Would you hire a job candidate as unfiltered as Donald Trump?
Donald Trump will easily survive getting fired as host of 鈥淭he ,鈥� but the average voter/employee can only live vicariously through his antics if they want to remain employable.
Numerous cases have been reported recently of , , and even being fired over inflammatory comments made via social media.
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While on the presidential campaign trail Trump has lived an unfiltered life, famously making derogatory remarks toward women that some called 鈥�unpresidential,鈥� yet his polling numbers continue to rise.
Glaston explains Trump鈥檚 popularity as being buoyed by voter鈥檚 need for a vicarious release in an employment and social environment where even posts we think of as private can easily become publicly shared and in the worst cases, viral.
鈥淭here are a lot of people who are angry and feel repressed by changes on government and society and Trump is saying what a lot of angry older people, mainly of the white and male persuasion, are quietly thinking, but don鈥檛 dare say,鈥� Galston says in an interview. 鈥淪o he鈥檚 saying it out loud and getting away with it 鈥� sort of - and it makes them feel good.鈥�
Richard Moormann, strategic business coach and leadership developer for responds in an email interview, 鈥淵es, you can speak the truth in the workplace. Will you still have a job?鈥�
鈥淲hile [Trump] generally has the privilege to speak his mind as often as he does, most people do not,鈥� Mr. Moormann writes. 鈥淭he privilege to speak truth depends on the audience. It depends entirely on the relationship.鈥�
He adds that the difference between gaining or losing a following in a professional environment for speaking your mind is trust.
鈥淭rust begets respect. With respect you can speak your mind, even if it hurts,鈥� he writes. 鈥淪ome people are gifted at providing criticism or 'challenge' to others with the degree of respect required. Many are not. In the beginning of a professional coaching relationship, trust must be established first. Then respect follows.鈥�
However, Jack Greenhouse, recruitment analyst for in New York City, explained in an interview why behaving like Mr. Trump, even on his best day, would be fatal to a job candidate鈥檚 career.
鈥淲e serve a really niche market,鈥� says Mr. Greenhouse in an interview. 鈥淧avillion Agency staffs the homes of the very wealthy both in New York and around the world. It is impossible for us to successfully place a candidate whose public presence, whether it be on social platforms or in the news, has displayed questionable values and ethics, We work with high profile families who can鈥檛 take a chance on their reputations being affected. 聽As a result we can鈥檛 work with candidates who have showed poor judgement in their public lives. Keeping our client鈥檚 best interest in mind, we do not take chances on candidates who have negative exposure in social media or the press.鈥�
Greenhouse added, 鈥淚t would be nearly impossible for us to help an average person who had made their controversial ideology public. I have seen extremely qualified candidates lose out on great positions because their Facebook was made public and depicted pictures of them partying. What a candidate does in their private life should remain private.
Perhaps the closest Trump will ever come to voters who would be candidates for a Pavillion Agency position is his now classic 2006 flash ad for All detergent titled, 鈥�.鈥�
On a serious note, Greenhouse says he recommends that everything on social media accounts be 鈥渆ither private or not there at all because it can really make or break a job offer.鈥�
Although his assistant broached the topic with Trump, he chose not to respond to a request for comment on whether or not he would hire a candidate who emulated his recent social choices.
