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By Kris Ruby and originally posted at observer.com

Workplace etiquette has always been a nebulous, confusing social territory even before the days of social media. Professional boundaries and personal boundaries of behavior are very different. Social media further blurs the line between the two, making it harder than ever to know the appropriate social cues and responses.

If you worry that you’re making gaffes with social media that could cost you your job, you could be right.

Here are 10 workplace etiquette social media blunders to avoid:

1. Posting photos during business hours

There is nothing wrong with posting endless photos of your baby or your dog in private, but steer clear of posting all of this during business hours. After you have posted the 500^th photo of your baby, your employer may begin to question what your top priority is. Of course, not every post should be about work; balance is essential.

2. Friending co-workers you don’t know

The basic rule is this: online boundaries should be a reflection of offline boundaries. If you try to cross one of those lines on the web, it could potentially lead to an uncomfortable situation.

3. Not understanding how each social media network works

LinkedIn is the best social media platform for connecting with colleagues and staying in touch. However, it should not be used the same way Facebook or Twitter is used. Your LinkedIn connections want to see work anniversaries, business blogs and press mentions. They don’t want to see party photos or personal content. If you’re going to be on the social media sites, follow the rules for what is socially (and professionally) acceptable to post on each one.

4. Being overly personal on social media

This is perhaps the biggest workplace blunder I hear people complain about behind co-workers backs. The people who work with you do not want to hear an endless saga from you about your failed marriage or your financial woes. It makes them see you in a different light. Eventually, they will unfollow you on Facebook because it’s nicer than unfriending you altogether. Therapists are for venting, not Facebook.

5. Not being discreet about your Facebook groups

Joining groups on Facebook is one of the primary reasons people like to use it. However, most people don’t realize that your groups can often be visible to your Facebook friends. If you don’t want your co-workers to see that you’re part of the Overeaters Anonymous Facebook group, you may want to consider joining other groups. Even if you’re able to successfully hide your groups, when someone goes to join a group, it will still tell them which of their friends are in that group. Additionally, anyone in the group can screenshot your private posts in the group, which can leak out beyond social media.

6. Mis-using live stories

This pertains to Facebook Live, Snapchat, and Instagram Live. All are these are great if you want to embrace live sharing. However, if you start watching a previous co-workers Instagram Live story, remember that they can see who is watching them. At some point, it begins to look stalker-ish if you watch peoples stories that you had a bad relationship with. The same is true for any of the live sharing social media sites. When you look at an Instagram photo, no one can tell unless you like it. When you look at an Instagram story, the poster knows who is watching.

7. Breaking dinner table rules

Just like your mother said, you should never discuss politics, sex, or religion at the dinner table. These rules apply to the office, and, if your boss or co-workers can see your posts, that means they also apply on social media. We don’t always think about what we are doing when we comment on someone else’s political post online. But if those posts are in public, you could end up regretting it the next day when someone screenshots it and uses it against you. In today’s divisive political climate, the wrong political remark could cost you your job.

8. Not filtering your posts

On Facebook, you can filter your posts, and on Google Plus, you can add people to different Circles. These systems allow you to only share content with certain people in your life. Filters allow you to share things with family or friends that you aren’t comfortable sharing with your co-workers. If you aren’t using filters, groups, and circles, you are publicly posting everything.

9. Sharing without reading

How often do you re-share a video or an article without actually watching or reading the entire thing?

Our online profiles are curated reflections of our personalities. But while we are busy skimming content and re-sharing what we think reflects our views, we can sometimes miss key details. For example, you might share an article because you like the headline—but later you find out the headline is misleading and the content does not represent your feelings at all. Always read or watch content in full before you share it so that you are clear on what you are endorsing.

10. Not checking up on what your friends and family are posting

Finally, you aren’t the only one who can destroy your professional reputation; friends and family can too if they are indiscreet with their tagging. Adjust your settings so that people need to ask your permission before they tag you. Your boss may have very different political views than your mom does, so keep them separate to be safe.

Social media should tell a story about you that you would be comfortable sharing with your boss. Regularly post updates that help to cultivate a story of professional dedication and success, and avoid sharing content that tells a story you don’t want bosses, co-workers or headhunters to hear.

Kris Ruby is the CEO of Ruby Media Group, a Public Relations and Social Media Agency. Kris Ruby is a frequent on air TV contributor and speaks on social media, tech trends and crisis communications. For more information, visit rubymediagroup.com or www.krisruby.com

Bargaining update #7

Rep council meeting minutes for 10-24-18

• We made the following endorsements for constitutional offices
  • Gavin Newsom for Governor
  • Ed Hernandez for Lieutenant Governor
  • Xavier Becerra for Attorney General
  • Tony Thurmond for State Superintendent of Public Instruction
  • Ricardo Lara for Insurance Commissioner
  • Fiona Ma for State Treasurer
  • State Board of Equalization
    • Connie Conway for District 1.
    • Neutral for District 2 – (Candidates are Malia Cohen and Cathleen Galgiani)  
    • No recommendation for District 3.
• Money is going out to fundraising and Candidate recruitment, please be thinking about your school board races for 2018 and, if you need help, let your state council reps know (Corey Penrose, Jeanette Wiley, Alyson Brauning)

• Materials for membership engagement and promoting safe schools can be found at www.cta.org/LeaderResources and www.cta.org/ForAllStudents.  The CTA’s Advocacy Agenda is also available at www.CTA.org/advocacyagenda.  The Advocacy Agenda is a great document for local chapters to start conversations with other members, parents and the community about LCAP.
  
• CalSTRS Annual Progress Reports are only delivered electronically via www.mycalstrs.com. If you have not created your mycalstrs.com account, YOU NEED TO! Anyone that wishes to continue receiving a hard copy of their Annual Progress Report needs to make that request by contacting CalSTRS directly at 1-800-228- 5453 to request a form or download the form through mycalstrs.com. Forms must be received by CalSTRS by July 1st.
• Members that have worked with multiple employers over their career may want to request a CalSTRS Service Credit Breakdown to verify the accuracy of their Annual Progress Report. Members can call 1-800-228-5453 in order to make this request.

• AB 1035 (O’Donnell)
  
  • Chaptered by Secretary of State – Chapter 752, Statutes of 2017.
    Requires a local educational agency (LEA) that elects to use state?provided interim assessments to ensure that teachers have access to all functions and information relating to the assessments and student performance on the assessments, and establishes parameters for the local use of interim assessment data.

• • Interim assessments are tests which teachers can administer during the school year to check on their students’ progress and adjust their instruction to meet their students’ needs. For several years California teachers have had access to the interim assessments provided through the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC). These assessments are a key part of California’s comprehensive assessment system.

• • In addition, current law is silent on how the information generated by the interim assessments may be used, leading to concern among teachers that the results may be inappropriately used for high?stakes purposes for their students or themselves.
    
  • When AB 1035 takes effect on January 1, 2018, educators will have greater autonomy in the use of interim assessments. The bill Deletes the requirement that the California Department of Education acquire interim and formative assessment tools through the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium.
    
  • This means classroom teachers cannot be required to use the SBAC interim assessments and may choose to use other assessment types.  Unfortunately, this also means that the CDE may cancel its contract for the digital library at a moment when feedback from teachers who are regular consumers of the content has informed the development of significant new enhancements.
    
  • Requires all interim assessments offered to be developed in close consultation with current classroom teachers at each grade level assessed to solicit feedback regarding the capacity of the interim assessments to provide timely feedback to allow teachers to continually adjust instruction to improve learning.
    
  • This means, if districts choose to use interim assessments, classroom teachers must be involved in choosing the interim assessment, in scheduling the interim assessment, in deciding how to administer the interim assessment, and even if the interim assessment must be scored.

• CSNO is coordinating efforts to help school nurses displaced by recent fires in northern and southern California. If you are interested in donating, visit the www.csno.org website.  The Redwood Service Center Council has also set up a gofundme account to raise money for victims of the fire.  To donate, please click here.  For a complete list of resources available for fire victims, please visit www.cta.org\firesupport.

• Finally, please check out the scholarship and awards information behind this link!