Jobs usually check your facebook/myspace etc to see if you have a good profile picture and you're not being inappropriate.
This is not an invasion of the 1st amendment, nor any amendments. But more of an invasive procedure of neglecting to realize difference between work and life. They all feel you should love your company, and love your job. Is that so wrong? If you hate where you work, and who you work for, find a new job or keep your mouth shut.
Is that so wrong? Them looking at your facebook, and checking your status to see if you're negative, to see if you're corrosive? No, don't like it? Don't do it. Companies would rather employee someone who is good at their job, and is proper.
[QUOTE=coreyhaimsghost;20694662]*goes into work, calls everyone in the office nigger, expects not to be fired because its my freakin first amendment right!*[/QUOTE]
Now thats just taking it over the top. That is harassment towards coworkers. Not harassment towards an entity, such as a company
[QUOTE=Tippmann357;20697134]Jobs usually check your facebook/myspace etc to see if you have a good profile picture and you're not being inappropriate.[/QUOTE]
Depends on the job. If the job requires qualification, then they'll check that. If not, then they aren't likely going to waste their time.
And just because you have free speech doesn't mean it doesn't have repercussions.
I hate people.
[QUOTE=OutOfPop;20697738]I hate people.[/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE=faolco1;20694774]Here's something I thought of but isn't ertirely my opinion:
Why keep someone who doesn't want to work instead of someone that does want to work? I would think the quality of work would be done better by someone who liked their job...just a thought.[/QUOTE]
It's amazing how motivated people are by a little green.
Where I live, (Indiana) a boss can fire you and they don't have to give you a reason.
So if you have a facebook and they don't like that you have one they can just fire you.
It isn't a violation of first amendment rights, and that is where people get in trouble. They think they can say whatever they want and then end up looking like idiots when they get hit with consequences.
I am not talking about you, I just mean in general.
I just don't use things like facebook altogether, I think it's pointless.
I guess all it comes down to is watching what you say, and watching out for who's listening...
It's called lifestyle discrimination, and it's completely legal (as of now) in the US.
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Posting crap on Facebook and getting fired isn't that bad.
Posting crap and getting fired in the comments underneath is bad, especially if someone sees it before you can delete it.
Let me be simple as possible with this...
Once you walk through your companies doors ,and sign the papers they give you... Your their bitch...
How hard can it be..
This happens so often, at my work there has been tons of cases of people doing crazy shit and recording it on their phones, now phones are banned at work, its now a firable offense to carry one.
[QUOTE=Proj3ct_ZeRo;20700921]This happens so often, at my work there has been tons of cases of people doing crazy shit and recording it on their phones, now phones are banned at work, its now a firable offense to carry one.[/QUOTE]
Fired for carrying a phone? That's got to be a pain in the but.
Don't add your boss to facebook or change privacy so they can't see.
Or get a job that you like and stop bitching about it.
[QUOTE=M2k3;20694626]When will people get it through their heads that social networking + work do [i]not[/i] mix. Sure you can add fellow employees but goddamn don't talk about what you think of work or how your day at work was or anything related to your work. Talk about work at work or at social gatherings, don't broadcast it on the internet.[/QUOTE]
Exactly. And there's privacy settings for you profile too. You can choose which posts people can see.
On an interesting note, Congress now allows for deployed soldiers to use social networking sites again.
[QUOTE=THEMikeDurham;20694519]Another reason why facebook is gay.[/QUOTE]
What do people have against Facebook? It's amazing.
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