She Says She Was Fired From Her Tech Job Because Of Her Salary Transparency Videos That She Shared On TikTok
When Facebook became mainstream in the mid-2000s, employees and employers alike both entered uncharted territory.
Out of nowhere, more personal information than ever was accessible through a simple Google search.
And as the years went on, more and more employers enforced disciplinary action or even fired their employees due to content they posted online.
Today, privacy lines and personal versus professional lives are increasingly blurred– especially since countless social media creators use the platforms for income in addition to personal enjoyment.
And recently, one TikToker named Lexi Larson recently underscored this reality. Lexi works in tech but also capitalizes off her TikTok account, @ItsLexiLarson.
And while her entire personal brand identity consisted of “day in the life” vlogs, “work from home” videos, and job transparency, her employer was not pleased with the content.
In fact, she even got fired over it.
On June 21, Lexi shared that she obtained a new job– in fact, her first job ever in the tech industry– with her TikTok followers.
TikTok; pictured above is Lexi in her video
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She did not disclose the company name or any identifiable information. Instead, the creator just shared her excitement over the salary bump in a short video about salary transparency.
“How much my paychecks increased with a twenty thousand dollar raise,” Lexi wrote over a TikTok before breaking down her semi-monthly pay period checks.
Lexi also created “get ready with me” videos before her workdays at the new company and answered followers’ questions about obtaining tech industry jobs.
Then, on June 24, the creator revealed that “TikTok got her fired.”
“A couple of weeks ago, I started sharing how I got a job in the tech industry. Well, I don’t work at that job anymore because they fired me,” Lexi began.
“Basically, my employer found my TikToks and really did not like that I was sharing my salary and stuff like that,” she continued.
“And even though I am very aware that talking about salary is federally protected– you cannot get fired over that– I took those videos down because I did not want my employer to be mad at me.”
But, two days after their initial conversation, Lexi’s employer approached her again. This time, to fire her.
“They ended up firing me because they said that me having this account was a security concern because I could post something private about the company on my TikTok account,” Lexi explained.
Thankfully, the TikToker’s previous employer was very willing to welcome her back into her past position. They already knew about Lexi’s social media accounts and did not have any issues with them.
Nonetheless, Lexi’s tale is yet another warning about the dangers of mixing social media with your professional life.
Should new employees disclose if they have a large presence on social media prior to accepting a job offer?
Is it okay for employers to fire staff on this basis?
And to watch Lexi’s original TikTok describing the entire situation, visit the link here.
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