Define "worksafe".

[accountingwitch]

During an online discussion of what's considered worksafe for posting, I was a bit surprised at how many of the young'uns didn't know the definition, or the "line in the sand" that made things not viewer-friendly. Mind you, this is the generation that doesn't even blink at clothes that should only be seen on strippers, lyrics where every third word

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[slumber]

Oh! I thought the description of your gif sounded familiar (somebody caught me up to speed on that particular discussion a few months ago) but I assumed the online discussion you were referring to was something more recent. :P

I work for a company that works closely with corporate execs who are, in one way or another, knee-deep in social media, so I have pretty strong feelings about the topic. :P While the National Labor Relations Board (in the US) have technically said social media postings alone shouldn't be grounds for termination, many prospective employers don't shy away from Googling what information is available on a person and basing decisions from what they find. (And companies still worry about people who identify themselves as company employees and then end up publicly saying things that reflect badly on their brand.) I can imagine it's the same way with teachers--my roommate works in a school as well and it won't surprise me to hear parents demanding the school take action if they discover teachers to have said or done something online especially if that stuff was easily accessible. "It's my personal space" is not going to be a solid argument in cases when what was said does, in fact, bleed over to public space.

Mark Zuckerberg may want people to be more open and make privacy less of an issue, but honestly it still surprises me what people are willing to attach their real life names to.

OMG. I remember the Cisco, Chrysler, and Domino cases--haven't heard of the others, but yes. So much yes. My personal favorite.

[accountingwitch]

Keywords.