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I would disagree with #5 on that list. In my experience a request from a boss will most likely be misinterpreted (to some degree at least) as an attempt to spy

by brd 16y ago

I would disagree with #5 on that list. In my experience a request from a boss will most likely be misinterpreted (to some degree at least) as an attempt to spy on you. Also, many people are starting to learn that keeping your professional and personal networks separate is a good thing so having a blanket statement of "boss's should friend employees" is a little misguided. In either case it will create an unnecessarily dilemma for the employee. And its worth noting that there is a growing list of people who have lost their jobs because of Facebook.

adaml_623 16y ago
100% agree. There is no way I'd join with my boss on Facebook. Linked In sure but facebook is for friends (and family apparently)
KMStraub 16y ago
A friend and I just had a discussion about this last night. I can't say I've bothered to do it, but she says she just adjusts her privacy filter so that everyone in her company network can only see her picture and where she lives. I've been nervous to friend anyone I've met through work, but she doesn't seem to stress at all about this issue. Thoughts?
- brd 16y ago
  If you take the time to group your friends and carefully tend to your privacy settings its not a problem. Facebook is actually highly configurable in this sense, its very easy to maintain multiple networks on it if you really want to. The reason I don't try to do this is because of Facebook's track record of change privacy settings first, ask questions later. I wouldn't want to have all my carefully filtered information exposed for any period of time, no matter how brief, but there is no way to guarantee this won't happen as long as Facebook places privacy games.
  - KMStraub 16y ago
    Thanks, and interesting. I hadn't thought of that. I suppose the fact that I didn't even know I could do that--and that it's actually quite easy, functionally, as you say--also suggests some marketing issues? I just felt it was weird that I've been hearing so much hullabaloo about the facebook quandary of business contacts learning too much about your personal life and vice versa due to blanket "friending," but yet, it took only 2 seconds for my friend to shut me up, saying, "I don't have that problem, here's why."

by brd 16y ago

adaml_623 16y ago

100% agree. There is no way I'd join with my boss on Facebook. Linked In sure but facebook is for friends (and family apparently)

KMStraub 16y ago

A friend and I just had a discussion about this last night. I can't say I've bothered to do it, but she says she just adjusts her privacy filter so that everyone in her company network can only see her picture and where she lives. I've been nervous to friend anyone I've met through work, but she doesn't seem to stress at all about this issue. Thoughts?

brd 16y ago
If you take the time to group your friends and carefully tend to your privacy settings its not a problem. Facebook is actually highly configurable in this sense, its very easy to maintain multiple networks on it if you really want to. The reason I don't try to do this is because of Facebook's track record of change privacy settings first, ask questions later. I wouldn't want to have all my carefully filtered information exposed for any period of time, no matter how brief, but there is no way to guarantee this won't happen as long as Facebook places privacy games.
- KMStraub 16y ago
  Thanks, and interesting. I hadn't thought of that. I suppose the fact that I didn't even know I could do that--and that it's actually quite easy, functionally, as you say--also suggests some marketing issues? I just felt it was weird that I've been hearing so much hullabaloo about the facebook quandary of business contacts learning too much about your personal life and vice versa due to blanket "friending," but yet, it took only 2 seconds for my friend to shut me up, saying, "I don't have that problem, here's why."