Comments on: 6 dumb ways to get fired online http://www.hrmorning.com/6-dumb-ways-to-get-fired-online/ Your daily dose of HR Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:43:13 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Petey http://www.hrmorning.com/6-dumb-ways-to-get-fired-online/comment-page-1/#comment-46325 Petey Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:09:04 +0000 http://www.hrmorning.com/?p=3602#comment-46325 One more thing. I don't necessarily agree with Cheri that most people hate their boss or their company. I will agree that most people, on occasion, have something to gripe about at work (doesn't mean they hate their boss/company). One more thing. I don’t necessarily agree with Cheri that most people hate their boss or their company. I will agree that most people, on occasion, have something to gripe about at work (doesn’t mean they hate their boss/company).

]]> By: Petey http://www.hrmorning.com/6-dumb-ways-to-get-fired-online/comment-page-1/#comment-46324 Petey Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:01:22 +0000 http://www.hrmorning.com/?p=3602#comment-46324 Carole, shame on you for "(usually a woman)" And to the rest of you who assumed the employee in #2 was a female. Carole, shame on you for “(usually a woman)” And to the rest of you who assumed the employee in #2 was a female.

]]> By: Terrence http://www.hrmorning.com/6-dumb-ways-to-get-fired-online/comment-page-1/#comment-40022 Terrence Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:32:33 +0000 http://www.hrmorning.com/?p=3602#comment-40022 I think that perhaps the biggest issue being forgotten about number 2 is that it does open the door for sexual harrassment in the workplace and a very hostile workplace. In my experience, and I have to build strong teams to achieve miracles for our clients, the strongest teams came from people who were treated like equals, given their full recognition for their efforts and achievements and about the only off-the-clock interactions come from team building forays into watching professional sports games or visiting an amusement park. Now as for team members who recognize that they are equals, that's an entirely different issue. But as for a boss taking advantage of an employee; I know I would never tolerate it! I think that perhaps the biggest issue being forgotten about number 2 is that it does open the door for sexual harrassment in the workplace and a very hostile workplace.

In my experience, and I have to build strong teams to achieve miracles for our clients, the strongest teams came from people who were treated like equals, given their full recognition for their efforts and achievements and about the only off-the-clock interactions come from team building forays into watching professional sports games or visiting an amusement park.

Now as for team members who recognize that they are equals, that’s an entirely different issue. But as for a boss taking advantage of an employee; I know I would never tolerate it!

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]]> By: Stacy http://www.hrmorning.com/6-dumb-ways-to-get-fired-online/comment-page-1/#comment-31353 Stacy Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:34:56 +0000 http://www.hrmorning.com/?p=3602#comment-31353 AMEN Cheri! Or that boss doesn't have enough work to do. We are blocked from Facebook, Myspace and probably Twitter (not sure) because of abuse. A lot of us have internet access on our phones. My reasoning is, wouldn't you rather know how much time employees are spending on these sites than not know how much time employees may be sitting at their desks on their phones on these sites? Few Supervisors or co-workers would be able to see certain private information on an employee's Facebook or Myspace page and keep themselves from passing judgement or starting rumors. AMEN Cheri! Or that boss doesn’t have enough work to do. We are blocked from Facebook, Myspace and probably Twitter (not sure) because of abuse. A lot of us have internet access on our phones. My reasoning is, wouldn’t you rather know how much time employees are spending on these sites than not know how much time employees may be sitting at their desks on their phones on these sites? Few Supervisors or co-workers would be able to see certain private information on an employee’s Facebook or Myspace page and keep themselves from passing judgement or starting rumors.

]]> By: linda http://www.hrmorning.com/6-dumb-ways-to-get-fired-online/comment-page-1/#comment-31338 linda Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:01:04 +0000 http://www.hrmorning.com/?p=3602#comment-31338 Jay Forte said it best! Jay Forte said it best!

]]> By: Stacy http://www.hrmorning.com/6-dumb-ways-to-get-fired-online/comment-page-1/#comment-28669 Stacy Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:24:39 +0000 http://www.hrmorning.com/?p=3602#comment-28669 AMEN Cheri! AMEN! AMEN Cheri! AMEN!

]]> By: Cheri http://www.hrmorning.com/6-dumb-ways-to-get-fired-online/comment-page-1/#comment-28604 Cheri Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:52:17 +0000 http://www.hrmorning.com/?p=3602#comment-28604 There is a saying that they use here at my company "everything you do on company time belongs to the company" ie: email, internet etc... So now are they trying to say that everything you do on your personal time belongs to the company as well? I think that spying on employees during their personal time is an invasion of privacy and the company should be held liable if caught acting on anything that is found. Let's face it, almost everyone complains about their job, almost everyone hates their boss and almost everyone hates the company they work for. And they are all going to complain about it. Believe me, I am in HR and I have heard it all! If all a "boss" has to do with his time is spy on his employees, it sounds to me like it is time for a new boss! There is a saying that they use here at my company “everything you do on company time belongs to the company” ie: email, internet etc… So now are they trying to say that everything you do on your personal time belongs to the company as well? I think that spying on employees during their personal time is an invasion of privacy and the company should be held liable if caught acting on anything that is found. Let’s face it, almost everyone complains about their job, almost everyone hates their boss and almost everyone hates the company they work for. And they are all going to complain about it. Believe me, I am in HR and I have heard it all! If all a “boss” has to do with his time is spy on his employees, it sounds to me like it is time for a new boss!

]]> By: Stacy http://www.hrmorning.com/6-dumb-ways-to-get-fired-online/comment-page-1/#comment-20444 Stacy Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:47:27 +0000 http://www.hrmorning.com/?p=3602#comment-20444 On Myspace, you can set you page to “Private” , on Facebook, they can’t see your profile unless you confirm their “Friendquest”, on Twitter, you are notified of who is now following you but I think it’s boring so I haven’t really delved into the specifics of what it does and doesn’t do. I am sure there are co-workers of mine who have Myspace pages but I have never thought to look them up, I am not interested in what they do on their private time because I have a life. I haven’t “Friendquested” or been “Friendquested” any co-workers on Facebook and I doubt I will or they will which is a good thing. That way, my life stays MY life and theirs stays theirs. I no longer use Myspace and I am only using Facebook to connect with old friends from the past and keep in touch with relatives. I think that supervisors who use this as a tool for gauging whether they should hire or fire a person are judgmental, cowardly and are spying because I am sure they NEVER actually tell the person that they have been on their pages looking through. As long as you have good job performance, good attendance/punctuality and aren’t coming to work stoned or drunk, going out with your friends and partying, should not make a difference to your supervisor unless you are caught drunk in a Wet T-shirt contest in a T-shirt that has your company logo on it and you wind up on the front page of the local news! LOL. Seriously, this seems as if some employers now want to control what employees do on their personal time after work, and want to judge peoples character based on their personal views of the world as well. This is definitely a practice that will show up in future Discrimination Laws if it’s not in there already! On Myspace, you can set you page to “Private” , on Facebook, they can’t see your profile unless you confirm their “Friendquest”, on Twitter, you are notified of who is now following you but I think it’s boring so I haven’t really delved into the specifics of what it does and doesn’t do. I am sure there are co-workers of mine who have Myspace pages but I have never thought to look them up, I am not interested in what they do on their private time because I have a life. I haven’t “Friendquested” or been “Friendquested” any co-workers on Facebook and I doubt I will or they will which is a good thing. That way, my life stays MY life and theirs stays theirs. I no longer use Myspace and I am only using Facebook to connect with old friends from the past and keep in touch with relatives. I think that supervisors who use this as a tool for gauging whether they should hire or fire a person are judgmental, cowardly and are spying because I am sure they NEVER actually tell the person that they have been on their pages looking through. As long as you have good job performance, good attendance/punctuality and aren’t coming to work stoned or drunk, going out with your friends and partying, should not make a difference to your supervisor unless you are caught drunk in a Wet T-shirt contest in a T-shirt that has your company logo on it and you wind up on the front page of the local news! LOL. Seriously, this seems as if some employers now want to control what employees do on their personal time after work, and want to judge peoples character based on their personal views of the world as well. This is definitely a practice that will show up in future Discrimination Laws if it’s not in there already!

]]> By: Jessica http://www.hrmorning.com/6-dumb-ways-to-get-fired-online/comment-page-1/#comment-20334 Jessica Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:26:30 +0000 http://www.hrmorning.com/?p=3602#comment-20334 No matter how you look at it, these sites are for people's personal use. It is never fair nor right to discipline anyone at a job for things they say or do on their personal accounts (unless of course they are distilling propriatary information). I believe it wrong for prospective or even current employers to seek out someone's twitter or facebook or any SOCIAL networking site they are on to make any sort of employment determination. Just because I have a picture of myself having a good time with friends at a party doesn't mean that I'm going to come to work hammered and be unprofessional! As more and more people learn that employers ARE delving into their personal lives to make employment determinations, I believe more of them will start upping their privacy settings, but they really shouldn't have to. Just because delving into a person's private life is easier from the comfort of one's own computer rather than following them around to see and hear what they're up to doesn't make it anymore relevant to their job standing. No matter how you look at it, these sites are for people’s personal use. It is never fair nor right to discipline anyone at a job for things they say or do on their personal accounts (unless of course they are distilling propriatary information). I believe it wrong for prospective or even current employers to seek out someone’s twitter or facebook or any SOCIAL networking site they are on to make any sort of employment determination. Just because I have a picture of myself having a good time with friends at a party doesn’t mean that I’m going to come to work hammered and be unprofessional! As more and more people learn that employers ARE delving into their personal lives to make employment determinations, I believe more of them will start upping their privacy settings, but they really shouldn’t have to. Just because delving into a person’s private life is easier from the comfort of one’s own computer rather than following them around to see and hear what they’re up to doesn’t make it anymore relevant to their job standing.

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