If you've been reading a while, you know I don't talk about work too much. I enjoy my job, and it's a part of who I am, but for the most part, it is not exciting enough to feel like I need to share with the rest of the world. If you know me in real life, you know what I do.
In addition, I don't know that I've mentioned my employer by name on my blog. Part of that is for my own privacy, and part of it is because, if you live around here, you would likely have an opinion to voice about them, be it positive or negative. And since this is about me, not my work, I'd rather keep that out of it. I think I'm in the majority on this one. Most bloggers purposely exclude information like that.
However.
Do you remember this post, Resolutions, from back around my birthday? I vaguely do (and I wrote it!)... I talked about needing to bring more of the Mom side of my personality to work. Mom Megan has been slowly coming to the workplace, with more direct instructions and better delegation. Most of my team members have been just fine with this, and in fact, I think it's actually improved my relationship with one of them. He knows, more specifically, what it takes to get the job done, and that's helped the both of us. One, though, is having an awakening about the fact that I'm serious. Unfortunately, the awakening is also being discussed in detail in public conversations on Facebook, and it is just not appropriate. I've read so many articles about how online behavior can hurt your employment, or endanger your chance of finding new employment, so I'm careful about what I write. Not everyone is, though, and it shows.
Next week, one of the topics in our manager's staff meeting is going to be about online discretion, and it couldn't come at a better time. If I'm not getting through to this individual, perhaps a lively discussion facilitated by our manager will be able to make headway. Otherwise, I'm not sure what I'll be able to do to drive home the message of "think before you speak/call/email/post". It will likely not be pretty.
Social media is such a wonderful to connect with family, friends, and coworkers. But it is sad that some people lack the discretion and filter. I make it a point not to accept friend's requests from people whom I barely know or know in passing, and also from my clients' parents. I did kinda have to obligatory accept some co-workers though, which stinks because I don't post as freely as before when it was just college friends and family and running friends. So I take it to my blog. :)
ReplyDeleteCan't believe this individual is so clueless as to go venting on Facebook... I am sure you'll handle it with your usual discretion and tact (and hopefully email or blog all about it!!).
ReplyDeleteI focused on the drama in my first comment, but I also want to say, I am SO EXCITED that your new way of doing things is getting good results with at least one of your reports. In fact, your new way of doing things seems to be an effective way of separating the wheat from the chaff... interesting!
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