Geek Guidance: Tweet with caution

Yet another example of how mindless Twittering will get you fired:

The D.C. Department of Employment Services fired a contractor who was working with youths in the city's summer jobs program after officials became aware of messages on his Twitter site that Anacostia is "ghetto" and that he was loafing at work.

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The firing came a day after The Washington Post showed Hobson a month-long string of tweets from Le's page. "In america's ghetto anacostia... If I get scared i will just yell chinese carry out! They will not shoot me," a message read on June 22.

On June 15, a message read, "thank goodness my boss is making things easy, he told me to pretend to do work so he can mark me down for hours."

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Folks! The Internet is not your private diary; it's your public whiteboard. Anything you say can and will be used against you in Human Resources. And in court.

Please, Tweet with caution!