My work says Twitter mandatory - would this bother you?

[AreaCode707]

Do you have an HR department?

Yep, and I think they just worked their magic. When the pressure started to mount on Twitter a few days ago, I emailed them asking whether this was considered to be part of my job duties. I pinged them a reminder today and they said they'd look into it.

Just got an IM from my boss saying I do not have to create/use Twitter after all if I don't want to. 😀 Not sure if HR talked to her or she figured out how truly reluctant I am about it, but it's a load off my mind!

 

[MotF Bane]

Yep, and I think they just worked their magic. When the pressure started to mount on Twitter a few days ago, I emailed them asking whether this was considered to be part of my job duties. I pinged them a reminder today and they said they'd look into it.

Just got an IM from my boss saying I do not have to create/use Twitter after all if I don't want to. 😀 Not sure if HR talked to her or she figured out how truly reluctant I am about it, but it's a load off my mind!

I'm going to guess HR spoke to her, but I hope you said thank you anyways (I'm betting you did).

 

[AreaCode707]

I'm going to guess HR spoke to her, but I hope you said thank you anyways (I'm betting you did).

Absolutely, and with many exclamation marks and assurances of appreciation. 🙂

 

[soccerballtux]

Our CEO has had an active "follow me!" campaign for a few weeks. That moved to my manager sending, "hey everybody, if you don't follow the CEO you should think about it!" emails. That narrowed to, "hey AC707, are you following the CEO?"

I confessed that I do not have a Twitter account because I like keeping my online social media separated between personal and professional, use LinkedIn, RSS feeds, blogs and an internal social media tool for most of my business media, and because in my personal experience I find Twitter to be information overload. I said I would really prefer not to open a Twitter account but if this was going to show up on my performance review as an issue I'd acquiesce.

She responded by telling me she's thinking about giving me a "mandatory trial period" under a particular category on the performance review (a category that is usually an "special projects" type category.)

I'm inexplicably cranky about being told Twitter is mandatory, even though I know I could just create a fake email, set up an account and proceed to ignore it if I wanted to. I feel like this is crossing a border between work and personal that I'm uncomfortable with.

What do you guys think? Company should be able to demand I create a Twitter account and dictate who I follow? (Note that there isn't a "recommended follow" list other than our CEO, they just think I should have a Twitter account.)

It is crossing the border. Sortof. Do you work on the west coast? From what I hear the openness there about all these things is completely different than east-side.

Corporate America will do this to you. You must be careful.

 

[AreaCode707]

It is crossing the border. Sortof. Do you work on the west coast? From what I hear the openness there about all these things is completely different than east-side.

Corporate America will do this to you. You must be careful.

Yeah, am a west coast gal born, bred and employed. 🙂

 

[Jeff7]

I don't see the connection. If it's a work requirement, it's a work requirement. Set up the fake email addy, and get back to work. :shrug:

"Why haven't you Tweeted anything in the last 6 months? Where's your enthusiasm for the company? Twitter is FUN!!!! Etc etc"

😵

<profuse vomiting begins>

<commence flashbacks to Office Space>

 

[Xstatic1]

glad it worked out, OP!

1. CEO is egomaniac

totally this! 😵

 

[Rage187]

No good leader needs everyone to sign up to follow him.