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Social Networking: How to Lose Your Job Without Really Trying
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Social Networking: How to Lose Your Job Without Really Trying
MNA LABOR LEADER SUMMIT 2010
James A.W. Shaw, Esq.
Segal Roitman, LLP
March 25, 2010
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What is Social Networking
Virtual Internet communities that allow members to connect with the public and each other by sharing content, pictures and stories.
Examples•Facebook•MySpace•Twitter
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The Numbers
Percent of recruiters and HR professionals who review these types of sites when researching applicants
•Search engines 78% •Social networking sites 63% •Photo and video sharing sites 59% •Professional and business networking sites 57% •None of these 2%
Source: Cross-Tab Marketing Research
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Workplace Issues
•Personal Life On Public Display
•Venting about the Workplace
•Workplace TMI
•Employer Surveillance
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Examples of Facebook Foibles
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Personal Life on Public Display:
• Stacey Snider
• Teacher in PA
• “Drunken Pirate” picture on MySpace
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Personal Life on Public Display:
• Caitlin Davis
• Cheerleader for the Patriots
• Picture at party writing on man
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Venting About the Workplace:
• 13 Virgin Atlantic staff commented on Facebook page
• Claimed cabin had cockroaches
• Said jet engines
were replaced 4
times a year
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Venting About the Workplace:
• Teacher fired for posting on Facebook that she was teaching in “The most ghetto school in Charlotte”
• (Did actually teach at a very poor school : 95% of students qualify for lunch subsidies)
• Another teacher in same district suspended for posting on Facebook “I hate my students”
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Venting About the Workplace:
• Kimberly Swann fired for posting “Bored at Work”
• Didn’t include company name
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• Mark Musarella• EMT fired from
Richmond University Medical Center
• Uploaded picture of murder victim to Facebook
Workplace TMI
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• Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
• 2 nurses fired for posting photos of patient’s X-ray on Facebook
Workplace TMI
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Employers Surveillance:• Kevin Colvin• Intern at Anglo Irish
Bank• Told boss needed to go
home for family reasons• Boss found picture from
party
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Employer Surveillance:
• Flight Attendant, Ellen Simonetti, TX
• Fired from Delta for picture on her blog in her uniform
• Never mentioned employer or full name
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The Legal Issues
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You’ve Been Caught – The Legal Ramifications
• Invasion of privacy
• Non-Discrimination
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You’ve Been Caught – The Legal Ramifications
• Whistleblowing
• Free speech vs. Censorship
• Public vs. Private Sector
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You’ve Been Caught – The Legal Ramifications
• Union contract / CBA
• Just cause?
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You’ve Been Caught – The Legal Ramifications
• Off-duty conduct
• Work connected?
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You’ve Been Caught – The Legal Ramifications
• Effect on employer’s reputation
• Can the employer still trust you?
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Protecting Your Profile from Prying Eyes
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Profiles are Revealing• Facebook Group
“You dialed 911 and requested an ambulance for that!”
• Without even being a member of Facebook, we can find this commenter’s name, picture, friends, etc
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Making Your Profile Private• Edit your privacy settings by clicking
“Account” in the top right corner
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Making Your Profile Private
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Making Your Profile Private• Create a list of friends (like “work contacts” or “family”) so that
you may control what they collectively see on your profile
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Making Your Profile Private• You can change the privacy settings for the list you
created (easier than blocking one person at a time)
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Search Engine Access• Under the “Search” category, select who you
want to be able to search for you on Facebook
• Unclick the box below to disallow search engines to connect your name to your Facebook profile
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Search Engine Access• Check what the search result is for you on Facebook
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Using Good Judgment
• Don’t friend the boss
• Untag yourself in photos
• Ask friends to take down pictures of you
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Using Good Judgment
• Make sure there’s nothing incriminating in the background of photos
• Assume everything you post can and will be seen by your boss
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Using Good Judgment
• Google yourself to see what your employer/ future employer will find
• Do not include your place of work in your profile
• Remember: old profile pictures are stored on your profile after you have changed them
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