c/fired-for-a-tweet

Warning: I keep seeing people argue that a tweet is 'just an opinion' when it's actually a direct threat to a company's brand.

I saw a manager in Phoenix get fired after posting a video calling a major client 'clueless,' and the company said it violated their social media policy, which everyone signs.

My boss said my 'private' Instagram rant about a client's messy house was unprofessional, even though I didn't name them. Got a final warning.

My friend in Denver got let go for a joke he made about his own company's product

He was a graphic designer for a local brewery and posted a meme on his private account about a beer can design he thought was ugly. It was clearly his personal opinion and tagged no one. Two days later, his boss called him in and said the post was 'brand damage' and they had to part ways. I think it's wrong to fire someone for a personal opinion shared off the clock, even if it's about your work. Has anyone else seen a case like this where the post was just a critique, not an attack?

Can we talk about paying $300 for a social media scrubber after my old job fired me for a tweet?

It found some old forum posts from 2012 that were way worse than the tweet, so I guess it saved me from another mess. Anyone else ever panic-buy a service like that before applying somewhere new?

Saw a guy get canned for a dumb joke about his boss on Twitter

This happened at a supply house I work with in Austin. A guy posted a picture of his manager's messy desk with a joke about how it looked like a tornado hit it. He didn't tag the company, but someone saw it and showed the boss. They fired him the next day for 'unprofessional conduct.' I get it was dumb, but he was a good worker and it was just a joke between friends. Do you think that's a fair reason to lose your job? Has anyone seen something like that happen?

Shoutout to my cousin who got fired from that brewery in Asheville for a joke about their IPA

Honestly, I think it was totally unfair. The tweet was dumb but not hateful, and now he's been out of work for 3 months. Has anyone else seen a company overreact this badly to a dumb joke?

Shoutout to my old coworker who got canned for a joke about the company's new logo on his private account

I used to think that stuff was overblown until I saw the HR report that listed his 3-year-old tweet as 'brand misalignment' and realized my own account was full of similar venting about my last job in Phoenix.

My old tweet from 2017 just hit 10,000 views, and my stomach dropped thinking about my boss seeing it.

Spent $300 on a social media scrubber before a job hunt

It found a tweet from 2012 where I made a dumb joke about my old boss. I deleted it, but it made me wonder how many people get caught by stuff they forgot they posted. Do you think companies actually go back that far?

My friend got let go from the Springfield library over a joke about overdue books

It happened last Tuesday, she posted a meme on her private account saying 'If you owe more than $50 in late fees, the library should send a repo man for your books.' Someone from work saw it, reported it to HR, and they said it made the library look aggressive. She was out the door by Friday. Is that really a fireable offense, or are we just too sensitive now?

My old coworker got let go over a joke he posted about our boss

This happened about three months ago at my pest control company. We had a really tough day dealing with a huge wasp nest in a Charlotte attic, and my coworker, Dave, posted a picture of his sweaty gear with a caption joking that our boss would probably send us back out for 'just one more' job at midnight. It was clearly just venting after a hard day. Our boss saw it, called Dave into the office the next morning, and fired him on the spot for 'damaging company morale'. I thought it was way too harsh, especially since Dave was a good worker and never named the boss directly. The whole thing has made me really nervous about posting anything work-related online now. Has anyone else seen a firing over a social media post that felt totally unfair?

My boss at the Phoenix call center gave me a choice: delete my tweet about the broken AC or lose my job.

I posted a pic of the office thermostat reading 87 degrees with the caption 'working conditions are a joke here.' They said it was bad for the company's image. I chose to delete it, but they still fired me the next day for 'attitude issues.' Has anyone else been fired for something they already took down?

Saw a guy get walked out of the office park for a dumb meme he posted

It was a joke about the CEO, but they said it broke the social media policy from the handbook. Has your company ever actually fired someone over something that small?

My friend in Denver got canned for a 2019 meme he reposted last Tuesday

He argued it was just a dumb joke, but his company's HR said the image violated their new social media policy about 'historical context', so what's the statute of limitations on old posts anyway?

My brother told me to keep my Twitter private and I didn't listen, got fired over a joke about a patient's weird lunch.

My coworker got let go after a weekend Facebook post about our boss

He posted a picture from a bar last Saturday with a caption calling our manager a 'clueless jerk' for a project change. On Monday, HR showed him the post and said it violated the social media policy. They gave him a choice: delete it and apologize in a team meeting, or be fired. He refused to apologize, saying it was his personal page. They walked him out that afternoon. Do you think companies should fire people for venting about work online, even if it's on a personal account?

My old coworker in Denver got fired for a joke he posted on a private account

He made a dumb joke about our boss on a locked Twitter account with only 50 followers, but someone took a screenshot and sent it to HR. They said it broke the company's social media policy, even though his profile didn't mention the company at all. Has anyone else seen a firing happen over something posted on a totally private account?

Had to choose between liking a political tweet from a coworker or staying silent. I liked it, and my boss called me into his office the next day.

Just read about a teacher in Ohio who got fired for a tweet about school funding

She used to post her political views all the time, but after the school board let her go last month, she said she won't post anything work-related again. The tweet just said the district needed to spend more on books than football gear, but they called it bad for the school's image. Has anyone seen a case where a post about work conditions was actually protected?

I saw a report that 42% of people think a 10 year old tweet should be off limits for firing

That number really surprised me. It came from a survey last month about social media and jobs. I thought more people would say anything you post is always fair game, but a lot of folks draw a line at old posts. Has anyone here lost a job over something they wrote online a long time ago?

Remember when you could complain about your boss at a bar and not worry about it ending up online?

Spent $1500 on a lawyer after my old boss fired me for a Facebook rant

Honestly, it saved my skin because we settled out of court, but my friend says I should've just taken the L and moved on. Was it worth the fight or a waste of money?

Showerthought: My old boss in Tampa fired a guy for a Facebook rant about the company trucks

The guy posted a 3 AM complaint about the 'piece of junk' F-150s after one broke down, and the owner saw it and let him go the next day. I always thought that was harsh, but now I run my own crew and I get why you can't have that stuff public, even if the trucks are junk. Do you think a private rant to friends should ever be a fireable offense?

Rant: My old coworker got fired for a dumb joke about our office coffee

Honestly, it was a tweet about the sludge we brew, calling it 'industrial waste' and tagging our company. HR found it by Monday. They said it hurt the brand image and let him go that afternoon. Tbh, it felt super harsh for a joke everyone in the building had made. Has anyone else seen someone get canned over something that petty?

My cousin in Omaha got let go for a joke about his own company's coffee, and I think it's wild they can do that.

He posted 'Our break room coffee tastes like burnt dirt, but hey, it's free' on his private Facebook, his boss saw it, and they fired him for 'damaging brand reputation' even though he didn't name the company, so has anyone else seen a firing over something that trivial?