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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 1040 Views
Not in Germany, they don't. Legolas - 13/09/2010 07:16:40 PM 548 Views
What you said Floffe - 14/09/2010 01:52:12 PM 650 Views
Your public profile is exactly that. Aemon - 13/09/2010 07:34:17 PM 697 Views
Wow, really? rebelaessedai - 14/09/2010 10:40:48 PM 682 Views
my brother's girlfriend got fired because of a facebook picture random thoughts - 13/09/2010 07:53:03 PM 772 Views
Re: my brother's girlfriend got fired because of a facebook picture TaskmasterJack - 13/09/2010 10:17:41 PM 687 Views
hardly random thoughts - 13/09/2010 10:28:05 PM 669 Views
Was it supposed to be a HIPAA violation or something? rebelaessedai - 14/09/2010 10:41:44 PM 676 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 617 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 620 Views
I wish they would've fired my coworker. rebelaessedai - 14/09/2010 10:54:48 PM 606 Views
That is why my facebook is very vanilla random thoughts - 15/09/2010 02:42:21 PM 616 Views
LOL! rebelaessedai - 15/09/2010 07:00:01 PM 678 Views
I don't think they should look but... globug0822 - 13/09/2010 07:55:53 PM 673 Views
^this. LadyLorraine - 13/09/2010 09:05:49 PM 576 Views
It's your own damn fault if you make it public. *NM* Darth_Katie - 13/09/2010 07:57:50 PM 245 Views
Public is public is public. Zalis - 13/09/2010 08:28:19 PM 632 Views
no one should have to be accountable for their stupidity!!! LadyLorraine - 13/09/2010 09:07:01 PM 682 Views
You typically are held accountable for your stupidity at a job. Jacob - 13/09/2010 09:13:39 PM 602 Views
*turns on your sarcasm detection* LadyLorraine - 13/09/2010 11:10:29 PM 607 Views
Sarcasm doesn't translate well in electronic communication. Jacob - 14/09/2010 02:05:21 AM 644 Views
Who? *NM* ironclad - 13/09/2010 08:53:00 PM 321 Views
Human resources. *NM* Legolas - 13/09/2010 09:04:14 PM 288 Views
Thanks. Why not write that, April? *NM* ironclad - 13/09/2010 10:34:02 PM 329 Views
Because HR is a very widely used abbreviation in the English-speaking world. *NM* Rebekah - 13/09/2010 11:11:56 PM 328 Views
It's really a word in itself by now. *NM* Aeryn - 13/09/2010 11:29:04 PM 281 Views
True. Like TV. *NM* Rebekah - 13/09/2010 11:29:35 PM 320 Views
Or Scuba. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 14/09/2010 12:21:37 AM 265 Views
or laser *NM* random thoughts - 14/09/2010 02:18:51 PM 284 Views
Hmpf *NM* ironclad - 14/09/2010 08:15:33 AM 335 Views
*NM* rebelaessedai - 14/09/2010 10:55:32 PM 293 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 295 Views
H.R. Giger. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 13/09/2010 10:19:39 PM 272 Views
Home Run. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 13/09/2010 10:19:49 PM 292 Views
Hot Redheads. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 13/09/2010 10:23:12 PM 302 Views
I'd go with this one. *NM* Lici - 14/09/2010 12:36:02 AM 289 Views
Enjoying yourself? *NM* Kronin al'Sulc - 14/09/2010 02:44:05 AM 276 Views
Ew goodness, not on my post please. *NM* rebelaessedai - 14/09/2010 10:42:38 PM 312 Views
That's EY, not HR. You're terrible at this. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 15/09/2010 12:44:07 AM 283 Views
Eh, no biggie. nossy - 14/09/2010 02:16:37 AM 580 Views
Where it might be justified would be if the employee had just called into work Tashmere - 14/09/2010 02:55:00 AM 605 Views
That's the stupidity clause. nossy - 14/09/2010 03:00:30 AM 580 Views
maybe it should or it shouldn't...but it does damookster - 14/09/2010 04:26:50 AM 604 Views
lol, I guess we have different ideas of "simply living." nossy - 14/09/2010 05:00:47 AM 536 Views
I'd say in that specific case... LadyLorraine - 14/09/2010 06:11:48 AM 600 Views
Huh, it's all the rage here Floffe - 14/09/2010 02:01:11 PM 664 Views
personal opinion here... LadyLorraine - 15/09/2010 04:31:09 PM 630 Views
Re: personal opinion here... Floffe - 16/09/2010 04:43:38 AM 709 Views
if a person is stupid enough to put their personal business damookster - 14/09/2010 03:22:49 AM 598 Views
I have to agree with the majority SilverWarder - 14/09/2010 06:40:19 AM 590 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 553 Views
They shouldn't, but I would expect them to. Elaine - 14/09/2010 02:08:07 PM 611 Views
I agree. rebelaessedai - 14/09/2010 10:46:12 PM 569 Views
But of course you do Elaine - 15/09/2010 02:24:49 PM 611 Views
Yep SilverWarder - 15/09/2010 04:11:16 PM 630 Views
I'm not sure mine is googleable at all. rebelaessedai - 15/09/2010 07:01:28 PM 606 Views
That's why MY FB is locked DOWN. *NM* Francie - 14/09/2010 02:29:48 PM 247 Views
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