Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Public or Private
In current practice it is commonplace for schools, employers and scholarships to request a resume and references from applicants. Do you think it’s fair for schools, employers and scholarships to request access to social media (My Space, Facebook and Twitter) accounts? Please give your reasoning.
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Lindsey Babcock-online
ReplyDeleteYes I think it is fine for them to do so. I think people are most honest about themselves on those kind of sites. A resume is such a blank canvas. It really does not give any insight into what the person is really like. Versus when they check the person's facebook or myspace you can find out all about their friends, social personality, religious convictions, what kind of hobbies they have, how they normally dress, their vocal conduct. Personally I think that we could go to the extream of getting rid of the entire interview process, as long as the hirer can access the public media sites. Unfortunitly I think that is is so easy to be fake for a small period of time, much like an interview.
Kevin O | Online
ReplyDeleteI think that it would be taking it too far to let them ahve access to our social networks. This is actually the main reason why I stopped posting personal sgtuff on Facebook. I cancelled MySpace long ago. I think that it would rate highly with the discrimination for employment and would let biased judgement overrule someone's true talent.
Mike G
ReplyDeleteYes, I think it is okay for them to do so, just so they have an additional way of learning what kind of person they are about to hire or admit to a school. Some people in-person may appear one way but on their social network prifile they appear to be totally different. It is only safe and smart to go that extra mile to learn a little bit more avbout the person.
I think that they should definently have access to social media. These days a resume doesnt truley say who that person is, it just tells where you worked, criminal hisory, and formor schools. Alot of people show who they are and what they do on these social media sites. Employers that hire teachers and school staffing should go farther to see their computer history, since child melestors are rapists at their highest extreme procaustion should be taken.
ReplyDeleteAllison P-online
ReplyDeleteI personally do not think that they should have access to social media, to use as a means to judge you for employment, or schooling or scholarships. That is why we have the phrase "never mix business with pleasure". People have a right to keep their personal life private from employers. Most people wouldn't let a potential employer follow them around for a week in their home, and I think that is basically the same thing. And with all the hacking that is done anyone could erroneously post info about you or make a sight using your information and it could be incorrect information about you.
I do not think so…With Twitter and FB, there is so many ways to have things about you published without you knowing that can appear on their own page—that may or may not be an accurate description of one’s current lifestyle.
ReplyDeleteI just do not see how one can be accurate about someone by generalizing a person based off of how they "socialize among friends”. I know that I’m not going to talk about the same things I talk about with my co-workers, to my boss over lunch. The same goes for my daughter, I do not curse around her—however, I do say my fair share of “bad words” among others.
People’s behaviors change depending upon their environment. I remember the first time I saw on of my old professors out a night lounge. It still gets to me to this day. Before I saw her there I had an image of her being the “ideal” professor. However, seeing how she worked the dance floor, took shots, and laughed with her group of sophisticated looking friends—made me see her in another light. She was different to me…. Not like before. She was still sharp and professional in class--but seeing her in a "social" setting (among friends) changed my image of her.
I can bet my last dollar that similar instances have come from employers and schools snooping on Social Media sites.
No, I don not believe that they should have access to your private accounts that are not part of their buisness. People need to feel free to express themselves to their friends and family. I do not believe that they should be judged on these feelings. If however, they are making false defamitory statements, and the person or entity that they are dispariging finds out, then I believe that they should be held accountable. But your personal lifestyle should not be brought into the picture where it is not needed.
ReplyDeleteJohn Busse
Lauren Puopolo
ReplyDeleteYes, I think it's okay for them to do so. We tell everything on the social networks for the most part. Potiental employers can see who you really are and schools can see what kind of student you are. You already give the refences so it doesn't matter if someone takes a look at the social networks.
Lauren Puopolo in response to Mike G
ReplyDeleteI agree with him. They're not doing it just because they can. They want to see what kind of person you are.
Plus a person can express themselves without it going against their character or anyone else's character.
J.Barrington
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely! On facebook, myspace, and twitter you are able to see a great deal of how the person acts and conducts themselves in their real life. My boss also looks at facebook pages before hiring someone, granted he looks to see what they look like, and doesn’t care if they can do the job or not, which always leads them to being fired soon, but still yes employers should be allowed, and encouraged to look at applicant’s facebook pages.
Cara H. Online
ReplyDeleteIf you were to go to Google and type your own name in, almost anything, anywhere in the world wide web, comes up; your Facebook, your Myspace or any other social network as well as so much more. For anyone to ask for access is just a clever way of asking if there is anything you don't want us to know about you. The way I look at it, if you don't want to world to know don't post it on the world wide web! But I do not necessarily think that your personal life is a mirror for your professional one!
Cara H. Online in response to Aqeelah R.
I agree with the fact that one does not depict the other. And I also agree that a person should have both a social and professional side. But if you don't do anything "you may regret" you really have nothing to worry about. The problem is now days there is no way to "live it down!"
I personally do not believe it is fair for schools and employers to have access to social media. I think a persons talents as far as work should not be associated with someone's private life. As long as peple do not hurt others there is nothing wrong with having a life outside of work. I honestly think if employers and schools were to check on thier current employees and students via social networking more than half of people would be unemployed and expelled from school.
ReplyDeleteMoiya H. - Online
ReplyDeleteI think it is fair for your social networks to be accessed. I think it is fair because number one people for some reason are most honest on their social network pages. They "say" exactly how they are feeling and what they are into. Number two the fact that you can make your page private and/or limit information that can be seen, keeps some people from knowing certain things. And lastly I think its okay because the way you act on your social network will eventually come out anyway.
I completely agree that everybody should have a professional side as well as a social side. I think that is what makes a person "fully rounded".
ReplyDeleteMoiya H. Online
ReplyDeleteIn Respone to Cara H.
I think that your personal life does mirror your professional life. You don't have to act that exact way, but the true you will always show sooner or later.
Charlene G-online
ReplyDeleteNo do not think it is right for them to ask for that. Social networks are private and not for trying to get a job or scholorships. These social networks today are mostly for enjoyment with friends and family and not for workers unless you are friends with them.It is not necessary for emplyers to have access to social accounts either because the way they perform at work may be outstanding to only see on their 'page' how they spend their weekends doing something people may find offensive. That is their personal space and it needs to stay that way.If these 'social' accounts were for employers use and so fourth then all the social networking people would make their page employer acessable and appearance for them.
Charlene G-online commenting on Lindsey Babcock-online
ReplyDeleteI have to disagree on making peoples pages open because of resumes showing a 'blank canvas'. A resume is telling the employer what they can do and skills they have.A resume is not supposed to tell what they like to do on the weekends and how they spend their time outside of a job. that is non of their business. Unless someone wants to share OR the employer asks to share access to personal accounts should b=not be made available.
Kevin O | Online
ReplyDeleteIn Response to Mike G
Yes I see that you may find out things about a person that 'co-workers and bosses' might never see. People won't bring their weekend lifefstyles with them to their work field. You may not like what Bob does on the weekekend "...but he's a great salesman". See what I'm saying?
Hannah Sherman
ReplyDeleteI do not think it is fair for employers and scholarships to have access to social media sites. What people do on their own time should not determine wether they get a job or scholarship or not. Jobs and scholarships should be based off of if your are qualified for them or not, not what you do on the weekends or who you hang out with. If employers and schools based everything upon a persons social network page most people wouldn't be in school and they would be out of a job. Also if buisnesses and schools began to do this and people found out about it they would just simply take off the pictures and posts that would make them ineligable for the job or scholarship. So the employers and school would not get a true sense of who the person really was, which would just bring you back to square one.
Megan Mcfarland-Online
ReplyDeleteI don't care if an employer wants to see my facebook because I don't put nothing on mine. I only use it to talk to some of my friends and family. I dont normally post what I am doing every minute of everyday like some people. I use to have my bosses son on mine. She never used anything on it against me or said anything about it. I don't put my life on the internet because it is dangerous.
In response to Charlene G
I do think you are right and that is personal space just like with when everyone was kids and we had diaries. kids would get mad if their moms came in and looked at their diary. Everyone needs to have somewhere where they can just get stuff off their chest. But if people are going to put things on their that is offsive then they don't need to post it at all. If the employers are looking for it to hire you then they don't need to have it.
In response to Teri & Cara-- I've had previous employers who's had my fb and twitter info. It was all good, for me. However, I know people who've gotten fired or reprimanded from junk on those pages that were "misinterprited" But at work, on site, they had no problems at all. It's "risky business".
ReplyDeleteDanielle S. Online
ReplyDeleteI do not think that it is fair because what you do outside of work is your own business it has nothing to do with work therefore it should not be necessary.
Danielle S. Online
ReplyDeleteIn response to Hannah Sherman I agree completely with your response it should be based solely if your qualified. I could hang out all night but as long as I'm doing good in school and showing up to work on time, that's all that should matter.
Matthew J-Online
ReplyDeleteI truly believe that schools,employers and scholarships should not request or have access to social media of people. The reason why is because things like that should be considered confident. A persons social life shouldn't determine if he/she is eligible for a job , school or scholarship. Whomever a person wants to socialize with in his/her life is their own business. I think that its getting out of hand of what information campanies look into already. For example, I think its unfair that a persons credit is taken into consideration when acquiring a job. I believe that companies or certain organizations are trying to "weed out the less perfect". Why should requesting someone social information matter today when years ago it didnt matter as much. I do agree that today this world is filled with all types of people the good and the bad. I think that even if a persons social information is checked; there is no way to determine if they will still have the same characteristics. I myself have a facebook page. But, my work performance and academic skills speak differently from what someone may think. On my facebook page you may find me in pictures posing with guns and dressed in urban attire; but that doesnt mean that I shoot people and i may be a thug of some sort. I do admit when I am around my friends I use profanity which I would never even dare use in a more professional environment. I stand firm on my opinion that is just another way to discriminate against all races and prejudge a person. Just pure nosey I say, its not right at all and its unfair. A person character/performance should never be compaired to their social life point blank period!
Matthew J-online
ReplyDeleteIn Response to Lindsey Babcock
You have to look at the bigger picture. For example If a person has alot of tattos all over their body , one may think that he/she is a wild or fits a certain group in society that is unprofessional. By accessing a persons facebook page and other friends of that person may have a discrimination affect or makes a person prejudge their so called social appearance. I personally have tattoos on my neck and other areas visible on my body but I cover them up when I try to apply for a job. The job that I had recently recieved was a management position and if for some reason my job had looked at my facebook page they would never had hired me due to my social presentation on the web. My presentation at the interview went so well they had hired me and not based on my personal social apperance. I do admit I am an odd ball.
Elizabeth C.
ReplyDeleteNo I absolutely do not agree that they should be able to request access to an individuals social media, such as facebook. With social media one might not portray themself as they are in person because behind a computer screen it is easy to lie or portray a false identity. I also believe that it is a violation of privacy. Work and home life are two separate things. They tell you to leave your personal life at the door when you come into work, therefore they have no right to intrude on your life outside of work. In the past employers did not stalk a potential employee to learn more about them. Just because there are so many advances in technology with the internet and social media does not give an employer the right to 'stalk' a potential employer on their facebook page.
Caitlin L - Online
ReplyDeleteI must say that on one hand, it is hard to judge someone's true character based on a 15-minute interview in a work setting. On the other hand, basing someone's morals and integrity based on a social media site can be misleading. I think that a combination of the two is the most accurate way to decide whether a person is the type that you are looking to hire. Using only social media is an unfair, biased method when screening people for a job. Employers should take the time to get to know people on a more personal level rather than discriminate based on what they find online.
Caitlin L. - Online
ReplyDeleteIn response to Lauren Puopolo
I agree partially with what you have said. Employers should definitely be allowed to look at social media sites when screening, but I don't feel that whether they hire you should be based solely on that.
Alton P. Online
ReplyDeleteI don't think so, because I think people create a certain persona and tend to embelish alittle bit on social websites. I think people create a star studded personality people express their exaggerated feelings all in fun. and I think people should be able to have that part of their personal life as a outlet to the daily grind, and I don`t think peoples character should be judged on what a employer see`s on a page.
It would bother me if an potential employer, scholarship or even a school wanted to look at my facebook. I don't post anything that would be a disgrace to myself or my current employer.I think on the other hand that it would be invasion of personal space, even though it is a social network. At what point can we ever live a personal life or do we owe our whole life to the company store. I don't think it right to judge work perfomance according to personal agendas. We should actually just keep them seperate.Employers want us leave our personal lives at home while we are at work so let's continue, unless their willing to accept all the things that come up in life involving our home life.
ReplyDeleteAlton P @ Caitlin L.
ReplyDeleteI disagree. For one I don`t think you can really judge a persons character in 15 minutes all you can learn from 15 minutes is if that person is knowledgeable for what ever job he is being hired for. Then again you can be that clean cut person, and get on facebook and act a fool with your friends about how much you drank last weekend because your trying to fit in that is on your personal time and a employer see that and say we can`t hire him he is a drunk even tho that is the farthest thing from the truth. I think it is like your social security card only the people you want to have that information should.
Lesley G Online
ReplyDeleteIn general, I really don't think it would be fair for them to ask for access to your personal networking accounts. It may be a way for them to find out more about you before they hire you, accept you, etc, but I think it is an invasion of privacy. The resume and references and such should be enough for future employers, schools, etc.
Personally though, if someone asked me for access to my pages, I'd probably give it to them. I have nothing to hide on my pages and they would see a little more about who I am. But not everyone in the world would feel the same way.
Caitlin L. - Online
ReplyDeleteIn response to Alton P.
I get where you are coming from, and I guess I should specify what I mean. If people have social media sites, they should know that there is a chance that potential employers could see these sites. Technically, unless you set your pages to private, anything you post can be considered public information and viewable by anybody.
Are you telling me that if you ran your own company, you wouldn't try to find out as much information about a person as you are able to before hiring them?
Just saying...
Caitlin L - Online
ReplyDeleteLet me also add that I do not think it is appropriate for employers, etc. to REQUEST access. I only think they are permitted to research whatever they want. If your page is private, too bad for them. If not, they can look all they like.
Lauren G
ReplyDeleteI think it is fair for school to be able to access a students account because,a student shouldn't have anything on their facebook or myspace that is inappropriate. The only thing that i could say that would be an issue, is if the student has something to hide. Either than that it should be a problem. Schools having access codes to facebook and myspace can slow down verbal abuse from one student to another so it comes in handy.
Sherri W - Online
ReplyDeleteYes, I think it is fair for schools and the workplace to check out a persons social networking sites. The best way for someone to find out the type of person you are is by what you post on line, especially when no one is looking. Besides, if you do not want anyone to see what you are posting then don't put it out there. I had an assignment for another class to do and one of the topics was whatever you post on a social network, pretend it is on a billboard on a busy highway for the whole world to see. Would you think twice about what you write or say?
Sherri W - Online in response to Lauren G
ReplyDeleteI do agree with you about a school accessing students files. There are to many hurtful and cruel things kids say to each other that cause such destruction. It is probably the reason why teen suicide rate is so high. If you are not part of the "in crowd", you are teased and made fun of. If schools checking social sites of students stops this, then I say go for it, even if it only saves one life.
Maurice G. online
ReplyDeleteThis is interesting about the social networks and do we think that it is fair for employers to use the networks to find out info about a person. Personally, I think that resumes when people write them are about the person and of course we are going to tell all of the good and positive things about us to be impressive. When we use the social networks, we are and feel free to speak our minds on what and how we feel. I think for the people to use social networks for employers and so on, I feel that they could get a deeper impression of a person. I think that people are relaxed in this type of atmosphere (social network). We have many types of classes and so on to help in an interview process, and I just feel a person is more real in a social network setting. I know that they are interviewing on the network, but people can tell alot about you in the social network setting.
Maurice G online in response to Moiya H online
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with what you have written here. If you don't want people to know something then make it private so that only certain can see. But I think that you are more truthful when using the social network and as the old saying goes you will show your true colors. Now I know we want put negative or hateful things out in the open, but I feel that you can see and get a more personal feel of a person.
Rory H. - online
ReplyDeleteNo, I don't think it is fair for them to access the social media. Much like if they observed you in a public place, after a while it would be considered stalking. What you do on your free time, should be yours alone. Otherwise, what separates us from being a slave? I think this is a slippery slope that organizations could possibly abuse, specifically, telling people how they should live their lives outside of the workplace/school.
Example - Joe Anonymous is applying as a school teacher, but at night he plays in a rock band at clubs. Postings of pictures of Joe at the clubs is necessary to promote the band. But, he runs the risk of getting passed over for his job as a teacher beacause of his choice of artistic display. To me, that sounds a lot like censorship and not a code of ethics.
In response to Tommy H. online -
I agree with you because I think there should be a section of your life that can't be scrutinized by employers or schools. To me the pros of having the freedom to be who you want to be, though some may not agree with you, definitely outweighs being censored for everything a small group of people deems acceptable.
Personally, I believe it is alright for future employers to check out one's Facebook, MySpace, or anything else your name might be plastered on, so long as that's not their only method of finding out who you are or what you're like. It's sort of like a background check, and let's them know if you might be lying on your application. It let's them know how you speak, type, and how you interact. It's helpful, and I don't believe it's wrong. One should not put up something they don't want to be found!
ReplyDeleteDeborah B. - Online
ReplyDeleteI don't think an employer should have access to social sites. I think everyone is entitled to a personal life apart from their work life and should be able to seperate these two. Employers discriminate even though it is against the law and access to social sites may just give them more information to discriminate against you. I have seen people lose their job because of medical problems. I personally was offered a job until they found out I had a small child. Then the offer was withdrawn. All employers don't do the "right" thing with information they are given.
Deborah B. - Online to Cara H. - Online
I agree with you. People must be very aware of what they post online. They need to consider how someone else might interpret it before they post it. "If in doubt, don't" is always good advice.
Chucky C – Online
ReplyDeleteThe common practice is still perfect technique (privacy) as a commonplace for schools, employers and scholarships to request a resume and references from applicant. Access to one’s social media account will be unfair, it can be seen as a doing the right thing using a wrong method. There are other ways personal information can be obtained without infringing into one’s private life. The use of criminal background check will be able to do that for any organization.
Also since these social accounts have a unique password accessing this account against the owners consent will be totally unfair. Finally information posted in such account as usually conversations among peer, so it won’t be right to use it against individual.
Chucky C – Online
ReplyDeleteIn response to Allison P, I support all you have posted. Having access to one social media account as a means for employment, schooling or scholarship is not the right thing. The reasons already stated by Allison, is that those information are private and it will be unfair use such information against any individual.
Sarah Collett - Online
ReplyDeleteIn response to Sherri W. - I agree with you about school, but not work place. Work is a time to be professional and an adult. Your personal life needs to be left at home. However, I do think school teachers and parents should have access to their childrens social media. I think as a kid you don't have the right to privacy. As a parent our job is to make sure our kids grow up as good people and if in this modern society we need to be nosey to know what are kids are up to and make sure that they're not into trouble than so be that. They can have privacy when they become an adult.
Sarah Collett- ONLINE
ReplyDeleteI do not agree with using social media as a means of references. For 2 Reasons::
1. I don't believe in mixing social with professional. What you do in your life needs to say at home not in the work place.
2. More commonly when seeking to fill a position a single younger women with out children or a family will recieve a position rather than someone with. Which personally, I think thats unfair and a load of crap. The reason this is, is because A. the employer can pay the younger person without dependants less B. some employers feel the person without kids and a family are more focused on their work because they have less distractions at home. I do not believe that these judgements are fair. Employers should higher because they are qualified not because of what their social and home life looks like. Everyone should be given fair opportunities.
Jillian Downs - Online
ReplyDeleteI have mixed feelings about this. I do believe that employers have a right to know who they are hiring, but at the same time I do not think that they should have the right to use certain things against you. For example, someone applying for a job may look perfect on paper, and maybe even in an interview, but their online social profiles reveal that they are in fact some kind of disturbed individual. In that case, it would be best not to hire them. At the same time if an employer looks online and sees that a new hire went out to a bar for their birthday and had a few too many, that does not necessarily mean that they should be fired. Unless there are pictures of the new hire excessively drunk every weekend, then one night should not be used against someone.
Jillian Downs - Online
ReplyDeleteIn Response To: Samantha McMichael
I completely agree with what you are saying. As long as employers are not solely relying on your Facebook or Myspace to gather information about you, then it should be alright. Also, you are right, you shoudln't put anything online that you don't want to be seen!
Christina C. - Online
ReplyDeleteThis is quite an interesting question that is proposed on this blog and it seems to have been a big issue lately. I'm very careful on my Facebook because I know my school could easily look up my profile and see what I'm up to. One of my mom's fellow faculty members (she's a teacher) put on her Facebook status that the meeting she was in was boring. The next day she was called into the office and fired because she was friends with some of her co-workers on Facebook. If you post drunk pictures, post you doing drugs, or any of that they will find out and dismiss you instantly.
Personally? I think it is a bit unfair, yet I can see the point. I would like my Facebook and Twitter to be my business, but it obviously isn't because I posted it on the internet where anyone could see it. I took that chance and if it is something the company or school doesn't like, then I'm the only one to blame. I believe that companies and schools should maintain their image. They have a right to not have workers or students posting nudity or being drunk because that makes them look bad and makes them lose business. However, I do believe they should inform the student or future worker because then it kind of is an invasion of privacy.
Christina C. - Online in response to Maurice G. ...
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you said. Though I am only nineteen and slightly work inexperience, I believe it is important for a work to know a person. I'm not saying stalk their profile and find out their every interest or misdeed, but you can get a jist of who they are as a person. My brother's Facebook actually helped him get hired into a nice company, so I don't think it's a bad thing. They noticed from his posts he was very into technology and was hard-working, so they offered him a pace. Yeah, sometimes they will judge you unfairly, but not everyone in life will like you anyways.
Eric C.
ReplyDeleteRegardeless of what you think is fair or unfair, an employeer or whoever it may be could easily access your facebook account. However, I dont think it's right for bussiness, and schools to give you a background check so to speak. What a person does in their own time is just that, PERSONAL TIME. They could be a complete different person than what you see everyday. People that smoke and drink and post pictures all over facebook are probably some of the hardest working people I know.
Michael Bishop- Online
ReplyDeleteYes of course they should be able to ask for access to your social media pages. You should never put anything on one of those pages that you wouldn't want an employer, school , or scholarship to see. When you get the privilege to be apart of one of these programs you represent them even in your personal life and you must represent yourself accordingly.
Michael Bishop-online in response to Lesley G
ReplyDeleteI understand how you could feel it is an invasion of privacy but if a person can not represent themselves in an appropriate manor then they don't deserve the job scholarship, job, etc.
Micah S.- Online
ReplyDeleteI think it would be a great idea to give interviewers access to social webpages. People today are extremely active on such websites as facebook and voice who they really are and what they are about. I used to work for a pizzeria and whenever the owners wanted to hire someone they would search the names of applicants on myspace, which was popular then. If they didn't like what they saw or if the profile was private, they would throw the application away. They wanted to know a little more about an applicant before interviewing them for the job. If I had to hire someone, I would definately do the same thing.
M. Shepherd in response to Eric C
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with what you said about it being on your personal time. But in a lot of situations if employers checked applicant's profiles then they could save themselves a lot of trouble. For example, if an a person is applying for a job as a salesman and their profile is socially awkward and they don't seem clever then 9 times out of 10 they probably aren't gonna be good for that job.
Tiffany F. online
ReplyDeleteI do not believe schools, employers, and scholarships should request access to social media. What a person does in there own free time is there own personal business. Every aspect of your life should not be viewed by employers, or schools. I know plenty of people who may act a little crazy on these websites, but when it comes down to doing their job and being professional....they are superb! So, I feel like you can't accurately depict a person by looking at social media. Being social is a time to speak freely with others and having a good time. What ever happened to people just having a good time...within the laws of the land? You don't get a paycheck for being social, neither do you get scholarships for being social....so why do they need access to your social life?
Kathy S. Online in response to Sarah Collet
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with your position on item 2. Two of the things that interviewers are not allowed to ask you directly is "How old are you?" and "Do you have children?". It would be very easy to determine both of these answers by having direct access to your social networking pages. In my first career job after college, I had a boss that told me "If I could, I would put a birth control pill on your desk every morning and watch you take it!" Back in the 80's and 90's, if you were a woman and had children, you were somehow viewed as "not dedicated" to your career!! I have a facebook page and it would be obvious by looking at my pictures how old I am and that I have children.
Tiffany F. online response to Christina C
ReplyDeleteIt's unfortunate that the lady got fired for stating that her meeting was boring on Facebook, but why would she post such a thing where anyone could read it? While I do not agree that employers should look into a person's social media, some things are better left unsaid/unseen.
Kathy S. Online
ReplyDeleteI thought that I would definitely know how I would respond to this question, but after reading many of the posts, I have changed my mind. Originally, I would have responded that yes, they definitely should have access to your social networking pages. I have been the owner of an installation company and if I would have had access to some of my employees social networking pages, it would have explained why they showed up to a jobsite late and with bloodshot eyes. Employers have a reputation to uphold and finding out how a person behaves socially is very important. Needless to say, I have learned quite a bit about my nieces and nephews as they are entering adulthood, by looking at their comments on facebook........both what they say, how they say it and most importantly, their lack of using proper English and their lack of knowing how to spell! All of this is very important, when you are considering if you should hire someone. I constantly tell my daughters to be careful of what they put on their social networking pages, because once it's out there, it will always be there!! On the other hand, for the reasons of gender bias and everything that goes along with it, and also age bias.............I do not think that employers should have access. Nothing like riding the fence on this one!!!!
Youlinda J-Online
ReplyDeleteI do not think its fair for schools, employers, and scholarships to request access to social media accounts. Why can't they just read the resume and the background check. It maybe understandable for high ranking official because they are suppose to held at a certain level. Although I do not think its fair it is being done and people are not getting hired because of their personal activities. For example I was googling for a new Doctor for my pregnancy and when I googled one her facebook page came up and I was not happy with what I saw and did not choose her as my practioner.
Youlinda J-Online in response to Charlene G
ReplyDeleteI agree and for this reason I do not have any social network pages due to the fact that I am a very private person and just do not like to be out there like that. I want to be able to let you know only what I want you to know.
I believe that asking for access to personal networking information is totally crossing the line. When it comes to school and work relations it has nothing to do with how one will preform. Social media should be just that social outside of work, and people should leave work at work.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Deborah B. airing your laundry online is not the smartest decision to make, but what every choice we make we must remember we have to live with it. Be wise in think before you act.
ReplyDeleteFor something like your work or school to try and peek into your social life is kind of...obnoxious. I mean, it's your own damn social life, but...it's understandable that they want a nice look into your personal background. Even if the school or company does, it doesn't serve them right to run around and figure out what you are like in terms of your social life. Because, hell, you could have a Masters Degree, but are denied the job because you use an abnormal amount of swear words toward your friends or family even if you are doing it in a jokingly manner. I say this, because we alllll know that some people are just too dang sensitive nowadays.
ReplyDeleteLesley G. Online
ReplyDeleteIn response to Taylor Vaughn
I like how you used the word 'obnoxious'! That sums it up for me!!
In response to 'Tiffany F. online response to Christina C'... I agree that there are some things that just shouldn't be posted on a social network site where all can see it.
And I think Michael Bishop has a good point in that the employers, school, etc maybe interested because they want to see how you will represent them.
They should definately have access to see what kind of persona you project. While it should be a given that the image you project is not altogether accurate, a reasonable person making good decisions would naturally produce an image that would display them in the best light. And someone concerned enough to protray themselves in a positive manner would most likely also conform or comply with the groups norms to which they are applying.
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ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more. And to further illustrate, who here has children? Wouldn't you be the slightest bit interested what your kid's babysitter's facebook page looked like? It's a quick glimpse, albeit not entirely accurate, of someone's personality.
Abigail C.-ONLINE
ReplyDeleteI am actually torn on this subject.I believe that employers and scholarships should know more about a person on a personal level other then just what they write on a resume.On the other hand I think that facebook and twitter are for friends and family and you should be able to share openly without being nervous how and employer might interpret the things they see or read.Alos your personal life and issuses should always be kept outside of a job and school and should not effect your work.So whats going on in your personal life should not be known by your employer.I guess I believe then that no I dont think it is right for them to have to look up your facebook and twitter acoounts.If they would like to know more about you as a person they should sit down and have a face to face and talk to your refrences.
Abigail C.-ONLINE
ReplyDeleteResponse to Charlene G.
I agree with you completly.Employers should not have access to see how you spend your time outside of work if it does not effect your work.People have different feeling about things and may find things you do or say offensive,but if it doesnt involve work then it should be seperate.what you would like your employer to know you will share with them so its not takin the wrong way.It also depends on the relationship you have with your employer t know what can be and should be shared.
Tomeka D. online
ReplyDeleteI believe the social sites are used/viewed by people as an outlet or "a get away" from their employer or school. Unless I include in my resume and or school about my social site information, it should remain private. The purpose for "references available upon request" is for the employer or school to find out about my character via my choice of reference. I think there is a very thin line between privacy & public knowledge and an individual's 14th amendment being violated by employers, scholarships and schools. Please, we already have too much of our privacy violated, can you say, "HOMELAND SECURITY".
Tomeka D. online.....in response to Allison P.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you. "never mix business with pleasure". Let the employee and or student have their privacy away from work and school.
I agree with the fact that employers should have SOME access to social media networks of their employees however a certain set of rules should be placed protecting both the employer and employee. For example employers cannot discriminate against smokers. The same sort of rules should also apply to the social networks. Those should be a reference to the type of person an employee is such as what music they like, the places they've been and other likes and dislikes.
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Josh Fallin
ReplyDeleteI believe that businesses/scholarships do not have the right to request a person's social media information. First off, that is getting too far into the "Big Brother" aspect. Allowing access to future employers or scholarships would only lead to further discrimination within the workplace, whether it be age, sex, or any types of personal preferences.
Social media is there as a "get away" for people so that they can keep in touch with old friends and interact with new ones. Social media is not there for employers to spy on a person's life. If a person's feels that it is all right to add their boss on Facebook after getting hired, that is their choice; however, it should not be a requirement in the interview process.
Courtney A online
ReplyDeleteI think employers and schools should not have access to someone's personally media site. These websites I believe are for people to have a little bit of fun in their on spare(personal) time with posting pictures and commicating with old friends. What you put on these sites should not determine if you are eligible for a job or schlorship, because I like to have fun and put alot of stuff on mine but when im at work you would never know it because im very professional at work.
Courtney A online
ReplyDeleteIn response to Sarah Collett
I completely agree with both of those reasons because your right the company is gonna want to take the cheaper way out by going with the person with no dependents and your professional life should not mirror you personal life
Ashanti P. Online
ReplyDeleteIn response to Courtney A Online
I agree with you 100% because I know that when I'm at work its a different mode. When I am at home I have a different mode because I am relaxed. Its an invasion of privacy and you don't want your employers in your business.
Ashanti P. ONLINE
ReplyDeleteI don't believe its fair for anyone to see your private thoughts online unless you want them too. Its an invasion of privacy and shouldn't be used against you to determine your future. When I am at work I am professional and do my work. When I am at home on the social network I am different. I speak my mind and even vent about my job sometimes. Its a place to connect with friends and have fun.
I absolutely do not think that they should have the right to access information from social media sources to determine eligibility for employment or scholarships. people wear many different hats. The way I conduct myself professionally is totally different than when I come home and let my hair down.
ReplyDeleteIn response to Tiffany F.
ReplyDelete- I agree. I am one of those people. At work I"m on time, articulate, dependable and I get the job done. On social media sights on the other hand i am corky and crazy. I connect with my friends in a different manner than with my co-workers.
Stephanie S. Online
ReplyDeleteI believe perspective employees should not be able to look at applicants social media information. People are different at work compared to when their at home. People use social networks to escape their usual surroundings. People dont think about the effect of what they post especially when their mad, they just say how they feel. it would be unfair to judge someone based on that.
Stephanie S. in response to Sadika J
ReplyDeleteI totally agree. Its unfair to judge people by their social life rather than their professional side. Employers wouldn't ask to see the inside of someones house before they hire them so why search their networks?
Melissa D.
ReplyDeleteWith social media being such a large part of our everyday lives I think it should be accessed by our schools and hopeful jobs. The reason I believe that is you are representing the school or company and social media is such a public thing you should not be posting, commenting or what have you on these sites unless you would not mine God himself to see them.
I think your on to something, the prospective employers should conduct interviews with the potential employees references on a face to face premises and find out as much information that they can regarding them. I personally use facebook to occasionally game and catch up with upsome old friends, so employers really wouldn't find out a whole lot about me or my work habits. It would kind of stink to know your were being judge for a job by what your post might be to a friend.
ReplyDeleteLisa L (online)
ReplyDeleteTouchy, touchy, touchy one here. I don’t believe that employers, schools, or scholarships should have access or base their decisions on you by your social activities. Your job performance, skills, qualifications, knowledge, work ethics, courses completed and passed, should be the basis on getting the job, being admitted into school, or receiving a scholarship. True, everybody has a professional side and a personal everyday side and they probably are not the same, although they may be close. People tend to do things and act differently outside of work in order to find a release of the day to day stressful activities and when around family and friends. Imagine if everybody were the “stuffy shirts” 24/7/365. There would be no fun in the world. Government needs to get out of our personal lives and stop using it against us in the work environment, school environment, and scholarship environment. The government and potential employers / school / scholarships have people that are way up the chain that are different in their personal lives versus their professional lives, and look where they are….in the high paying positions, in the decision making positions. Who did the checking up on them? So why should they be able to do these checks on us?
In response to Allison P-online
I totally 100% agree with what you said there. The criminals and mean spirited people in the world could make your life a living nightmare by doing this to you and ruining your chances.
In response to Megan Mcfarland-Online
True….it is dangerous to post your life on the internet. I don’t post much on my Facebook page either. It is just a tool to stay in touch with friends and see when reunions or get togethers may be coming up.
In response to Matthew J-Online
You are so right! A person’s social life shouldn’t determine if they are qualified / eligible for a job, admittance to school, or scholarship. Their work performance / experience, school performance and grades should be used to determine that. Not what they do outside of these environments to let loose and kick up their heels to help relieve stress. As for the credit history being used to determine if you are eligible for a job, mercy no! What does your credit have to do with your job performance and qualifications? NOT A DANG THING!!!!!
In response to Tommy H Commenting on Abigail C. said...
You both are on the right track there! If an employer wants to know about you more and better, then they should actually contact the references you provide. Although it might be hard to do face-to-face reference checks, they should be checked out!
I do not think they should stalk you via Facebook, myspace, etc. Well, it depends on which side you are on. If the schools, employers, and scholarships have access to your social network accounts,like what J.Barrington said, you can tell how a person really is. Schools, etc., can determine if you are an honest person and say who you are.
ReplyDeleteHowever, they can also access information that too person.
Sometimes, they would make a big deal out of whatever you post. For example, I read a Yahoo article about an elementary school teacher getting fired from his job because of a picture he posted. The picture was about him in a beach (maybe it was Miami, Florida. I'm not sure)with beer. He wasn't drunk, he wasn't in a strip club drinking or getting wasted. He was just smiling at the picture with a beer in his hand, like a normal person would. Why is that such a big fuss? Is it because he's an elementary teacher? Are elementary teachers not supposed to drink?
What if there are a million people with your name? What if you get fired because they thought you were someone else doing something you didn't do? That is a big problem. Companies, schools, etc., shouldn't have access to your accounts. They should not ask for them.
Alexandra S.
ReplyDeleteI don't think it's ok for employers, schools, or scholarchips to look through any type of social network to see what one's social life is like. It should definitely not determine whether or not you get a job or a scholarship. I agree that a resume is a very blend or boring way of getting to know what someone is about but it is also all employers or schools need to know. What one has on their facebook or myspace is none of their busines. As long as one's resume meets their expectations I don't see the need for information about one's personal life.
Shelby R.
ReplyDeleteI only think it is okay to look at a prospective employer or student if they have a reason to do so. If they are suspicious about something and want to confirm or deny those suspicions then I think that person's Facebook would probably be the best way to go about it. But just to snoop for no good reason, in my opinion, is an invasion of privacy.
ChastityF Online
ReplyDeleteI personally do not think employers, Schools or scholarships should have access to someones personal social networking page. Is anything private anymore? What I do or say in my free time has nothing to do with how well I complete a job or if I am going to excel in school. My grades in school and accomplishments at work should speak for themselves. FB i my way to release and not be uptight. I guess this is the age we live in. I use at a company that checked these profiles regularly and even went so far as to fire a couple of employees because of their post.
ChastityF in response to Melissa D
ReplyDeleteI personally disagree with the comment Melissa D made. I do not mind God seeing these comments I have made on Facebook, however you should be allowed to say and do what you want without fear of your income or education being taken away. There has to be a limit to what is business and personal. While you at work or school you represent yourself as such. In your free time you should be allowed to do and say what you want. Judge not less you be judged!
Matthew S Online
ReplyDeleteI do not think that it's fair for schools and jobs to look at your personal websites like facebook. A lot of people use them as diaries and only want a certain few people to look at what they have to say. Employers should not judge people based on what they have on their facebook profiles because it is going against human privacy.
Matthew S Online
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with Alton. A lot of people do actually make themselves out to be something they are not on their personal profiles. People post fake pictures all the time and along with non sense statuses.
Vanna H Online
ReplyDeleteI think that employers or schools should not have access to your “social network” accounts. I think that that is crossing the privacy line. It almost seems like when a nosy person is trying to overhear your personal conversation, next thing you know they are starting a rumor all because of a miss interpretation. Although the website has its privacy settings, I always try to watch my comments and limit myself on what I say and post. You never know who might be looking. You may say (or comment) one thing and next thing you know you make the headlines on all news media “Fired over Facebook”.
In response to Allison P-online
I agree, “Never mix business with pleasure”. Rather it’s at work or school, if you are doing what they are asking you to do, why should they have to look deep into you personal life. I think that these social networks were created for fun not for professionalism.
C. Deans
ReplyDeleteI unequivocally believe it totally unnecessary. Resumes and interviews are for that purpose. This country was built on freedom and each year the tides of bureaucracy and self-interest erode our foundation of liberty.
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ReplyDeleteOlalekan O: Online
ReplyDeleteI personally do not feel that employers,schools,etc should have access to potentials social media.First of all if someone should get a scholarship or a job it should be based on their performance for that particular thing. It should not be judged upon the pictures or statuses they post on Facebook,twitter and so forth. I feel that no one should feel trapped in expressing themselves. There is a time and a place for everything so once someone is professional at work and doing the right thing in school I don't feel the need for employers and schools to be snooping in on people's personal life. I might want to post when i get off from a long day of work that " O boy work can be so overwhelming" and not get looked upon the next day. :)
Olalekan O online in response to Taylor Vaughn
ReplyDeleteYou couldn't have said it any better. We are not inmates and should not be treated as one on social media. It is totally obnoxious as you have stated. Why have a personal account if it is not personal. I think if it was so that a lot of people would just close their accounts and text more.
Ryan M Online in response to Matthew S Online.
ReplyDeleteThat is a good point. Most people do not display their 'true selves' on social media pages. It would not be a fiar judgement.
Ryan M Online
No I do not thik they should be able to. Employers do not need that much detail into an employee's life. It is not necessary for the job. Business and personal lives should be seperate.
In response to Tommy H. Online
ReplyDeleteJeryl C. Online
Make all of your social media sites private. The problem here and what we see/hear on the news about people losing jobs/not getting jobs because of facebook etc is from people keeping everything open to the public for any user to see. If you act completely different when you are at work vs. at home, then keep it separate and don't put everything you do on the internet for all the see. I have yet to understand the fascination with people wanting to post every minute, mundane thing they accomplish every single day, on the internet. If you want it to stay private, don't post it.
Martha W - Online
ReplyDeleteI do not think they should have access to social media accounts. A person is hired for a job based on experience. Eventually a person will show their colors - be it good or bad. When the true morals of this person shows, then the employer can terminate employment if deemed necessary. Recently, a teacher lost her job, because there were pictures of her holding/drinking beer. This was no reflection on how she did her job, but only the image protrayed by drinking. This was no sign of being an excessive drinker. It was just contrary to how people thought teachers should behave. We all have a right to our private life.
Martha W - Online
ReplyDeleteIn response to sadika J
I completely agree. At work people behave in a professional manner and are not at liberty to express emotions of dissatisfaction or irritation at boss or coworkers. In their personal life they can relief this stress by expressing their true emotions to family and friends and should not have to worry about repercussions from employers.
Courtney DeBord- Online
ReplyDeleteI am personally sitting in the middle on this question. I would be neive to believe that anything I put on a social network would be private simple to the fact that I posted it on the World Wide Web. Empolyers and Schools are all the time in the media firing people because of things on their facebook and other networks. I believe some of the things the employers had adequate reason to suspect something and then to exployer the networks. But just to gain more information on employees is a lottle much. Its just like an employer can not ask an applicant if tey are pregnant during an interview but they could access their social network and find the information. But this should have nothing to do with a persons job experience and should not effect them getting hired.
In response to: Martha W- Online
I agree with you that a person should be hired on prior job experience instead of the things they post on a social network. I was going to go into a teaching field but they are too heavily scrutinized for their outside activies instead of their teaching methods.
Sun A - Online
ReplyDeleteNo, I do not agree. How can you make a decision based on a person's social media page? It's also personal. That's discrimination. You can't completely judge someone from social media. That does not define who they are. People are completely different in and out of the workplace but as long as you are doing your job and not hurting anyone who cares? You also can't judge someone completely from there resume but that's what they are for right?
In response to Ashanti P...
I agree with you! It's an invasion of privacy annd it's not right that employers and schools are now snooping around the person's social media page to determine if they are fit for the job.
In response to Courtney DeBord- Online
ReplyDeleteBobby W-Online
I agree with what you. I think we would be bring upon ourselves something we can't presently forsee. I think this is a very slippery slope.
In response to Courtney Debord online
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you that employers should not use social media as a criteria for employment. Why would people be judged based on the way they socialize with friends and family. There is a clear difference between work and social life, although what you called private or personal should not be accessible to the whole world. I think we all have the right to social life in as much is not in an illegal way.
Yes I do believe that it is fair for employers and others to use social media for criteria. People are always going to judge you on what you do and what you put out in the world. Its just a fact of life! If you dont want others to see it then why would you put it out there for others to see. The users control whats on their facebook, twitter, myspace, etc. Its not someone can just catch you at any moment in your day and post something about you and you have no control over deleting it. Come on! If you dont want people to see it, Dont post it! If you have to hide what you're doing, more than likely you shouldnt be doing it!
ReplyDeleteIn Response to Sun A online
ReplyDeleteHow can you say that its an invasion of privacy? I have a facebook page and its set to private. If i dont know you, you do not have access to my page. If i let you in that is not an invasion of privacy. If i give you a key to my house and you just let yourself in freely can i call the police and say that you broke in? its the same case with this! Also, everything you do in life will be judged! If you dont want people to see what you do in your free time dont post it! Or create a profile with a fake name so only people you want to find you can!
In Response To Caitlin L.
ReplyDeleteI do run my own company and I don't look at empolyees personal social pages to see what they are doing on there own time. And I certainly don't use those pages as a means to judge there character, that is what background searches of criminal history is for. It is important in a employer-employee relationship to keep a certain distance between yourself and your employees, in order to keep repect active. That distance has been compromised over the years and that is why we have such an issue with disrespect in the workplace. And that disrespect goes both ways, it is also seen between other coworkers.
As another commenter stated, you can set your page to private, and that is why the employer wants "permission" to view your private life. Would you hand over your diary, or let them probe your personal thoughts?
...just saying
Jennifer M. Online...
ReplyDeleteI agree that it should be allowed provided the information requested is publicly available, ie: Facebook front page that does not have security restrictions.
Any information that requires a password, or to be on a "friends list", are protected, and cannot be accessed under the Freedom of Information Act.
If this is the case, then it should be protected to where a subpena or warrant is required to access said information.
In either case the First Amendment, Freedom of Speech Act, should apply. In the case of a public servant position, the applicant should be thoroughly examined, but not to where their constitutional rights are infringed upon.
I do not think that employers, or schools should look and judge a person from social sites, such as Facebook. I do,however, understand that we are putting ourselves out there when we post on these sites, but I don't think it should be judged by your employer or school.
ReplyDeleteNina Chidester - Online
ReplyDeleteI don't think that access to social media should be allowed simply because work/school should not be intertwined with personal life. The last employer I had requested me on Facebook the day I started working at the company (when I was still unofficial) which I thought was really strange. I was hesitant to accept it just because it wasn't someone that I knew but I didn't have anything to hide. There is a reason that there are privacy settings. I don't think people should broadcast everything about their lives on social sites but if they choose to do so, then that is up to them. I don't think they should be penalized because they have a picture of themself "partying" - that is judging a book by its cover. As long as they are fulfilling their responsibilities when it comes to their job or school, what they do in their personal time should not be anyone's business.
Nina C - Online
ReplyDeleteIn response to Allison P
I definitely agree with you. Business and pleasure shouldn't be mixed and it shouldn't be the business of anyone else what is done in personal time.
Jennifer M.Online...
ReplyDeleteIn response to Maurice G. Online
I agree with you. You can set your settings to private and unless it is public information then employers ect. cannot view it. I agree that people are more their true selves on facebook ect. then what you see their personalities at work ect.
Nina C - online
ReplyDeleteIn response to Lauren P and Mike G
What does it matter "what kind of person they really are" OUTSIDE of a business environment as long as they are doing what is required and a good job as an employee/student?
I think we have all done things that we don't want certain people to know about.
Jessica C-Online
ReplyDeleteI don't think it is fair at all for schools, employers, or any other professional affililiation to have access to things such as Myspace, facebook, Twitter, etc. because i think it is a violation of privacy. I think the whole purpose of creating social networks such as those sites is to give people a way to express themselves with others without being judged. of course, that is not going to be the case. People are going to choose their privacy content and they are going to use their freedom of expression however they want but that is the point of having freedom of speech. I enjoy knowing that if I have a bad day I can vent on Facebook and not get fired the next day, or if I look cute in my new bikini and I want to post pictures for people to see, then i think that is my choice and I shouldn't have to be judged for it by anyone. Everybody has a professional and a personal life and they need to be kept seperate. It is good for people to have an outlet like Myspace or Facebook and it's not fair that these sites are becoming ways to assess people. Just because you see a picture of me having a drink on a weekend doesn't mean that if you hire me I am going to let you down. There is a professional side of people, and their is the personal aspects of people's lives and how public or private we choose to make our personal lives, the decision should be ours.
Rondi W Online
ReplyDeleteI do not think any employer or school has a right to any social network information. I do not think it is fair. Certain demographics on applications have been eliminated to comply with Equal Opportunity Employment rules, race, gender, age, religion, and sexual orientation. Chances are all this information is available or can be guessed at by a person’s social page. The information can be false. Anyone can publish anything. Gone are the days of checking sources for truth. Internet and email stand for eternity. It is always out there even if the information is false. Explicit pictures, hidden cameras, and videos, all ready at a moment’s notice for You Tube. I know for a fact if you know a friend of a friend of a friend you can access anyone’s social page. If you are trusting you give other access to your page they have full access to your information and you have no idea who they are letting read your information.
In response to Allison P and Aqeelah R
I agree it is not wise to “mix business with pleasure” and “risky business”. I know several employees that were fired for trashing their place of employment. I would like to add “do not bite the hand that feeds you”. Be careful to not trash the place that is on your check. This happened by others that had access to an employee’s face book. More than one “friend” printed out the post and submitted to their supervisor. It was specific enough to fire them without a chance of resignation.
Tori F Online
ReplyDeleteI believe that they should not be able to view social networks. I think that this could be a way to discriminate against possible canidates. In my personal life I am married to someone of another race but an employer would never know unless the employer looked at my facebook page. I think that especialy in the South that I could be discriminated against just because of who I married.
In response to C. Deans
You are right. I believe that we have a right to our personal lives not being invaded. Yes, we post our information but we have the choice to who sees our information.
Joey Roberts
ReplyDeleteI thinks it is unfair for school and businesses to ask for or be a part of your Facebook or MySpace accounts. I think that what you do at school or your place of business is part of your professional life. Your MySpace and Facebook is a part of your personal life and should be kept separate. Twitter on the other hand is different as it is a broadcasted message to ANYONE who is following you. Your comments on there are far more public than your Facebook or MySpace comments. So there should always be a line of distinction drawn.
I have actually just had a run in with this very subject. The assistant manager of where I work 2 weeks ago asked to be my friend on facebook. I wanted to 'ignore' her but that would be rude and I don't want to give her any reason to think I am bad mouthing work. So I added her.
ReplyDeleteThen last week My Manager sent out an email to everyone to not post anything negatively about work on facebook or anything she considered 'risque.' First - what happened to freedom of speech, second - people (I) am not always excited about going to work.
Needless to say this greatly annoyed me, not that I bad mouthed work on facebook, but the fact that she was trying to control us in our personal lives. I try my best to keep my personal life separate from my work life. Not letting them converge for this very reason.
After that email was sent out I considered deleting the assistant manager from my facebook...well I never got a chance because she she blocked me.
It causes way too much drama and I do not think they should ask to be a part of your facebook, now if you offered that a different matter entirely.
Responding to Eric C.
ReplyDeleteMost definitely - I am pretty sure my Manager (who doesn't have a facebook) has seen mine even though it is private. She got me lunch from a bar-b-q place (I hate bar-b-q and I know I have mentioned it on facebook never to her) and she just got me a grilled chicken salad....
I asked her how did she know that I didn't like bar-b-q and she said it was because she has seen me with Zaxbys....I am quite suspicious of that....
Martha-Jane A.
ReplyDeleteFor schools and scholarships, no I don't. If someone presents the grades and/or talent required I don't think it's fair for that person's free time and personality to be scrutinized. For a job it makes sense to me because when you work for a corporation you are representing it everywhere you go.
Martha-Jane A.
ReplyDeleteIn response to Nina Chidester,
Your answer kind of put me on the fence about jobs asking for access to your Facebook etc. I did think it was completely fair because I worked at an all-girls Christian summer camp once and the parents really look into where they send their children. If the counselors aren't up to par, they pick different camps. So I guess depends on the job.
Awal U
ReplyDeleteI believe we all have rights and entering ones personal space takes takes that away from.
Devyn G.
ReplyDeleteI do not think it's fair for a college or work place to request for you to give them your social network accounts. I feel as those are something personal to a person. It's like them requesting to read your diary or journal.
Muhammad S. Online
ReplyDeleteIt is definitly out the question for me to share my social network accounts with any of my employers or schools. It is a place for me to express myself in a non-formal way with my friends and family members.
Teresia k Online
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely NO. ones social life should be left alone when it comes to career, school or other professional areas. As a matter of life...not always people will express their true self on those social networks and therefore the employers and schools and everyone else will get wrong information. Actually, i i knew my employer would give me a better position at work and is probably monitoring my FB...i will potray as the best ever..therefore they need not to ask for this information
Teresia k in response to Devyn G
ReplyDeleteTrue, it is getting into ones social life to a deepr extend. It will be unfair to all. Ones social life needs to be left alone.