Employment
It’s no secret that employers have started using social media sites to check up on their current and future employees. If you have a public Facebook, Twitter, MySpace or Instagram account, you can be sure your employer has visited the page and checked your posts and photos.
If an updated CV was the only thing you had to worry about in the past, nowadays, your social media profile requires just as much attention, if not more. If your profile contains something that current or future employers might find offensive, disrespectful or questioning your work ethics or personality, don’t expect a promotion or getting hired at all.
To add insult to the injury, a post, comment or photo can go viral in seconds reaching millions and destroy your prospective employment opportunities, and thus, your financial situation, for good. How to make sure your social media profile does not ruin your financial goals? Think twice before posting something!
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You omitted part of the ’employment’ risk of social media. Some organizations have policies – which are legally enforceable – stating that social media posts by employees can be grounds for dismissal. This could be for a number of reasons, such as sharing confidential company information or even just ripping the place up online. Like “I work at the ABC Medical Hospital and let me tell you they do not care about the patients. The hospital president is only concerned with making a lot of money and the doctors are terrible.” Kiss that job goodbye, and hope your NEXT employer doesn’t find out why you’re not with your previous employer anymore.