I don't agree with Hugh's comment about not firing an employee for joining
a social network.  But his point about employers reviewing social networks
is spot on.  I have talked with a couple of HR managers who told me
although their policy is not to review social sites doesn't mean they
don't.  They will look at LinkedIn to make sure what you say on the site
matches your resume/application.  In addition what you post on Facebook
could be a determination on whether you are a match with the organization's
culture.

You are correct that they can't control employee's behavior.  But they can
place caveats into employment contracts as to what are acceptable and
unacceptable posts.  And yes corporations and governments are encouraging
BYOD.  But some have usage policies in place.  Don't follow them and you
might be on the street.

As has been said before on this list, be careful what you post on these
networks because your words could come back and haunt you.

My opinions my own...

Bruce White, CRM, PMP
Virginia Beach, VA
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and the answers are simple.
                       Dr. Seuss


On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 2:57 PM, Creamer, William <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> I liked you much better Hugh when you just told us about great products
> for fire protection and other things within your area of expertise.  The
> conspiracy theories and right wing politics loosely passed off as relating
> to records management, not so much.
>
> While it is annoying to get invitations from complete strangers on systems
> that keep pestering you until you log into the application and tell the
> system you want to ignore the invitation, it's pretty much like marketing
> phone calls and spam - a fact of life in the 21st century.
>
> No one is taking away electronic devices in corporate America.  In fact it
> is just the opposite - corporations are now encouraging employees to bring
> their own devices and use them for work related communication, document
> reviews and other work related activity.
>
> Not only does corporate America "encourage" BYOD, many corporations feel
> the need themselves to participate in social networking both to promote
> their brand and monitor what is being said about them.
>
> Companies I've worked for realized that you can not control peoples
> behavior outside of work very easily or very well.  At best you can only
> try to manage the situation and warn employees about data security,
> privacy, and the potential for social media to affect them -  and possibly
> the companies they work for, in terms of intellectual property issues and
> certain types of activity that could be considered illegal.
>
> Seriously? You would terminate an employee that used social networking?
>  I'd imagine if that were true, that you'd be missing out on some great
> talent.
>
>

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