Social Media Guidelines for Employees

Empowering people through social media is fundamentally good news. But it can have unforeseen and unintended consequences as well. The objective of these guidelines is to help Simpsons Creative employees get the most out of social media while avoiding the pitfalls that can result in a less than enjoyable social media experience. These guidelines are not intended to be an instruction manual for those who use Simpsons Creative social media channels, they also apply to your personal social media, whether during work-hours or at home. Generally speaking, what you do outside of work is your own business. However, you never stop being an employee of your company. Most social media “incidents” are the result of a failure to appreciate how your actions and behaviour could impact (and potentially reflect negatively on) your employer’s reputation.