My question involves defamation in the state of: Pennsylvania
I work for a retail store. I recently discovered a bug in my produce, and immediately went to facebook, saying "ew, there's a bug in my produce"
The next week, I'm pulled into the office by my boss and given a copy of the social media guidelines. Apparantly I'm not allowed to post ANYTHING on any social media site that puts my employer in a bad light, even if it's true. Doesn't that infringe on my freedom of speech, outside of the workplace? I'm sorry, but if i find a bug in my food, i'm gonnna wanna tweet about it. I wasn't saying "hey world, don't buy food from ------, it's full of bugs"
The best part, my facebook is set to complete privacy. A coworker said what she THOUGHT she saw, and a boss tried to coerce her into showing him my facebook page. Thankfully a) she said she didn't have internet on her phone and b) I was smart (kinda) and took down my post five minutes after I put it up at midnight the night before.
I'm sorry, but when I was in school, I was taught that it's not slander if its true. When did it suddenly become illegal to speak the truth, if it hurts anothers repuation?
And for the record, none of that meeting was officially recorded. It was just a "friendly little chat session, making sure I knew what the policies were."
Any input?

