing & Logistics of Clacton, U.K., thought her job was boring -- and she said so on her Facebook page, according to an article in The Daily Telegraph. Swann was called into her manager's office and handed a letter that cited her Facebook comments as the reason for dismissal:

"Following your comments made on Facebook about your job and the company we feel it is better that, as you are not happy and do not enjoy your work we end your employment with Ivell Marketing & Logistics with immediate effect."

An MSNBC article tells of Kevin Colvin, the legendary young intern who e-mailed his boss, claiming a "family emergency" would keep him out of the office around Halloween. His co-workers (and Facebook friends), however, saw a photo of Colvin dressed as a fairy at a Halloween party time-stamped on the same day of the "emergency." Colvin's boss responded to him with an e-mail CC'd to the entire company, firing him and including the incriminating fairy picture.

In March 2009, the same MSNBC article cites Dan Leone, a Philadelphia Eagles stadium employee, who was fired after slamming the football organization for trading a player in this status update:

"Dan is [expletive] devastated about Dawkins signing with Denver. . .Dam Eagles R Retarted!![sic]"

Two days later, the head of event operations said they needed to talk about his Facebook status; instead, he got the boot.

Firstly i don''t like the idea of blaming employers, if you don't like, leave the job and if you have already left,your blaming will bring no good to you! and especially in the case of global brands it depends upon from person to person and we will always find pro and anti groups for a same brand crowded largely!