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The Employer Handbook BlogHow ironic that when I finally achieve “social media expert” status, my daughter is the viral hit.
And then, before my 15 minutes seconds were up (fast forward to 1:00), my youngest daughter blew up my spot.
Articles Posted in Social Media and the Workplace
A grown man’s Facebook rant about ‘Pokémon Go’ led to his firing
Are playing Pokémon Go on your smartphone yet? Of course not, you’re a Human Resource Professional, or in-house counsel, or employment lawyer in private practice.
Me neither.
These 4 recent revelations about employee use of social media may surprise you (or not)
Number 1: Eric often resorts to click-bait headlines, especially when his wife’s only post on this blog receives lots of hits and reader accolades. And, Eric’s only accolades sound something like, “Oh, in real life you’re not as short as I thought you’d be.”
Ok, that doesn’t count as a revelation.
Foul! Nasty tweets to Steph Curry’s family cost a Cavs fan his job.
Yep, that’s me honey dipping like Vince Carter. I’m an animal on the court. Especially, when the rim is set at seven six five feet at the local Children’s museum.
Can a plaintiff change her social media privacy settings after filing a lawsuit?
Sure, she can. But, could that lead to court-ordered sanctions?
Say it with me, “It depends.”
A pro golfer gets his revenge on Twitter; causes a heckler to lose his job.
He got the hook, all right. Or, you could say that his position was sliced. Boo-yah! I mean, Baba Booey!
Hey, I’ll be here all week.
The 24/7 world of social media can bite your employees when they least expect it
The list of employees who have lost their jobs because of social media mistakes, well, it’s long. I’ll get you started here and here and here.
Whether it’s on or off the clock, being outspoken — to put it mildly — on social media, doesn’t end well often. But, most social media missteps that I read and blog about involve conscious decisions by employee to do dumb stuff on social media.
Except…
Yes, employees can fight workplace harassment with social media
It’s almost 2016.
By now, who among us: the lawyers, the HR professionals, the owners (Hi there, Mark Cuban, thanks for reading again today), has yet to deal with an allegation of workplace harassment involving social media. Why, just yesterday, I read about an employee who lost his job for going on Facebook and calling a woman — albeit not a female co-worker — a “slut.”
But, how many of us have explored ways that our employees can use social media to address concerns about workplace harassment?