O/T - Work Rant and Social Media
I have posted before on here about annoyances with my small firm. I have been deleting blogs as I post new ones just to be careful about privacy. One thing that has irked me and continues to irk me about my job has to do yet again with boss' daughter. So ever since the boss' daughter started working for us, she does our instagram and facebook pages. We have a group work text which is all fine and dandy. What drives me nuts is when she posts things on instagram then texts the group "Post is up! Please like, share and vote!"
I HATE how she constantly tries to tell us what to do with our personal social media. Yes, I follow our work page on instagram and on facebook. I have no issues liking the posts. I don't do it when she texts, I do it every so often and go through and like the couple I missed. Whatever. But she constantly tells us to share it on our personal pages. Sorry, but you will not tell me what to do with my personal social media and it pisses me off so much the constant attempt to tell us to do so. If I had a work instagram then sure, I would share that each time, no issue. However, that is not the case and all it does is rub me the wrong way each time I read her "instructions."
TBH it is a Monday, I am sick for the millionth time since having a baby and breastfeeding her. Luckily she barely gets sick, but I feel like all I have been is sick from October and I am grumpy so I wanted to vent about this annoyance LOL.
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Nepotism
Back in the day, I worked part time for a small firm. There were 3 of us in the office, including the boss's daughter. Her work was okay but her personality -phew! She complained non-stop about everything under the sun, particularly her DH. No other firm would have tolerated her for long
Well, this was way before social media but I understand what you're saying - a noxious coworker is annoying but 1000 times more so if they're related to the boss.
Yeah.. I work for a bigger
Yeah.. I work for a bigger company and we occasionally get "asks" to share things on our personal pages.. I don't.. I don't share "anything" so why would I do that. I mean.. if my friends were a target audience for the product.. I might.. but not just generally.
Like.. we have a cupcake business.. and Easter is coming up and we have an easter special.. yeah.. THAT might be a share.
But, I work for Lockheed Martin yeah.. my friends are not buying that kind of thing.. so nope.
An interesting characteristic of Millenials, Gen Z, etc...
They have zero cognizance of their own overstepping and yet, will defend perceived affronts on their boundaries that are not fixed and fluidly pop up randomly.
The BD, Boss's Daughter, is apparently par for that generational course.
Start giving her direction and enjoy watching her hair spontaneously burst into flames.
Feel better soon!
That's a Hard NO for Me
My only social media is a Facebook page that I use strictly for MY stuff. My quilts, highlighting my Quilt of Valor awards, Dog Rescue and the occasional pic of me and DH. I refuse to even highlight local businesses and some of my own friends' businesses don't get a pass. It's not what my page is for and they understand.
I'm retired but I loved my last company's stance. Keep the company OFF your social media. The company had their own page and we were welcome to make POSTIVE comments there. Your boss's daughter is completely out of line.
Me too. FB and of course, STalk.
I read an interesting article this week on MicroCheating.
It tends to start with texting with people at work. Then the heart emojis start dropping. It is not about what the person who is doing thinks about it. It is what their SO would think about it.
When the social media person at work starts with the manipulation apparently there is an increas in microcheating in that work environment. It may never escalate to anything beyond microcheating, but.... when the seal is broken.......
Your post actually made me
Your post actually made me think of a reason why we might want to be cautious about mixing personal and business online. It's possible that some of a company's employees might have a social feed that is not aligned with their employer. So, an employer might not want people to associate some of their employees personal life with their professional company.. it can go both ways.
I know someome who got in
I know someome who got in trouble at work for their social media. It's a very real risk and such a dumb thing to get in trouble for. Why risk it?
I know people that got in
I know people that got in trouble for posting innappropriate things on the COMPANY internal webpage. They have now disabled comments on our company page (internal).. I now understand why we have to do training on appropriate workplace behavior.. I was shocked that people thought it was "ok" to voice some of the opinions.. like where their actual management would see it. I mean.. sure.. people are entitled to their own viewpoints.. even if they are not particularly socially acceptable.. but keep them inside your head.. and remember that you live under your employer's rules at work!
"They have now disabled
"They have now disabled comments on our company page (internal)"
Instead of getting rid of a few idiots, they choose to idiot-proof the whole system.
ETA surely everyone knows that "Great job, team!" Is what you're supposed to put. Or nothing.
You would think right?
You would think right?
I tell my DH that I have the best idea for sensitivity training.. very simple.. don't be an AH. That about covers it.. lol. Don't bully, make fun of, put down or discriminate... don't be an AH. I have been in the workforce for over 40 years... when I took my first training on unwanted attention.. which only the women needed to take so we would know what that looked like.. lol. I can't believe after all this time, we still have to remind people to be adults to each other at work.
If you don’t want to share dont do it
Or do generic postings. Like a picture of a flower. Saying ...out walking and Spring . Buying egg..2
Charge the company
Overtime for doing bosses daughters request. She requesting you to do siciao stuff. The company will pay for it