Beware! Your boss might be watching what you post on social media

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ANI Melbourne
Last Updated : Mar 21 2014 | 4:15 PM IST

Do you express your hatred towards your boss on social networking sites? If yes, then you should stop it right away before you lose your job.

A recent court decision has allowed employers to control their employees' life outside their working hours, its best to stay away from joking about the office environment or your boss on Facebook, Twitter or anything site, News.com.au reported.

According to the court's decision, the time where an employee might claim posts on social media are intended to be for private consumption only has gone.

In wake of the new verdict, its better you make a voodoo doll of your boss to vent out your anger than ranting on any social networking site or wait till the day you resign.

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First Published: Mar 21 2014 | 4:01 PM IST

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