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Tweeting could cost you your job
We've all heard about unfortunate emails that have entered the mainstream but this is the first one I've learnt of from Twitter.
It seems a job applicant had just heard she'd been hired for a job at Cisco, something to celebrate in this foundering economy. Thus she sent the following tweet:
"Cisco just offered me a job! Now I have to weigh the utility of a fatty paycheck against the daily commute to San Jose and hating the work."
You can guess the rest. The tweet was noticed by Tim Levad, a channel partner advocate for Cisco, who replied:
"Who is the hiring manager. I'm sure they would love to know that you will hate the work. We here at Cisco are versed in the web."
Somewhere in Silicon Valley the sound of a scream was heard...
It seems a job applicant had just heard she'd been hired for a job at Cisco, something to celebrate in this foundering economy. Thus she sent the following tweet:
"Cisco just offered me a job! Now I have to weigh the utility of a fatty paycheck against the daily commute to San Jose and hating the work."
You can guess the rest. The tweet was noticed by Tim Levad, a channel partner advocate for Cisco, who replied:
"Who is the hiring manager. I'm sure they would love to know that you will hate the work. We here at Cisco are versed in the web."
Somewhere in Silicon Valley the sound of a scream was heard...
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Check out this opinion, and what the writer uncovered. http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/41777/114/
I think it is important to note that the actions of people on the web were pretty horrible, and borderlined on harassment. Additionally, not many people are addressing the unprofessional manner in which the Cisco employee conducted himself.
Posted by: Lauren Hoff | March 19, 2009 6:42 AM
Wow that is hilarious! I find it scary that this sort of stuff happens though as that is the normal sort of thing most people would say without thinking. You have to remember that whatever you say can always be heard on the web :)
Posted by: Niall Harbison | March 21, 2009 10:29 PM