Drunk pictures on Facebook

@mel13088 (265)
United States
August 5, 2009 10:28pm CST
I personally don't post pictures of anything I wouldn't want future employers or my family to see. A lot of people do post their drunken pictures on Facebook for the whole world to see. This really confuses me. It could be the difference between getting hired for a job and getting fired from a job. Where do you draw the line about what you post on Facebook?
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rsa101
@rsa101 (38148)
• Philippines
6 Aug 09
I consider Facebook as a personal site and not for jobs seeking purposes. Although I rarely post any picture there except when I find the picture memorable and special. What I post in Facebook are just a fraction who I really am and should not be judge what we see in that site. Although I do not post picture that would really distort the impression of others I guess for others they might have different opinions on that matter.
rsa101
@rsa101 (38148)
• Philippines
6 Aug 09
Thanks for the responses in here. I never thought I would receive such a number of reactions from this post in here. But here is my point in here. HR should not base judging his personal account in Facebook. Facebook was not made to become a tool for them to background check the personality of a certain person. Anyone can be somebody in FB for that matter. I could even paint myself as a saint in there if i want it too. So should employers rely on what is posted there is not a good basis in my opinion. That is purely a personal taste for the members in there. I agree on your post that members should post discreetly and responsibly but for employers to judge them for what they have seen in FB is just plain discriminatory. An employee can do whatever he wants after office time and if he enjoys what he posted there is his/her freedom to do so.
mel13088
@mel13088 (265)
• United States
6 Aug 09
That is so true. Somebody could get a picture of someone else and you could be in the background doing something questionable. You wouldn't have any idea if someone was taking the picture but there would still be a picture of you doing something questionable online.
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JtRushing
@JtRushing (20)
• United States
6 Aug 09
Although Facebook is not intended for job-seeking purposes, employers have been known to use it to see what they can learn about you before placing you on their payrole. You should always be careful what kind of information you make available to other people. Even if you find a picture totally harmless, someone else might find something wrong with it. Another thing to consider is, if you boss has access to your facebook page, he might notice the pictures taken a wild party you might have attended. All it takes is for someone to tag you in the picture. If you don't catch it first, someone else will. You can count on yourself not to upload stupid pictures, but you can't count on other people.
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jenzee1982
@jenzee1982 (45)
• United States
6 Aug 09
I don't put anything that I wouldn't want my parents and younger cousins to see - mainly because they are all friends of mine of Facebook! I truly use the site to keep in touch with family and friends - I have aunts and cousins in other states, friends all over the country and in other countries that I don't see often, and everyone is so busy that even the people that live locally can still keep up-to-date by checking the new pictures I put up. And my boyfriend's family lives out-of-state as well. We have a 2-month-old, and I post new pics about once a week or every/other week. Everyone gets to see the baby, and it's easy for me to log into Facebook and respond to a bunch of posts and messages and comments. I don't even really use my status thing anymore - I once posted that I was beyond pissed off, and I got a hundred worried comments from everyone asking what had happened and was everything okay, when it was just a momentary thing!
Christina504
@Christina504 (61)
• United States
6 Aug 09
I totally agree with you pictures that some people post to the facebook, myspace, and myyearbook pages. People should really think about the pictures that they post. However there is a way around that. If there is a email address that you are going to give to prospective employers then it is in your best interest to make another email address to use for personal use with those websites. I heard about this on a TV show, and I made another email address just for them sites. Although I don't post inappropriate pictures of myself I like to decorate my page with graphics that express me and how I feel.
JtRushing
@JtRushing (20)
• United States
6 Aug 09
I generally untag myself if alcholic beverages are present in the photo. Red solo cups are sometimes alright, depending on how red everyone's faces are and what sort of activity seems to be going on. Although I'm of legal age to drink, I still don't want pictures of me engaging in compromising activities to to represent my person. I'm going to be entering the educational field soon, and the parents of my future students might remember what they once saw on my profile. I'm very selective of pictures and comments made about me on social networking sites.
mel13088
@mel13088 (265)
• United States
6 Aug 09
Thanks for responding, Jt. I learned this week that you can report a photo and somehow phrase it with the word "likeness" in it and Facebook will take it down. The person who posts the photo will get a message like a slap on the hand from Facebook but if they do it again, their account might be shut down or something. There was a discussion in class about it. I don't remember all the details of it.
rberon1985
@rberon1985 (5359)
• Philippines
6 Aug 09
Hi JtRushing[b][/b]; With the response that you had, i think your profession is a teacher?Am I right?With the profession that you have, it is very important that you will be selective on the pictures that you are going to post of your facebook account. You are right, you might get some critics and rumors from the parents of your students.