Disgruntled Employee

[MudMoney]

I terminated an employee today and he has posted negative comments on my business Facebook page. Is it legal for me to respond that this post is from a disgruntled employee? I have changed the setting to not allow comments on the Facebook page. Also, is there a company that I can hire to search the web for negative comments about my business or myself? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[MEP001]

I don't know if your state says it's illegal to say why someone was fired, but IMO he opened himself up for you to explain publicly why he's posting negative comments.

 

[Jeff_L]

You own the page, so you have every right to respond. Just make sure your response is professional and doesn't attack the person. Many companies get negative comments.

Is there a company who monitors? I'm 99% positive there is, but is it worth the price of the service? Personally I say no, but that's your call.

 

[slash007]

It's your page, can't you just delete the comments?

 

[Washmee]

All you have to do is just delete the comments and ban him from posting on your page.

 

[chadrpalmer]

If its a comment you can delete, if it's a review you cannot, you can only hide it. I would post a response, by all means.

 

[Waxman]

just delete the comments and move on.

forget about it and focus your energy where it belongs.

what good is going to do to crawl around in the muck with a former employee?

many people use fb or internet as a way to complain and many times it's just tough talk; nothing more.

5 minutes spent on thoughts of this person or your 'comeback' via internet response is 5 minutes too many.

 

[copperglobe]

Let it go and walk away. These social sites, even though are great for many people, bring out the "tough guys". Take the high road and wash cars.

 

[MudMoney]

This is our business facebook that is accessed by Canadian customers and we get a lot of business from our site.So I posted he was a former employee and later I figured out how to block his post.he was on other sites in our area and those were pulled off.At no time did I get into an argument with him.This being a small town I worked other angles also to put a stop to it.I will see how long it last.Thanks for your input.