6 Reasons Social Media Got People Fired - CareerEnlightenment.com

4. Risky on Reddit.One man from Texas was famous on Reddit for being a troll called Violentacrez. He had a reputation on the site for posting  disturbing pictures of under-aged girls in bikinis and being offensive as possible. After having his real identity exposed in an article on  Gawker, the man was fired immediately from his programming job.With no job and a tarnished professional reputation, the man set up a PayPal account to accept donations from fans. Not exactly a reliable source of income.5. Viral complaints on YouTube.A viral video is the ultimate combination of people eating their words and the visual to go along with it. Hence, it’s incredibly easy to post a video on YouTube and get fired as a result.A few years ago, four news reporters from Arkansas  posted a few videos complaining  about their jobs and the people they’ve met in their line of work. They filmed the videos at the news station and at actual news events, using the station’s equipment. Needless to say, everyone involved in the making of these videos was fired.6. Blogging about work.Blogs have gotten a lot of professionals intro trouble in the past. Take the English teacher from Pennsylvania, for example. She wrote a  blog about her students’ behavior.The blog was only intended for her friends, and she didn’t write about anyone specific, but it caught someone’s attention anyway. She called her students “rude, lazy, disengaged whiners” and became known for it. The school district suspended her with pay.There are hundreds of other stories online about people losing their jobs over social media. Don’t be one of these people. Avoid posting anything offensive on social media. This includes things relating to your work and things relating to your personal life. You are a representative of your company and will be treated as such.What’s the worst thing you’ve seen someone do on social media that got them fired?