Facebook, Twitter & You're Fired
QUICK CHECK ANSWERS:
1.  a) Your social media personality.  
  b) Pictures, posts, tweets, and comments.
2. 29%.
3. 70%.
4.  a) When an employer is offended.  
  b) A court case is expensive and often not suc -
cessful.  
  c) New rules about what is allowed and what is 
not allowed for workers to share, say, and do in 
social media pictures, posts, tweets, and com -
ments.
  d) Social Media Policy document.
5.  Student's opinion.
6.  For insulting a customer.
7.  For lying about the reason for taking time off 
from work.
8.  Because the young worker said she hated the 
work.
9.  a) Anything that you would not want an em -
ployer to see.  
  b) Professional, polite, and squeaky clean.  
  c) High.  
  d) Forever.  
  e) Review the photos.  
  f) A business-like image of you.  
  g) Racist, sexist, or discriminatory.  
  h) Monitor your social media life outside of 
work.
10.  a) Don't. 
	 b)	Get	fired;	Get	Best	Buy	in	legal	trouble	with	 customers	or	investors;	Cost	us	the	ability	to	get	
and keep customers.
11.  a) When a worker's wisecracks and jokes about 
the job stayed private.  
  b) Wisecracks and jokes are re-posted and re-
tweeted for millions to read.
12.  Student's opinion with reason.