5 Myths Employees Believe About Social Media
Can an employee badmouth his company outside of the workplace? If he gets caught, he can be fired. One way to get caught is to post unsettling comments on Facebook or Twitter where your company can see it and easily document it as a reason for firing you.
Business owners and employees need to address the issue of monitoring social media traffic within the company. Business owners must assume that their employees are using Facebook or Twitter while on the job. They may not want to stop the use of social media during work hours. After all, social media is not the problem. Bad judgment might be, though.
With that said, as a business owner or employee, you should take a look at these five myths many employees believe about social media:
- It’s protected under freedom of speech: Employees must understand that the First Amendment does not apply in the private workplace.
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