How concerned should I be about my “behavior” online as a government employee/ I tend to engage in passionate, sometimes heated political debates on Social Media and my language can be on the strong side. My family says that I can get in trouble at work for my online behavior, is this really true?

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You may wish to clarify your organisation's policies around this, as you can get in trouble (aka loose your job) over online behaviour as a government employee.

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Be very careful. I was let go from my government contracting job for laughing about a Transgender males outfit because it hurt another employees feelings. The world we live in now is extremely soft.

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No it wasn’t online. I laughed in person about a male citizen walking down the street in a neon green dress.

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I also work in government and every aspect I've worked in has a social media policy. It would be a good idea to become very familiar with your agencies.

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And this is coming from someone who has gotten in trouble simply because someone took a post the wrong way. I was reprimanded even after I explained the meaning.

Depends on organization but have seen situations where people lose job over it. It’s usually part of ethics or morality clause.

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