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Topic 1: Arguments for firing the employee who posted the video are that it was a violation of company policies and/or the company's reputation took a hit. The workers' actions of singing vulgar songs and recording them where the company was displayed, could be against the company’s public image standards. Behavior as such is usually unacceptable and warrants disciplinary action. The company’s reputation is jeopardized by the logo being associated with unprofessional and goofy behavior, along with it being posted to a well-known social media platform, which also brings me to the point that when the video was posted, it also was a breach of trust that the employer naturally had on the employee. In chapter 6 of “A Gift of Fire” by Sara Baase and Timothy Henry, it is said that “Personal social media content, outside of work, can get a person fired.” If personal social media content can get someone terminated, more than likely somewhere in a company’s policies, it also probably says that any post that is associated with the company is grounds for termination. Having a social media policy is important in making sure that employees know what they should and should not do online. On the other hand, some would argue that they were exercising their freedom of speech and that the video was harmless, and did not directly hurt the company and its values. The other employees may have gotten a verbal warning or a write up maybe even got suspended depending on how heavily they were involved. Whatever it may be, it would teach and remind the employee of the policies and standards in place. In the end, the proper disciplinary action would depend on the details and severity of the situation, the policies and standards in place, and the impact it may have caused the company. Topic 2: For a private elementary school, having a social media search policy for job applicants definitely has both advantages and disadvantages. Child safety is the number one priority in all schools, so doing a social media search can help find red flags such as bad behaviors or any warning signs that might harm the children. . Doing the search also guarantees that the school and children are being respected both in and out of the school environment. However having a social media search policy may also be seen as an invasion of privacy, deterring job applicants. It can also be seen as bias, because most of the time, people are different out of work and on social media, and if there is a search policy, some may think what they do out of work and in their personal time, is a decision factor when it comes to jobs, even if their outside like has nothing to do with the job. Of course, when it comes to teachers posting online, which a lot do, it is important to get permission from the higher-ups and parents, especially if the kids are being shown online. In the case of a major software company, an argument for having a social media search policy is protecting the brand's reputation. Doing a social media search can help recruiters see if there are any red flags that reflect badly on the company before making a decision about moving further with that applicant. On the other hand, some would argue that doing the search brings up legal risks for privacy invasion and that if any information found online is a decision factor, that info can merely be a misconception, where the poster meant something completely innocent and harmless, but the recruiter saw it as the opposite and created a false impression of the applicant.

In my opinion, a large social media company may not want to conduct a social media search mainly because it can cause legal issues and concerns about the accuracy and reliability of info found online, but a private school might be justified in doing so in order to prioritize child safety. Doing interviews, resume checks, and reference checks rather than doing social media searches is the most effective way to evaluate a candidate's qualifications References Baase, S., & Henry, T. (2019). Work. In A gift of fire: Social, legal, and ethical issues for Computing Technology (Fifth). Chapter 6, Pearson Bouman, J. (2023, August 16). Need social media policy examples? here are 7 solid inspiring samples . EveryoneSocial. https://everyonesocial.com/blog/need-sample-social-media-policies-here-are-7-to- inspire-yours/ National Education Society. (2023, April 4). Educatior’s Rights on Social Media . National Education Society . https://www.nea.org/resource-library/educators-rights-social-media

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