Dare ObasanjoJun 25, 2023

A long time ago, a coworker complained that I didn’t associate my social media presence with my employer more.

Later on they left the company after being passed over for promotion. At their next employer they were hit during the layoffs despite being a textbook employee on social media.

That’s why

Show threadDare ObasanjoJun 25, 2023

A job is just a transaction, the company gets work out of you and you get a paycheck in exchange.

Brown nosing your employer on social media is doing free labor for a business unless it’s part of your job description.

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@carnage4life I just ignore whenever HR or marketing ask me to update company email signature or boost a LinkedIn post for an event or something. Most devs do too. Email signature is professional courtesy not an ad banner and personal LI is none of their business.
Jun 25, 2023 at 8:01pmWeb