Have you ever wondered just who may be looking at your personal Facebook page? Some people like to spice up their page with pictures, quotes, or their entire life story, but the question lies in just who is looking at all this information?
Even though there are numerous privacy settings provided by facebook, that doesn’t entirely prohibit unwanted visitors from taking a glance at your private page. This is where you have to be careful. There have been many recent stories where professionials have actually been fired or not been given a job because of content on their Facebook page.
In particular, teachers are held to high moral expectations, being that they are many role-models to children. A case in North Carolina’s Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools a teacher may be fired for posting derogatory comments about their students. This is just one case of many.
Many people might not know this, but just WHO has the right to look at your page?
- Future employers
- School officials
So what should you do?
- Don’t post pictures that you wouldn’t want you boss to see
- Don’t give yourself a status that could be misread or misunderstood
- Watch what other people post on your wall or bumper stickers given
- Make yourself look GOOD not BAD
- Remember that no matter how “private” your page is……….
SOMEONE can always find a way to see it.
2 Responses to “Fired for Facebook?”
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I agree Katie. Also, I have found that many times my campers from the summer want to be my friend via Facebook. Sometimes I worry that something like an “inside joke” post from a friend in college could be interpreted wrongly by the young camper and undermine a lot of the influence that I had. Its really a touchy subject.
right on. keep the wisdom coming