It is proven that as social media becomes the latest branding strategy,
networking technique, job seeking tool and recruitment method, it's
becoming the latest way for people to get job offers rescinded,
reprimanded at work and even fired.
CNN has written a headline story back in 2009, regarding the dangers of
social media in workplaces and how what a person posts, can in fact
effect their job. In this case Twitter, a major social networking
website was how an employee for Cisco was reprimanded, after he posted,
"Cisco just offered me a job! Now I have to weigh the utility of a fatty
paycheck against the daily commute to San Jose and hating the work".
Cisco is clearly a web developed company, advertising everywhere, so not
computer-illiterate. A partner advocate for Cisco saw the tweet and
responded with "Who is the hiring manger, I'm sure they would love to
know that you will hate the work. We here at Cisco are versed in the
Web." - While it isn't clear what the outcome was of this conversation,
you can obviously see that the employer of the hiring company had
noticed.
In the same CNN report, it focuses on Facebook, where even more
companies are advertising and open to the public. " Kimberly Swann, a
former employee for Ivell Marketing and Logistics of Clacton, U.K.,
thought her job was boring -- and she said so on her Facebook page,
according to an article in The Daily Telegraph. Swann was called into
her manager's office and handed a letter that cited her Facebook
comments as the reason for dismissal: It stated ... "Following your
comments made on Facebook about your job and the company we feel it is
better that, as you are not happy and do not enjoy your work we end your
employment with Ivell Marketing & Logistics with immediate effect."
While she was communicating with her friends, posting her frustration
with her boredom, the company looks for their best interest in letting
her go. This all in 2009 (or so), which is almost 4 years later and the
social media flow is only increasing.
Lastly, education as a result of social networking has negative effects.
Go to Yahoo Answers and see how many people use networking to try and
answer their math homework or the science equation they need to balance.
Thousands, if not millions of students immediately turn to social
networking to be able to complete their homework (for them). For
students today, they forget the need to filter the information they
post. Many colleges and potential employers take a look at an
applicant"s social networking profiles before granting acceptance or
interviews. Most students don"t constantly evaluate the content they"re
publishing online, which can bring about negative consequences months or
years down the road.
References
(1) - CNN Article - http://www.cnn.com...
(2) - Edudemic Article - http://edudemic.com...
