Had to choose between liking a political tweet from a coworker or staying silent. I liked it, and my boss called me into his office the next day.

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Honestly, that's a bad sign for the workplace. Liking a tweet is just that, it's not company policy. If a boss is tracking social media that closely to scold employees, it feels like overreach. It sets a weird tone where you have to guess what's allowed. I'd be more worried about that than the original tweet.

king.eric4mo ago

Tbh I get where you're coming from, but it's not that simple. If an employee is liking stuff that goes against the company's public values, it can cause real problems. Lewis.mila mentioned bosses getting too comfy, but sometimes they're just trying to protect the team from drama. It's less about tracking every like and more about avoiding a mess that comes back to the office.

susansingh1mo ago

I had a boss once who called me in for "liking" a tweet from a local politician he didn't agree with. I pulled up the company handbook right there and showed him there was nothing about personal social media activity. After that, I started keeping my work and personal accounts totally separate, even made a fake name for my personal one. Have you thought about just setting your accounts to private or using a burner handle for anything work related?

lewis.mila4mo ago

Margaretramirez is right, bosses are getting way too comfy with that stuff lately.