Thanks to everyone who came out or tuned in to our Open Office event last night!
See below for a great photo from @icedcoffee
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The TLDR:
The questions of what power employers should have over employeesâ social media, and how employees can expect their social media presence to intersect/interact with their jobs, are thorny ones. Weâve never hosted the Open Office as a debate before, so let us know whether you think this format worked.
The discussion was dynamic and wide-ranging, but itâs an enormous topic, and thereâs still so much more to say. Weâd love to keep the conversation going and get even more perspectives on the forum.
The full stream:
Some highlights:
2:34 â @cookywook introduces the topic and explains why Monzo, a bank, is interested in debating social media at work
8:38 â Carl talks about why employers should care about employeesâ social media
10:20 â Frances considers how a companyâs size and status impacts the guidance it should give employees, and how a CEO will face more scrutiny than an intern
11:48 â ⌠but also, Holly points out, an intern might one day become a CEO
14:23 â Jemima asks how enduring the repercussions really are for social media infractions, when, for example, Justine Sacco has basically gotten the same job back that she was fired from before
16:13 â Carl talks about how platforms have changed over time as well as their users
25:20 â advice from Carlâs mum: âlegality isnât a good enough argument to do something thatâs morally grey.â Also, âElon Musk should be held accountable for the ridiculous things heâs been saying on the internet.â
35:22 â does the common disclaimer âviews my ownâ have any impact whatsoever? We ask Frances, a lawyer
We want to hear from you!
Some things Iâm still thinking about are that I donât think actually any such thing as a âprivate groupâ exists on the Internet; Iâm also wondering whether the culture around social media mistakes of the past will change when in the not-too-distant future everyone in the workforce will have grown up online.
What do you all think?