2. I don't agree with the photo Lindsey Stone posted on Facebook but I don't think she should loose her job over it. Yes, she was on a business trip paid by her work and did disrespect many people and make her employers look bad. Of course people are going to be upset when you post a picture disrespecting many men and women who have fought for our freedom. I don't agree with the people who are petitioning for her to loose her job. She has been crusified by social media and has been punished enough, hopefully she has learned her lesson.
3. I monitor my digital presence by keeping all my social media sites private, be careful of what I post and only follow and let people follow me who I trust. You can't rid your digital footprint but you can reduce it by making all social media sites private, untag yourself in photos and if you post on forums go back and delete all posts. Also, you can manage your reputation online by maintaining a positive professional appearance. Regularly view your profile and delete any inappropriate posts of pictures. Think before you post and monitor your name by googling yourself.
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#2 originally I did not think Lindsey Stone should have lost her job. I felt like employers shouldn’t use social networking against employee. Employees have lives and are normal people who makes mistakes in life. I also don’t believe that 30,000 strangers should have the ability to determine the course of an individual’s life and livelihood based on one poor decision. I felt like this until reading this blog post. I was unaware that “she was on a business trip paid by her work”. In this case I believe the company has the right to fire her because she was on a business trip. At the time she took the picture she was representing a company and because she did a poor job of doing that I no longer believe the company is wrong for firing her.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you when you say, "I don't agree with the people who are petitioning for her to loose her job". I don't believe that it is anyone's business but her employer and her if she should keep her job or not. I do believe that she should lose her job. She was on a paid business trip and during that business trip she was joking around and goofing off taking pictures and making fun of the men and women who fought for our country. I also find it very childish that she even posted the picture on social media. She's an adult who should know right from wrong.
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