Let me share with you this story. I really hope it will somehow remind us of how important it is not to misjudge people as well as not to do things without thinking twice.
A lady submitted her form online applying for a long leave for a festive occasion. The boss had been kept updated but due to his packed schedule decided to look at it again the following week as the requested dates were two weeks away. The lady, however was a little impatient and was very upset with the boss whom she thought denied her of her rights. Thus, she decided to make her feelings known to her colleagues by expressing her dissatisfaction in the Facebook. She purposely mentioned her boss's name accompanied by some ugly remarks about the boss.
Her action was questioned by her colleagues but she dismissed it by saying there was no way the boss was going to find out about her comments as he was not her Facebook friend. Her mistake was to be so confident about this. She forgot that among her 'friends' were also colleagues of the boss! Sure in for the surprise of her life!
How did the boss get to know about this? Emm, among the many 'friends' who read her comments was a manager who also worked for the same company. This manager then called up her boss to get a clear picture of what really happened between them. The boss, innocent as he was, was truly surprised and shared his side of the story.
The manager was very upset with the whole thing. Want to know why? The manager told the boss that prior to this incident, she was considering a promotion for this lady. As she had shown her "unethical true colors", the manager had a second thought and decided that she was not the suitable candidate for the post after all. The boss could not do anything to help as the damage had been done. So what do you learn from this ?
Yes, never use this medium to express your anger or dissatisfaction over something or someone. You never know who could be reading your comments and what the consequences would be. If you are unlucky, it can cause you some life opportunities. Remember not to reveal other people' s Aib or to put them in such a situation as it might just get back at you and sometimes even worse than what you do; as the saying goes, what goes around, comes around! All in all, let's not be the one who has to learn things the hard way!
