On my 40th birthday, I
created my Facebook page. We’ve had a
volatile relationship, at best.
Sometimes I love it, sometimes I hate it. I love the fact that I can connect with
friends and family that I don’t get to see often and get to keep up with what’s
going on in their lives. I hate seeing
people airing their personal problems or posting something vague and cryptic,
then getting offended when asked about it.
The year I was home, working on a
home-based business, the woman training me cautioned me about what I post on
Facebook. She told me that people who
are interested with working with me will go check out my Facebook page to check
ME out. Social media has been a real
game changer. What used to be private is
now public because we’ve willingly made it so.
I have seen and heard of cases where
people have lost their jobs because of what they have posted on various social
media outlets. Several messages have
come out from the Safety department reminding us that they are watching. I know it sounds very “big-brother-ish,” but
it’s just the way of the world we live in.
I don’t care what your settings say.
There is no privacy on the Internet.
I regularly remind trainees to “pay
attention to what you’re doing.” We have to do the same thing with our online
presence. Our online presence has
consequences. I guess this goes back to
what I’ve said in other posts… be mindful.
Be intentional. We can’t go
through life like a bull in a China shop, crashing around into things and
expect that nothing bad is ever going to happen.
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