And you wonder why I don't post anymore
Welcome to my (brief) return to the blogdom, with a little story about the dangers of the Internet. (Okay, okay, not the most shocking thing, but it's good to remember sometimes)
Anyway, this story was relayed to me by one of my co-workers. Apparently, someone in the same profession as I happened to be out (or so I'll believe) and saw a student-athlete at the same establishment. This person decided to take pictures with said student-athlete, who just happened to be a member of the team this person's employer was playing the next night. Instead of keeping pictures for a personal collection on a computer or disk, this person decides to post said shots on a Myspace (MYSPACE?!?!) page. When officials in the athletic department saw these, the employer decided to terminate the person.
Now this isn't where I post my opinions on how evil social networking sites are and such, mainly because I like the sites. I can see pictures and have "conversations" with people I haven't seen in ages. My Myspace page has more Holmes County friends on it than most other stops on my journey. But when you are supposed to be telling student-athletes about the dangers of these sites, shouldn't you heed the advice? And even if your page is open to friends only, you still have to keep a pretty close check on who those friends are, unless something happens.
I feel more fortunate now than ever that "the one who will go unnamed" as I now refer to him was not the brightest person when it came to computers and the Internet. If "TOWWGU" had found my ranting on their ability as a manager, co-worker and boss, I might be doing something else right now . . . oh wait, that'd be a bad thing, right. Have to remember that sometimes.
So, for everyone out there, be careful what you put on your social networking sites. Employers look at those. Potential employers look at those. Those illegal questions in an interview can likely become known quickly within a few pages on a Google search. Be careful.
Anyway, this story was relayed to me by one of my co-workers. Apparently, someone in the same profession as I happened to be out (or so I'll believe) and saw a student-athlete at the same establishment. This person decided to take pictures with said student-athlete, who just happened to be a member of the team this person's employer was playing the next night. Instead of keeping pictures for a personal collection on a computer or disk, this person decides to post said shots on a Myspace (MYSPACE?!?!) page. When officials in the athletic department saw these, the employer decided to terminate the person.
Now this isn't where I post my opinions on how evil social networking sites are and such, mainly because I like the sites. I can see pictures and have "conversations" with people I haven't seen in ages. My Myspace page has more Holmes County friends on it than most other stops on my journey. But when you are supposed to be telling student-athletes about the dangers of these sites, shouldn't you heed the advice? And even if your page is open to friends only, you still have to keep a pretty close check on who those friends are, unless something happens.
I feel more fortunate now than ever that "the one who will go unnamed" as I now refer to him was not the brightest person when it came to computers and the Internet. If "TOWWGU" had found my ranting on their ability as a manager, co-worker and boss, I might be doing something else right now . . . oh wait, that'd be a bad thing, right. Have to remember that sometimes.
So, for everyone out there, be careful what you put on your social networking sites. Employers look at those. Potential employers look at those. Those illegal questions in an interview can likely become known quickly within a few pages on a Google search. Be careful.