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Simple - No linkedin, no instagram, no fb, and afaic not even a google account (yes android works, rooted) When my employer asks me to "publish", "have a pres

Simple - No linkedin, no instagram, no fb, and afaic not even a google account (yes android works, rooted) When my employer asks me to "publish", "have a presence" or "shine for the company" in any way I find the NDA, security rules and legalese I've signed and reply 1. This is against cybersecurity rules, can you sign me a paper stating you want me to break rule #37 and rule #61 2. Then I ask him to accept all the end-user agreements in the company name or its own personal name, and send me back the login+password so I can contribute daily BS - oh and buy me a company owned phone if such interactions involve using a MobileApp(tm), no way I'm mixing personal and work on my phone The discussion stopped here, never got a reply, did this to 3 employers already

dustedcodes 4y ago
If you would have just said "sorry I'm not really into social media" then perhaps you could have ended the conversation in 2 minutes and wouldn't have had to repeat it to further 2 employers shortly later.
- dontchooseanick 4y ago
  Perhaps I didn't explain it well. Those employers kept me ! and I didn't have to repeat it to other potential employers "shortly" later. It just ended the conversation there. The crucial part being I'm not against publishing as a part of my job, but no way you're making it a personal requirement / on my behalf. The outcome being "let's stay good friends", not "you're fired"/"don't get the job", I did get it. As such, not ending the conversation in 2 mins but letting them reviewing their argument is crucial : the constraints are yours, and you don't have anything to blame me for ..
  - dustedcodes 4y ago
    Fair enough :) It was just funny to read "never got a reply, did this to 3 employers already" and then I couldn't resist this tongue in cheek response. Sorry ^^
    - marktangotango 4y ago
      It was a nice troll, gave me a chuckle.
    - conductr 4y ago
      I still think your "sorry I'm not really into social media" would have most likely ended it as well and would have come off a lot more polite. Could have escalated it if needed from there
WesolyKubeczek 4y ago
> did this to 3 employers already Let me guess — in the last month?
- dontchooseanick 4y ago
  Nope, 10 years, 2 years and 4 years resp.
switch007 4y ago
I don’t want to interrupt your “stuck it to the man” story but I’m just curious whether it was HR telling you to participate with a clear message you’d otherwise be fired, or whether it was just over enthusiastic marketing folk?
- dontchooseanick 4y ago
  Over-enthusiastic marketing. Sometimes it was HR promoting participating in social networks "for the company". Nobody ever threatened me, they were just really pushy, until the pushback
  - conductr 4y ago
    Lol, that's a simple "no, I don't want to do that"

dustedcodes 4y ago

If you would have just said "sorry I'm not really into social media" then perhaps you could have ended the conversation in 2 minutes and wouldn't have had to repeat it to further 2 employers shortly later.

dontchooseanick 4y ago
Perhaps I didn't explain it well. Those employers kept me ! and I didn't have to repeat it to other potential employers "shortly" later. It just ended the conversation there. The crucial part being I'm not against publishing as a part of my job, but no way you're making it a personal requirement / on my behalf. The outcome being "let's stay good friends", not "you're fired"/"don't get the job", I did get it. As such, not ending the conversation in 2 mins but letting them reviewing their argument is crucial : the constraints are yours, and you don't have anything to blame me for ..
- dustedcodes 4y ago
  Fair enough :) It was just funny to read "never got a reply, did this to 3 employers already" and then I couldn't resist this tongue in cheek response. Sorry ^^
  - marktangotango 4y ago
    It was a nice troll, gave me a chuckle.
  - conductr 4y ago
    I still think your "sorry I'm not really into social media" would have most likely ended it as well and would have come off a lot more polite. Could have escalated it if needed from there

WesolyKubeczek 4y ago

> did this to 3 employers already Let me guess — in the last month?

dontchooseanick 4y ago
Nope, 10 years, 2 years and 4 years resp.

switch007 4y ago

I don’t want to interrupt your “stuck it to the man” story but I’m just curious whether it was HR telling you to participate with a clear message you’d otherwise be fired, or whether it was just over enthusiastic marketing folk?

dontchooseanick 4y ago
Over-enthusiastic marketing. Sometimes it was HR promoting participating in social networks "for the company". Nobody ever threatened me, they were just really pushy, until the pushback
- conductr 4y ago
  Lol, that's a simple "no, I don't want to do that"