Teen's Profane tweet about starting a new job gets her fired before her first day
We sometimes use social media without even thinking. We post things that in the future we regret posting, wishing we had never hit that post button. We do it without thinking about who could see this, be it for good or for bad. In the case of this article a young known as "Cella" tweeted herself into trouble, which resulted in her being fired from her job before she had even started.
The response of Robert Waple, the franchise owner, is not surprising. He is the franchise owner of the pizza place and wants his customers to be happy with their service. If he has workers who do not like there job it is going to reflect in the way they work and how they treat and interact with the customers.
Electronic mistakes should not be judged any worse then real world mistakes. Both can be equally bad; electronic mistakes just tend to be judged worse cause they are known to more people via social media and the internet. More people have access to know of the mistake you made rather then just a few people who were there when it happened.
But the real question is 'Will Cella's story prompt some teens to think more carefully about what they publish online, or will the fact that she's gaining an international audience for being fired over Twitter just encourage some to follow suit?'
Link: http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcommunity/2015/02/teens-profane-tweet-about-starting-a-new-job-gets-her-fired-before-the-1st-day.html
I totally agree with you on how we need to think before we post so we don't get into situations like this girl
ReplyDeleteWhat can we do so that a mistake like this will not be the only published impression of us?
Delete"cause they are known to more people"
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely agree. But the problem is the item spreads so far and so fast that it is not retractable.
"concrete footprints"
DeleteBy the way, good post, good thinking.
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