26th Feb 2009 - Andrew Levy of the Mail Online wrote:
Like many teenagers, Kimberley Swann was underwhelmed by the menial tasks she was given in her new job. But while other 16-year-olds might have confided in friends and family about the filing, stapling and hole-punching, she decided to let off steam by posting comments on the social networking website Facebook. Three weeks later, the words 'first day at work. omg (oh my God)!! So dull!!' came back to haunt her when her boss discovered them as he surfed the net.
Another posting two days later complained, ' all i do is shred holepunch n scan paper!!! omg!', while another fortnight of apparent misery produced the moan, 'im so totally bord!!!'
Miss Swann was called into Stephen Ivell's office and fired on the spot before being marched from the premises in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.
Miss Swann was called into Stephen Ivell's office and fired on the spot before being marched from the premises in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.
If you hadn't already learned the lesson before Kimberley did, I guess you have now. So, what brief do you give new starters about; a) Using the Company's time and computers for personal posting, and b) What do you tell them about confidentiality, careless twittering and good old common sense? Has your HR department picked this up and are they thinking about the disciplinary implications of it? We would like to hear your views.
Gareth
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