http://www.hrtechnews.com/workers-canned-for-joking-about-theft-online/ HRMS, Internet Monitoring, Payroll Software, Time and Attendance, and more Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:58:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.hrtechnews.com/workers-canned-for-joking-about-theft-online/comment-page-1/#comment-449 Deb Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:36:04 +0000 http://www.hrtechnews.com/?p=264#comment-449 It's way too easy for ANYONE to create a facebook or myspace account in ANYONE'S name. Someone who has a vendetta against a fellow employee (even a person who doesn't work at the same place) could create one and post all kinds of fake things which could easily get anyone fired. It's also easy for anyone who shares a personal computer with the employee to do all kinds of things on the employee's myspace or facebook account if the employee does not log off before he steps away. The employer needs to stay away from this kind of thing as the only thing they know for sure is that they cannot be certain that anything they see or read on an employee's facebook or myspace webpage is real. They have no way of knowing if the employee posted it or even knows about it. This is a huge can of worms that should stay CLOSED. It’s way too easy for ANYONE to create a facebook or myspace account in ANYONE’S name. Someone who has a vendetta against a fellow employee (even a person who doesn’t work at the same place) could create one and post all kinds of fake things which could easily get anyone fired.
It’s also easy for anyone who shares a personal computer with the employee to do all kinds of things on the employee’s myspace or facebook account if the employee does not log off before he steps away. The employer needs to stay away from this kind of thing as the only thing they know for sure is that they cannot be certain that anything they see or read on an employee’s facebook or myspace webpage is real. They have no way of knowing if the employee posted it or even knows about it. This is a huge can of worms that should stay CLOSED.

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