30 Ways to Lose a Job on Twitter

30 Ways to Lose a Job on Twitter

Posted on 10. Apr, 2009 by ResumeBear in Featured Articles, Job Humor, Job Hunting Strategies

If you are searching for a job or applying to a college or even just hoping to keep the job you have you should be very careful what you say and post online.  Four out of five recruiters regularly run web searches to screen job applicants.  Potential employers and colleges may find your online profile and make judgment calls based on what they discover.  With all of the innovative websites popping up it’s getting easier than ever to screen students and candidates online.

One recruiter I recently spoke to says that she went as far as to set up rss feeds by certain keywords to facilitate the candidate screening process.  More and more employers are starting to monitor the online behavior of their employees.  A good rule to live by is “Don’t share anything online that could come back to haunt you later on.” Mentioning how you get drunk every night or how many times you’ve lied on your resume won’t make you an attractive candidate for potential employers.

We ran a simple online twitter search and easily found hundreds of examples of things people have said that could either get them fired or prevent them from being offered a job in the future.  It was hard, but we narrowed it down to  the Top 30 Ways to Lose a Job on Twitter.

Tweet about failing your random drug test

failed-drug-test

Announce you are sleeping with your boss’s daughter

sleeping-with-boss-daughter

Tell everyone how much you hate your boss

hate-boss-1

Call your boss names

hate-stupid-boss-1

Let everyone know what a stupid moron your boss really is

moron-boss

Brag about fooling your boss into thinking you worked late the night before

fooled_boss

Talk about sleeping with your Boss

sleeping-with-my-boss-21


sleeping_with_boss

Tell how you lied to get out of working

lied_about_being_sick

Ask  your followers which disease you should fake to get off work early

fake-disease

Use Twitter even though your company blocked it on your computer

no-twitter

Keep posting to Twitter even after you’ve been caught by your boss 3 times in one day

boss-caught-me-3-times

Brag about how much free time you have to goof off at work

goofing-off

Give out tips on how to  stalk  your co-worker

stalker

Share how you lied to your boss to keep from inviting him to your party

lied_to_boss_2

Mention how you lied to your boss about having to take an exam instead of coming in to work

lied-about-exam

Tweet about Lying to your boss

lied-to-leave-work-early

Tell your friends how you got out of doing an assignment at work

lied_to_boss

Brag about possibly getting away with lying to your boss

lied-to-boss-uh-oh

Get your wife or girlfriend to tweet about lying to your boss

enjoyed-lying-to-boss1

Admint to lying on your job application or resume

lied-on-application-uh-oh

Announce you are quitting on Twitter

quitting-my-job-1

Tell everyone how much you hate your job and mention when you plan on quitting

quitting-in-may

Tell your followers when you plan on turning in your resignation

notice-on-twitter

Threaten to sue your company and boss and mention what large boobs you have

sexually-harrassed

Tweet about your new job interview and how your wondering if you should sue your current boss

sue-boss1

Share that you got fired on your very first day at a new job

fired-on-the-first-day

Talk about your co-workers bathroom habits

hate_work_toilets

Write a message to your co-workers telling them how stupid they are and mention you hate them

dear-coworkers

Describe what you stole from work

stole_from_work


stole_from_work_2w

Tell everyone how how your stupid boss screwed up the payroll

dumb-boss

It may not seem important to you now, but what you post and share online could come back to haunt you someday when you least expect it.  Everything on the internet can be archived, which means it is also searchable.   Your online profiles might be just for friends now, but later on, your online content might keep you from getting that scholarship, the job of your dreams or even prevent you from running for public office.

Think before you post - especially before you post to social networking sites or blogs.  If you just can’t help yourself and you must tell someone at least use @secrettweet.

If you have other examples of outrageous postings online you would like to share, please add them in comments.


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137 Responses to “30 Ways to Lose a Job on Twitter”

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  2. Lillea Woodlyns

    05. Dec, 2009

    lol. I guess some people feel that they’re suddenly safe when expressing themselves online. Kind of like how people act when they’re in their cars, doing things like picking their nose while waiting for a light to turn green.

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  4. templerel

    15. Nov, 2009

    Thank you for a very instructive article - more often I will go

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  5. DrNels

    03. Nov, 2009

    Tweet about your new job interview and how your wondering if you should sue your current boss.

    Another way to lose your job would be bad grammar.

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  9. Rodger Banister

    16. Sep, 2009

    It’s obvious these people deserve to be fired for their inappropriate tweets (and absence of common sense). But my question is, based on most of these people’s baffling lack of basic spelling and grammar skills, how did they get hired in the first place?

    Really. “Hoam” instead of “Home”? Wow.

    Maybe Twitter could make money by offering a spell check.

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  11. Jobe

    03. Sep, 2009

    Cool

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  13. Frank De Carolis

    31. Aug, 2009

    What happened to common sense these days?!?!?!?!? That’s all it is common sense! Way to bring common sense to everyone’s attention!!

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  16. Elliot Campbell

    23. Aug, 2009

    Let’s not forget about the women who had an offer from Cisco rescinded because she tweeted to wonder if the big fat paycheck was worth the long commute along with a job she was gonna hate. Someone at the company responded, asking who her hiring manager was, and ensuring she wouldn’t need to make a decision. Sure enough, the next day, her offer was rescinded.

    There are the facebook stories, too, of course.

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  17. nola

    23. Aug, 2009

    I find it appalling that the writer of this article thinks it is the victim’s fault for being sexually harassed! And that being harassed by others somehow makes them an untrustworthy, worse employee!

    For shame!

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  20. TheFamilyMan

    19. Aug, 2009

    ” I have a crush on a woman at work so i stole her watch so she’d have to get it from me. smelling it, it smells so good -ds

    WTF that is really creepy!

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  25. Julia

    19. Jul, 2009

    What I find appalling is the complete lack of a) morality; and b) common sense displayed by these people, not to mention the execrable spelling and grammar. Didn’t anyone ever tell these people that it’s wrong to lie, cheat, and steal? Jobs are hard to come by these days, and people should be grateful to have one, not spending all their time plotting how to rip off their employer!

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    28. Jun, 2009

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  32. Bec

    24. Jun, 2009

    Gary… Totally agree with all your points.
    Ren… My thought exactly. The woman posting that she was sexually harassed at work should not be in any jeopardy of being fired, rather the person sexually harassing her should be fired. If her boss read her post, he/she should call her in to find out not only who had made the remark but to find out what their company has done to make employees not feel safe to report such behavior. This employee is victimized twice here… first, the sexual harassment… second, feeling she would be fired if she were to report it to the company.

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