Problem
1. What do you think? Should an employer or perspective employer have the right to hire or fire you because of what they find out about you online? Whether you think they should or should not use your online presence as a reference, explain why you think that way. Give an example of a time when your online presence or someone else's online presence caused them some negative attention. How did you or that person deal with that situation? Do you do anything to protect your online presence? If so, what? If not, why not?
2. For this assignment you will:
You are working for a division of General Electric and no one in your department cares about correct sentences or spelling. Everyone does a lot of writing from emails to memos and these documents often go outside the department. Your boss has even said, "It's no big deal. Who has time to check grammar?" Answer the following question, how will you handle the writing you do while you are working in this department? Explain why you are taking this approach.