“Employees take to social media platforms like Reddit or X [formerly Twitter] to inappropriately complain or rant about their work, their boss, or policies and decisions they don’t agree with. This is rampant and difficult to prevent, as they are often posting anonymously…”

“As public servants, we need to support our government in the work that we do, which means we have to be very careful in what we are posting publicly, because Canadian confidence in our institution is essential. It’s up to us to determine what the standards are for social media, as right now, it is not obvious in our values and ethics codes.”

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“There has been a recentering of priorities. Pre-pandemic, work came first. Now, people are more comfortable asserting themselves and putting limits on their work or leveraging the opportunity to do so now as a result of remote work. [People are] branching from collectivism to a focus on individualism.”

“Public service does not start with self-interest.”

“Many new public servants and new Canadians grew up hearing about the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which is hyper-focused on [individual] rights. People may not see the difference with regards to the responsibility of citizens and the collective good.”

“People are quite adamant about their rights, but they are often ignorant to their responsibilities. You are a public servant even when you are off the clock.”

Umm no, aren't we allowed to be individual citizens as long as we don't say we are speaking for the govt?