http://www.forbes.com/sites/mobiledia/2011/09/08/employees-cant-be-fired-for-facebook-complaints-judge-says/ - "Employees Can't Be Fired for Facebook Complaints, Judge Says"
We've all heard about employees being fired for bad-mouthing bosses, or facing repercussions for pictures online that may damage their reputation as a professional. This is one of the first articles I've read where the opposite is true. Five employees were fired for making comments that the boss referred to as "cyber harassment" on their Facebook page on a non-working Saturday. According to the National Labor Relations Act, "employees have the right to talk to each other about improving work conditions, and the board viewed the Facebook conversation as an example of just that". Because of that judgement, the employees were all given their respective jobs back.
This article discusses the fine line between what is okay to say online, and what can have serious consequences. Per our discussion in class today about 6 degrees of separation, social media sites have made our world seem even smaller. Be careful about what you say on the internet, because you never know who's reading!
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In spite of the outcome of the case, I agree with your final statement. You should always be very careful about what you post on social media (even 'private' content on Facebook) since you never know who is watching. Most firms now admit that they look at social media profiles when deciding whether to hire someone. And remember, among you hundreds of friends on Facebook there might be someone at the firm (a former Tulane student for example) who can look at all the information you thought was private...
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