A new, controversial post has gone viral on Reddit, stating that a company has restricted employees from using LinkedIn freely, including barring them from engaging with posts by other organisations or enabling the platform’s “open to work” feature.
Without naming the company, a user wrote, “Employer policing LinkedIn activity -no likes, no comments, no “Open to Work”. Normal?”
The post further reads that the employer has asked the employees “not to like or comment on any other company’s LinkedIn posts. Not competitors, not clients, not even a basic “congrats”. They’ve also said we shouldn’t use the “Open to Work” badge.”
According to the post, the company gave reasons like professionalism and company image. Criticising the policy, the user wrote that LinkedIn isn’t an internal company property and that it is used outside the work hours and that the company shouldn’t be bothered about it.
“I get not posting confidential stuff, but liking a post? Is this actually common in Indian workplaces (especially manufacturing / plant-based companies), or is this just control + insecurity?”, the user further added.
The post went viral quickly and drew attention. A user commented, “Sign of a pure LALA company, if possible RUN asap.”
Meanwhile, another user wrote, “Outside work, your company has no authority over you and nor do you have any obligation towards them. As long as you do not disclose confidential information or participate in activities that harm the image of the company (this is while you are employed with them), it’s all good.”
