Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Any employee of any large company today is in violation of social media policy if they do anything on social media which associates them with the employer, unless the activity was specifically sanctioned by the employer. How hard they will enforce that is directly proportional to how embarrassing the content is.
My previous employer extended that policy to the industry as a whole, ie anything you say about the industry in general could get you in hot water.
Far from truth. There are very large corporations who encourage social media participation.
Our company policy is "we believe in open communication and you are encouraged to tell the world about your work and share your passion. Whether you do so by participating in a blog, wiki, online social network or any other form of online publishing or discussion is completely up to you."
The policy has a few "don't be a d*ck" clauses, but that's the norm today.
Times are a-changing.