How Social media can cost you your job

Ill-judged comments on Twitter and Facebook may cost your job.

Your boss is online, too, and it’s a public forum. Companies urgently need social media policies to offset litigation, says John Hearne

IF you call in sick, don’t post it online. “Social media sites are a great way of showing your best side to an employer,” says author and entrepreneur, John McGuire. “Also, your worst side. Because, yes, bosses check social-media pages.”