wesley83

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I wasn't tweeting too hard. I still am very active on social media, but I don't let it conflict with my job. Some would say that my visibility on social media aids in my effectiveness in my profession.

Why do you feel that my posts were flagged? They were never flagged. Marketing and PR had no issues with what I was doing.

I didn't disclose specifics because it would reveal the company I was talking about, but it was in conjunction with the release of Windows Media Center. Many OEMs launched specific software packages associated with managing media on a PC with a TV tuner card.

You're injecting emotion and words that were never in the post. I didn't get "mouthy". I also wasn't "negative". It also wasn't the "company" that targeted me. I wasn't "enacting change". There was never a "company response".

Please re-read the piece.

The PR team never flagged anything. The SVP backchanneled unfounded complaints to my director in order to get me in trouble. The PR team loved me.

For the record. I had zero infractions on social. None. All allegations were made up and unfounded.

I want to address the point that I was "stepping out of line." In my role, I was in constant contact with marketing and PR. We worked very closely together and met every week. I'm still friends with many of them to this day. My manager was also fully supportive of my participation on social media and even wrote it into my goals with time carved out, especially for this task. There was no question about the quality of my work. I was even promoted during this time frame. I only spoke about information that was already public, and as I stated before, I was PR trained by the company as an encouragement to talk more openly. I was also in promotional material for the company because they felt I was such a good representative of their values. They not only loved what I was doing but repeatedly encouraged me to continue with their full endorsement. Also, as previously stated, I was a founding member of their social media council. We created policies that determined how and what employees could participate in social media and the associated training. This SVP was not initially in social media management because there was zero established formal presence, to begin with. Back then, companies were not widely on social media like they are today. I know we might have different ways of approaching work, and I've also changed my views over time, but your read that I was not engaged or passionate about my "main" job is a flawed take. It was actually the exact opposite. I was very good at my job and loved it. I was not neglecting my role but going above and beyond.

This is a great share John!

I totally agree.

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