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They shouldn't, but I would expect them to. Elaine Send a noteboard - 14/09/2010 02:08:07 PM
What are your feelings on this? Do you think HR has any business looking at your personal life outside of work? Is it discrimination, or is it your own damn fault for not making your profile "friends only"?

Share your thoughts. :D


Well, not in my specific case, but in general. We were only discussing this very topic at the pub on Saturday. Employers are unscrupulous bastards and will stoop to anything, so keep your FB private and don't add your manager as a friend. Your manager is not your friend, ever, they are your boss. Also, when applying for a job, expect them to Google you.

If you're stupid enough to post on FB that you have a raging hangover and have called in sick, and anyone from work can see your profile, you deserve to be fired for being thick.
Elaine
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HR looks at facebook. rebelaessedai - 13/09/2010 07:07:35 PM 1144 Views
Not in Germany, they don't. Legolas - 13/09/2010 07:16:40 PM 644 Views
What you said Floffe - 14/09/2010 01:52:12 PM 747 Views
Your public profile is exactly that. Aemon - 13/09/2010 07:34:17 PM 793 Views
Wow, really? rebelaessedai - 14/09/2010 10:40:48 PM 789 Views
my brother's girlfriend got fired because of a facebook picture random thoughts - 13/09/2010 07:53:03 PM 883 Views
Re: my brother's girlfriend got fired because of a facebook picture TaskmasterJack - 13/09/2010 10:17:41 PM 795 Views
hardly random thoughts - 13/09/2010 10:28:05 PM 774 Views
Was it supposed to be a HIPAA violation or something? rebelaessedai - 14/09/2010 10:41:44 PM 782 Views
I would say it was because she was letting unauthorized people handle babies under intensive care. Darth_Katie - 14/09/2010 10:55:45 PM 716 Views
I have no idea I don't really like my brother and we rarely talk random thoughts - 15/09/2010 02:22:01 PM 716 Views
I wish they would've fired my coworker. rebelaessedai - 14/09/2010 10:54:48 PM 711 Views
That is why my facebook is very vanilla random thoughts - 15/09/2010 02:42:21 PM 716 Views
LOL! rebelaessedai - 15/09/2010 07:00:01 PM 781 Views
I don't think they should look but... globug0822 - 13/09/2010 07:55:53 PM 776 Views
^this. LadyLorraine - 13/09/2010 09:05:49 PM 675 Views
It's your own damn fault if you make it public. *NM* Darth_Katie - 13/09/2010 07:57:50 PM 298 Views
Public is public is public. Zalis - 13/09/2010 08:28:19 PM 724 Views
no one should have to be accountable for their stupidity!!! LadyLorraine - 13/09/2010 09:07:01 PM 785 Views
You typically are held accountable for your stupidity at a job. Jacob - 13/09/2010 09:13:39 PM 705 Views
*turns on your sarcasm detection* LadyLorraine - 13/09/2010 11:10:29 PM 709 Views
Sarcasm doesn't translate well in electronic communication. Jacob - 14/09/2010 02:05:21 AM 750 Views
Who? *NM* ironclad - 13/09/2010 08:53:00 PM 375 Views
Human resources. *NM* Legolas - 13/09/2010 09:04:14 PM 338 Views
Thanks. Why not write that, April? *NM* ironclad - 13/09/2010 10:34:02 PM 385 Views
Because HR is a very widely used abbreviation in the English-speaking world. *NM* Rebekah - 13/09/2010 11:11:56 PM 386 Views
It's really a word in itself by now. *NM* Aeryn - 13/09/2010 11:29:04 PM 336 Views
True. Like TV. *NM* Rebekah - 13/09/2010 11:29:35 PM 375 Views
Or Scuba. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 14/09/2010 12:21:37 AM 315 Views
or laser *NM* random thoughts - 14/09/2010 02:18:51 PM 333 Views
Hmpf *NM* ironclad - 14/09/2010 08:15:33 AM 389 Views
*NM* rebelaessedai - 14/09/2010 10:55:32 PM 346 Views
What does that stand for? Something with ridiculously too many letters and in German, no doubt. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 15/09/2010 12:43:40 AM 349 Views
H.R. Giger. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 13/09/2010 10:19:39 PM 325 Views
Home Run. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 13/09/2010 10:19:49 PM 343 Views
Hot Redheads. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 13/09/2010 10:23:12 PM 353 Views
I'd go with this one. *NM* Lici - 14/09/2010 12:36:02 AM 337 Views
Enjoying yourself? *NM* Kronin al'Sulc - 14/09/2010 02:44:05 AM 332 Views
Ew goodness, not on my post please. *NM* rebelaessedai - 14/09/2010 10:42:38 PM 362 Views
That's EY, not HR. You're terrible at this. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 15/09/2010 12:44:07 AM 337 Views
Eh, no biggie. nossy - 14/09/2010 02:16:37 AM 684 Views
Where it might be justified would be if the employee had just called into work Tashmere - 14/09/2010 02:55:00 AM 716 Views
That's the stupidity clause. nossy - 14/09/2010 03:00:30 AM 673 Views
maybe it should or it shouldn't...but it does damookster - 14/09/2010 04:26:50 AM 726 Views
lol, I guess we have different ideas of "simply living." nossy - 14/09/2010 05:00:47 AM 634 Views
I'd say in that specific case... LadyLorraine - 14/09/2010 06:11:48 AM 712 Views
Huh, it's all the rage here Floffe - 14/09/2010 02:01:11 PM 765 Views
personal opinion here... LadyLorraine - 15/09/2010 04:31:09 PM 746 Views
Re: personal opinion here... Floffe - 16/09/2010 04:43:38 AM 813 Views
if a person is stupid enough to put their personal business damookster - 14/09/2010 03:22:49 AM 698 Views
I have to agree with the majority SilverWarder - 14/09/2010 06:40:19 AM 682 Views
I don't think HR should be looking at what people do outside of work, it seems unethical snoopcester - 14/09/2010 10:42:37 AM 647 Views
They shouldn't, but I would expect them to. Elaine - 14/09/2010 02:08:07 PM 717 Views
I agree. rebelaessedai - 14/09/2010 10:46:12 PM 675 Views
But of course you do Elaine - 15/09/2010 02:24:49 PM 716 Views
Yep SilverWarder - 15/09/2010 04:11:16 PM 739 Views
I'm not sure mine is googleable at all. rebelaessedai - 15/09/2010 07:01:28 PM 711 Views
That's why MY FB is locked DOWN. *NM* Francie - 14/09/2010 02:29:48 PM 298 Views
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