Should Social Media Junkies Lose Their Jobs?
If someone feels the urge to write inappropriate posts on social media, I suggest they walk away from the screen because it may just cost them their job. More and more employees are being fired due to their misconduct on social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Rules and contracts about what social media posts, while employed by certain companies, are starting to show up across the country. The misuse of social media is uncalled for and should result in the employee being fired from their his or her job.
Inappropriate and offensive posts are degrading, so therefore they employees should be held responsible and eventually fired. For instance, Mrs. Rubio, a teacher in Brooklyn, …show more content…
Even if an employee isn’t at work at the current moment, they can still face consequences for giving the company a bad reputation. For instance, Suzanne Hutton’s post that referred to a special-education student as a “hot mess” and the student’s parents as “crazy” was quickly viewed and resulted in her losing her job. The parents screen-grabbed the post, and the school district attorney had seen it in the matter of` an hour. and The teacher was removed her from the classroom (Kuznia). Comparatively, an employee from Taco Bell was fired after he posted pictures of himself licking the taco shells, and a bus driver in Georgia that was fired after he ranted on Facebook about the school system (Bryant). Another example is in the case of Talvitie-Siple. Talvitie-Siple apologized for her actions by saying, “I embarrassed [the Superintendent], I embarrassed the school district.” (Heussner and Fahmy). People who fail to recognize that they are always representing their company are the ones who tend to lose their …show more content…
Employees should watch what they post on social media. Anything posted on the internet is there forever and can be found even if it is deleted. For example, parents collected screen shots of Suzanne Hutton’s posts on Facebook that they thought were inappropriate which later were used against her (Kunia). In the article of Ms. Rubino posting that she hated her students’ guts, it states, “Ms. Rubino compounded her problems by trying to cover up and deny the online outbursts” (Gonchar). Even though she later got her job back, she lost it for some time and lost a lot of credibility and respect. Employees should never doubt that all of their posts can be seen by whomever wants to see
If someone feels the urge to write inappropriate posts on social media, I suggest they walk away from the screen because it may just cost them their job. More and more employees are being fired due to their misconduct on social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Rules and contracts about what social media posts, while employed by certain companies, are starting to show up across the country. The misuse of social media is uncalled for and should result in the employee being fired from their his or her job.
Inappropriate and offensive posts are degrading, so therefore they employees should be held responsible and eventually fired. For instance, Mrs. Rubio, a teacher in Brooklyn, …show more content…
Even if an employee isn’t at work at the current moment, they can still face consequences for giving the company a bad reputation. For instance, Suzanne Hutton’s post that referred to a special-education student as a “hot mess” and the student’s parents as “crazy” was quickly viewed and resulted in her losing her job. The parents screen-grabbed the post, and the school district attorney had seen it in the matter of` an hour. and The teacher was removed her from the classroom (Kuznia). Comparatively, an employee from Taco Bell was fired after he posted pictures of himself licking the taco shells, and a bus driver in Georgia that was fired after he ranted on Facebook about the school system (Bryant). Another example is in the case of Talvitie-Siple. Talvitie-Siple apologized for her actions by saying, “I embarrassed [the Superintendent], I embarrassed the school district.” (Heussner and Fahmy). People who fail to recognize that they are always representing their company are the ones who tend to lose their …show more content…
Employees should watch what they post on social media. Anything posted on the internet is there forever and can be found even if it is deleted. For example, parents collected screen shots of Suzanne Hutton’s posts on Facebook that they thought were inappropriate which later were used against her (Kunia). In the article of Ms. Rubino posting that she hated her students’ guts, it states, “Ms. Rubino compounded her problems by trying to cover up and deny the online outbursts” (Gonchar). Even though she later got her job back, she lost it for some time and lost a lot of credibility and respect. Employees should never doubt that all of their posts can be seen by whomever wants to see