Can Facebook be used against you in the work place?

KiKi

OP, to answer your actual question:

Yes, they can take action. A company doesn't need to prove that you were talking about a specific manager or to have evidence that you were denigrating the organisation. They only need to have reasonable belief.

If they have no evidence (ie, didn't print it off or take screen grabs), and if it's now deleted and can't be removed again, then hopefully they will take no action. If they do, it's a grovel and beg and hope for the best scenario, I'm afraid.

I don't agree with the 'Facebook is pointless' posts that some people make - it has its uses (after all, it's not FB that's terrible, it's how people use it). But, like absolutely anything, it has its downfalls. Never, ever, ever add anyone from work, and never, ever write about anything work-related on your page, ever. It's just not worth your job.

KiKi

Forever

ILW wrote: »

I don't get it either.

Then I'm three. But then I maybe biased as I hate it!

DCFC79

Just dont put anything on facebook

nickcc

Three bus drivers in Cornwall made negative remarks about Pensioner passengers on FB, the driver supervisor was dismissed and the other two were disciplined. As far as work is concerned always assume "big brother is watching you" whether it's emails Facebook or twitter never leave yourself open.

JimmyTheWig

MissSarah1972 wrote: »

If you add someone or are that silly to have your wall public then people can read what you write and say what they like

NEVER add anyone you work with full stop!

The number of times people have thought that their Facebook was private and it turned out not to be suggests to me that even following these rules you will be caught out.
Better, I'd say, to never post anything you wouldn't want work to see on Facebook.

JimmyTheWig

westv wrote: »

May seem a silly question but how do you know the person you are looking at on FB is the same person that is the applicant? For example, my FB page has my name and DOB but no other personal details. It's very possible that two people share the same name and DOB but are unrelated in every other way.

I would guess that in these times when you have 20 suitable applicants for one job that it doesn't really matter. Say you cut out 10 of those 20 based on Facebook. Maybe 2 of those 10 were mistaken identity.
You've still got 10 decent people to choose from, none of whom post silly things about themselves on the internet. I would say that gives you a better chance of picking someone good than interviewing all 20, of whom 8 post irresponsible stuff online.

JamesK10

The only thing you ever write on FB about work is "going for an interview" when you are unemployed. That's it. It's an unpaid job in itself staying up to date with FB and I've only had to edit stuff that I thought was better unsaid, twice since starting to use it again.

Anyone who wants to see what films games and music I've liked, they're welcome to that info.

mjbmjb

1. Don't ever become Facebook "friends" with your work colleagues. When you leave that job, you can then add the work friends that you would like to keep in touch with.

2. Make sure that your Facebook settings are nailed down, so if they aren't friends with you, they can't see your friends list or your wall.

3. When applying for jobs, remove your profile photo from Facebook.

4. Remember that there are many Internet trolls and photo collectors out there. This often includes your work colleagues.

5. Do you really need to put your daily diary onto Facebook?