Employee is caught working two full-time jobs via his LinkedIn account, is fired on the spot: 'They took a screenshot and sent it to their boss'

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  • A man in a sweater looks sheepish at work
  • A not so good story of overemployment.

    Someone I know noticed that one of their former coworkers, who had left the company just a few weeks earlier, showed a "6-year anniversary" on LinkedIn for another company. They took a screenshot and sent it to their boss.
  • The boss then called that company, and they confirmed that the guy was still employed there. The boss's response was basically, "Awesome, because he's been working for us for the past three years too." After that, they fired him.
  • Honestly, I'm deeply disappointed in the person who took the screenshot and shared it, and in the boss as well. They all have kids and families, and you would think that would make them a little more compassionate.
  • OE is not illegal, and it is not hurting anyone as long as the work is getting done. Also, if you're OE, be very careful with LinkedIn.
  • Commenters gave their takes on this story.

    fifty--two as my tutor during my first internship said = as friendly as people can be, always keep in mind you dont have any friends at work, you will really find out only after you left. Before that keep all your secrets and life for
  • yourself.. and as much as companies will insist on the "family side", you are just as easily replaceable as a hard drive, so never put your work above your life and family cause time lost will never come back
  • A man makes a surprised face in a living room
  • TransitionAfraid2.. My linkedin has no work history lol.
  • Beeboy1110 Crabs in a bucket mentality. Be careful around that person; they're the type to turn someone over to the gestapo just for the head pats they'd get after.
  • BigBodied Bugati Doing this after someone already left the company is SO on everyone's part
  • game411_ For the umpteenth time, hibernate LinkedIn and forget about it. LinkedIn should only be activated when job hunting, and that's for the people who believe in it. LinkedIn has never worked for me, so its perpetually hibernated.
  • espermatoforo I fanatically hate loyalty and submission. I OE, some of my employees obviously OE. I will never care while the job is done.
  • TwitchyMcSpazz I have a hard time believing anyone would care enough to do that to a FORMER employee. Talk about petty.
  • phoot_in_the_door what a scum bag move!! usually if the companies are not rivals, no conflict of interest in the same industry, there's really no concern!
  • VideoPossible4068 Got rid of LinkedIn. No good coming from it, I'm not looking for more work. If anyone asks I tell them I don't use any social media
  • Historical-Intern-19 Gonna say never happened: companies do not just give employment information to random callers. These 4th hand I know a guy who knes a guy as a cautionary tale ploy is as old as time.
  • Informal_Pace9237 They having kids and the sympathy hupala would work for the first and only job. Not when they are felt to be profitting from the trust they were given.
  • That seems to be the issue with the recent boss of theirs taking the time to call the other job location. Either way a great point to be careful about.
  • Acceptable-Was... "The Matrix is a system, Neo. That system is our enemy. But when you're inside, you look around, what do you see? Businessmen, teachers, lawyers, carpenters. The very minds of the people we
  • are trying to save. But until we do, these people are still a part of that system and that makes them our enemy. You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inert, so hopelessly dependent on the system that they will fight to protect it."
  • That_Guy_TOM This reminds me of an HOA story from my life. People crave control. Without a long winded story, I like to think of people within an HOA community. Some people, for whatever reason, wait for your grass to grow at the wrong degree from their grass.
  • Imagine if we all just sorta stayed in our lane and minded our business with certain things in life.
  • Equivalent_Disast... Dude no one or nothing good comes from linkedin. Stop using it esp if youre doing OE. And if its a job that requires either avoid that kind of company or make multiple pages. Stop befriending anyone at your
  • jobs-- theyre all rats and will do anything to kiss a to the upper management. The singular second someone is jealous of you they WILL turn on you. Anything that takes attention away from their own bulls they will share your dirty laundry to everyone.

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