Managers, too, can get into hot water with social media comments: Court

Social media comments about colleagues can land employees in trouble as demonstrated in the case of Virginia Rodriquez, store manager in Texas. She was on a year?s probation for scaling down an item with a subordinate?s help. After nine months, she saw photographs of some colleagues at a party, reporting sick that day. She left comments about their lying on an employee?s Facebook page, mentioning all names. The employee complained to HR manager, who fired Rodriquez for violation of company?s social media policy during probation. She sued the company charging racial and age bias but the court ruled against her.

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Managers, too, can get into hot water with social media comments: Court