Thought I would share, Funny :)

desertambrosia said:
And that, is why I don't do Facebook!! My sister vomits her whole life on the internet.
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We have the same sister (43 yo) except I think mine does need the psychiatrist. I set up a facebook account and closed a week later years ago It's very much adults wanting highschool again imo. They need superficial friends and affirmation from everyone I don't see anything healthy about the thing. The only reason I know about my sisters stuff is my highschool son tells me about all her crazy stuff. He doesn't even use it anymore and neither does his friends. He just checks on it when I ask him to monitor my sisters stuff.

I've had to text her a few times suggesting she delete stuff. Its mostly narcissistic exaggeration her life but she will make comments regarding our childhood that out right lies. I only ask her to delete stuff related to me or my parents she is free to look like a fool. She want everyone to even build her up and feel sorry for her or envy her for something.
 
Unfortunately there a lot of people like your sister on FB :oops: My niece from Germany is one of them:D. I even told her " do you know everyone can see and read this stuff?":eek:
 
Too funny!
I remember my grandmother saying that telephones were weird - they encouraged people just to blurt out anything, without proper thought....not like composing a letter! What would we do without them now? And what would my grandma make of e-mail????
 
Justinef said:
Too funny!
I remember my grandmother saying that telephones were weird - they encouraged people just to blurt out anything, without proper thought....not like composing a letter! What would we do without them now? And what would my grandma make of e-mail????
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So true :)
 
When my older daughter graduated from college, and was interviewing for a job, more than once the interviewer asked her to get on one of the computers, and log into her Facebook account. Unfortunately, now that people put their lives on the internet, interviewing for a job, can be just an interview or an embarrassment. That was an eye opener for her.
 
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desertambrosia said:
There was a time I was on Facebook, but then it got to look just like this video. I know, I should live in a cave, I'm a fossil. But then again, I remember eight tracks, and rotary dial phones. I know what you are thinking.
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Hey, think about it. We had 3 channels, but we got to watch Kojak, The Rockford Files, Dallas, Family Ties, Falcon Crest (with that handsome David Selby in his prime, oh my...) FOR FREE. When I see my monthly cable/Internet bill now...oy vey. Yet nothing on I want to watch on TV, usually. Sad...
 
TurquoiseEyes said:
Hey, think about it. We had 3 channels, but we got to watch Kojak, The Rockford Files, Dallas, Family Ties, Falcon Crest (with that handsome David Selby in his prime, oh my...) FOR FREE. When I see my monthly cable/Internet bill now...oy vey. Yet nothing on I want to watch on TV, usually. Sad...
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yup, five hundred channels, and nothing's on.
 
desertambrosia said:
When my older daughter graduated from college, and was interviewing for a job, more than once the interviewer asked her to get on one of the computers, and log into her Facebook account. Unfortunately, now that people put their lives on the internet, interviewing for a job, can be just an interview or an embarrassment. That was an eye opener for her.
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I do think that we need to maintain a polite, professional, clean (in content) Facebook page for every reason under the sun. I am being totally honest when I say I despise trashy photos, nasty catfights, and swearfests on social media pages, and believe they should be avoided at all costs. However, I still think that it's is an invasion of (potential) employee privacy to demand a login to their account like that during an interview. I could see if a current employee was using their Facebook account in a known way that's embarrassing, detrimental, or a threat to a company- then they would have a right to stop such an occurrence and discipline the employee accordingly.

But employers (at least those in the U.S.) are taking advantage of the more desperate position many job seekers are in today, intimidating many people into sharing information that employers simply have no right to view. It has nothing to do with the Facebook page being appropriate or not- this is about principle. Their basic right to privacy being violated is something many people are accepting due to a shortage of well-paying work, and IMHO that privacy is a dangerous right to give up. I see this with younger people I go to college with all the time. They are far too free in giving out their personal information, far too accepting of invasive authority figures, and know far too little about their own rights. I personally would not sign into my Facebook account for a potential employer. It is akin to wanting to view letters my grandmother wrote me, pictures of my children, or a demand to know what income my husband makes. None of the above would be any of their business, since my Facebook page has nothing to do with my skill set, job experience or education level. As if their pages-long applications and absurd paperwork documentation requirements plus drug, criminal, and credit checks done almost universally today wouldn't tell them enough about people! At some point, American workers will have to stop allowing employers to treat them this way. Sorry to take such a strong position in a forum like this, but invasion of privacy when it is totally unwarranted is a real problem, and society should be more concerned about stopping it.
 
TurquoiseEyes said:
I do think that we need to maintain a polite, professional, clean (in content) Facebook page for every reason under the sun. I am being totally honest when I say I despise trashy photos, nasty catfights, and swearfests on social media pages, and believe they should be avoided at all costs. However, I still think that it's is an invasion of (potential) employee privacy to demand a login to their account like that during an interview. I could see if a current employee was using their Facebook account in a known way that's embarrassing, detrimental, or a threat to a company- then they would have a right to stop such an occurrence and discipline the employee accordingly.

But employers (at least those in the U.S.) are taking advantage of the more desperate position many job seekers are in today, intimidating many people into sharing information that employers simply have no right to view. It has nothing to do with the Facebook page being appropriate or not- this is about principle. Their basic right to privacy being violated is something many people are accepting due to a shortage of well-paying work, and IMHO that privacy is a dangerous right to give up. I see this with younger people I go to college with all the time. They are far too free in giving out their personal information, far too accepting of invasive authority figures, and know far too little about their own rights. I personally would not sign into my Facebook account for a potential employer. It is akin to wanting to view letters my grandmother wrote me, pictures of my children, or a demand to know what income my husband makes. None of the above would be any of their business, since my Facebook page has nothing to do with my skill set, job experience or education level. As if their pages-long applications and absurd paperwork documentation requirements plus drug, criminal, and credit checks done almost universally today wouldn't tell them enough about people! At some point, American workers will have to stop allowing employers to treat them this way. Sorry to take such a strong position in a forum like this, but invasion of privacy when it is totally unwarranted is a real problem, and society should be more concerned about stopping it.
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I was speaking with my husband about this. He stated that it is quite common now. Especially, if you are applying for law enforcement, or any position with the government. My daughter is 35 now, so this was not recent. It's not like she was willing to accept any position. My daughter has her masters in electrical engineering. Unwarranted, or not, it is happening.
 
desertambrosia said:
I was speaking with my husband about this. He stated that it is quite common now. Especially, if you are applying for law enforcement, or any position with the government. My daughter is 35 now, so this was not recent. It's not like she was willing to accept any position. My daughter has her masters in electrical engineering. Unwarranted, or not, it is happening.
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I apologize, I was generalizing a thought about employers and the invasion of privacy. I didn't mean to imply your daughter had been desperate for work or anything personal at all. :) I should have been more clear in expressing that I wasn't referring to her directly. But I do see far too many people quite desperate for work who, despite their discomfort over the invasion of personal privacy (even though they truly have nothing to hide), give into such a request because they fear not getting a job if they don't tell a potential employer anything and everything they want to know. Unfortunately it has seemed to either set or perpetuate a precedent that continually blurs the work/personal life division which isn't too well-drawn in the U.S. with many employers to begin with. I have friends in Germany who would never accept such requests by employers, for example. I've discussed this very matter with them and their reaction was quite strong. Their separation of work and personal life is very, very well-defined and they fully expect their employer to respect that line drawn in the sand.

I realize the demand for some level of social media control or oversight over employees to one extent or another is something that employers do in every level of the corporate world and in every level of government today, too. In certain jobs, that is utterly imperative and understandable. In many jobs, though, it is merely a fear-creating tool designed to keep employees in their place. It may indeed be common, but I still don't feel it's right or acceptable to demand such a thing of a potential employee, either. Obviously, not everyone will agree with me and that's perfectly okay. :) Employers find out plenty through the means I brought up otherwise, and I don't believe they have a right to view, photos of my friends and family, read their personal messages to me, etc. Computer or paper, private is private in my mind. It is also against the law in some states to force a potential employee to share their social media passwords, or to use any social media information not available in the public databases for employers. They may face legal repercussions in some cases, when they violate such laws.

http://www.theladders.com/career-ad...y-asks-for-facebook-password-in-job-interview

However, once again I apologize for sounding as if I was speaking about your daughter in a more personal way than I intended at all.

And I should add I think it must work both ways. I wouldn't be looking up my boss' Facebook page, for example. :D

Have a good weekend,
Liz
 
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