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Generally decent advice. I like my privacy and I use handles everywhere I can, I've even worked remotely and the employer didn't know my real name until they ha
by kuroguro 8y ago
Generally decent advice. I like my privacy and I use handles everywhere I can, I've even worked remotely and the employer didn't know my real name until they had to send the first paycheck :)
The reasoning in the article seems weak tho. I would guess the author is lashing out after a bad interview or something.
- ghaff 8y agoIt depends on what you do. If your identity and participation in public activities is integral to why you're hired, you don't really have an option to keep everything private. Personally, I decided long ago that if I'm not comfortable saying or doing something using my true name, I probably don't need to say or do it. Yes, that's a somewhat privileged position to be in but nonetheless it's the case for me.
- majewsky 8y ago> Yes, that's a somewhat privileged position to be in but nonetheless it's the case for me. It's important that we're conscious of that privilege, because we're the ones who build the IT systems for those who don't have it.