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'WINE CUZ BORED'

Dopey council worker streams video of her drinking booze… on authority’s Twitter feed

Young woman mistakenly aired live footage of herself enjoying a glass of plonk

A DOPEY council worker was left red-faced after airing a live video of herself boozing on her employer’s official Twitter account.

Glasgow City Council have more than 100,000 followers, who were invited to watch footage of the young woman as she enjoyed a glass of plonk.

The 'bored' council worker aired a video of herself drinking wine so that people could watch

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The ‘bored’ council worker aired a video of herself drinking wine so that people could watch

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Glasgow City Council issued a statement after the gaffe, saying it was a “reminder to use the appropriate procedures when using social media

She had mistakenly logged into her work’s Periscope account, a live video streaming application which posts onto Twitter, with the caption “wine cuz bored”.

The video quickly blacked out and was deleted from the social media site but followers found the blunder hilarious.
Roisi Proven said: “Tbf “wine cuz bored” could be the motto of the City of Glasgow.”

And Laura Waddell said: “I think someone has mixed up their work and personal accounts…”

It is understood the blundering council worker has been handed a warning over the gaffe.

A Glasgow City Council spokesman said: “A personal tweet was mistakenly made on a device with access to a council social media account.

“This is a reminder to use the appropriate procedures when using social media.”