In yet another case of an employee slipping up on social media, a repair shop worker recently sent out a tweet asking for drugs—a spliff to be specific—while at work.
How did his employer find out? The cops!
After seeing the tweet, the York Regional Police responded with “Can we come too?”
Awesome! Can we come too? MT @Sunith_DB8R Any dealers in Vaughan wanna make a 20sac chop? Come to Keele/Langstaff Mr. Lube, need a spliff.
— York Regional Police (@YRP) August 13, 2013
According to FOX 13 News out of Salt Lake City, the cops then did a little investigating and notified a higher-up at the repair shop chain.
While the man tried to deny it, claiming it was only a joke, no one was laughing (except perhaps Tweeters who saw the situation unfold as it went viral on social media).
Not surprisingly, the employee no longer works at the company.
What’s the employer’s best course of action if it stumbles across something like this? Should it involve the police? Are there any worries about firing based on Tweet the employee claims is a joke?