I came here to say this. That is why it gets reported on the news, why arrest records, police blotter, criminal court proceedings are made public. Usenet was early 1980s. For Reasons, my twitter handle is a particular name. Thats a sign youre probably being a plain ole snoop. But I think that the letter writer is asking about checking up on personal stuff, which is something I dont get. Facebook has an especially bad record, but the reality is that a LOT of what is publicly viewable was not put up with the consent of the person. In my scenario its that moment where you go Im going to see what else they may have under this alias that youve crossed that line. (In fact, Id get up and close the curtains, which is somewhat where this analogy starts to fall apart, because there are a lot of places online where you cant close the curtains once theyve been opened. And while they may not be 100% truthful, observing their behavior and witnessing what theyre capable of on the job is going to provide a lot more information than looking them up on LinkedIn. The OP commented in another thread and said shes only looking up professional background stuff on LinkedIn so I wouldnt consider that snooping, but again, those are questions most people would have no problem with asking the person face to face. I never joined the society and forgot about it. Not to make assumptions but the tone of a few of the things in LW3 raised an eyebrow and if thats how they are presenting themselves around the office I could see why things arent going well. Same with deep dive searching. By Posted halston hills housing co operative In anson county concealed carry permit renewal Ive been burned by this habit as well because god forbid someone speak to another human and ask them questions. After that news, I talked to my former supervisor, who was also laid off, about my disappointment. If it can be found during a garden-variety google search, thats technology for you. I guess calling it an invasion of privacy is a lot since it is public, but I just am not down for it. I also very rarely make public posts. If OP wants to stay they have to shift and stop trying to tell their director what they do and start focusing on what value that thing brings to the company. That could be anything from a Grubhub gift card and a note to get lunch on you, to stopping by with coffeefor the people elsewhere on campus (maybe do your next one-on-one on their turf and bring it with you), to sending them all some special treat, timed to arrive on the same day as the department pizza party. Would I find it creepy if he went through the entire thing and kept bringing it up at work, asking for detailed info about pics, looking through all my social media in great detail, yeah. You have the right to disagree with it or even find it creepy. It would be worth asking remote workers if there are any incentives they want or maybe see about sending them a basket of free food once in a while, but for the most part, people know what they signed up for when they elected to be remote and are generally quite happy about it. Maybe the reason it feels like you are questioning their ability is because you kinda are. Yes I am being judging, or maybe hostile about it. I seem to be in the minority on this, even moreso now. I think the person with the dog walked into the house by themselves out of curiosity. So I agree to ask at least. Thats part of the reason Id give her a pass on it, and just make sure to head it off for next time. It was a bill that was enacted by the 104th U.S Congress and signed by President Bill Clinton in 1996, as a federal law to protect sensitive . Im all for not punishing people who have done nothing wrong, but the fix isnt to present hypotheticals when the situation is cut and dry. I always Google new contacts so I can tailor my correspondence accordingly a new Teapot Buyer might have ten years in buying but not really know what a teapot is, or vice versa. They took the time to map a route to the address and drove there. We started around the same time. Especially if you find something embarassing or unflattering about the person. ), I actually think thats a great analogy here: keeping track/actively noticing what someone is publicly doing is just a few steps beyond normal., Looking up a coworker on LinkedIn and seeing they got their MBA from Local U? I dont have any moral concerns with googling people, or with others googling me. Same if youre in any kind of media type job. I got my account back, locked it back down, and removed all the posts. Free food always tastes good! Ill look up clients, competitors, people in my industry. I remember how shocked we all were that Facebook was suggesting you put not only your real name and the college you went to, but even your face on the internet. Another reason you might google a coworker and the only one Ive done your coworker does something cool and public that you vaguely follow. We make safe shipping arrangements for your convenience from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. You can send someone to management training every other month if you have the budget for it, but unless the managers manager is going to reinforce the basic principles and hold them accountable for effective management techniques, not much is going to stick. It reminds me of the people who want to know results of personality tests so they can tailor how to interact with a person. For consistency, this rule is in effect company wide, not just when working on government-related projects. Especially for the lower positions. To the point that I work with someone with my name, I act with someone with my name, and I married briefly into a family with someone with my name (a cousin). But that is something that might be interesting to know and even relevant in some cases. I would just ask first. (Im in a marketing-related field, so I go to check out their brochures and sales pitches to see what I can learn and get a free lunch.). Once people know it, they *will* respond to it. Let's be honest: If you feel the need to snoop through your significant other's phone, you probably shouldn't be together in the first place. #2, your previous supervisor should never have given out your salary info. I certainly agree paying for a background check or PI on someone is a lot especially if the only reason is curiosity, it goes beyond a google search of someone. You dont like your county tax assessor info being public? Its like them taking an ad out in the New York Times and then wondering how people know whats in the ad. This is to say who knows why they are sending you but if you dont find them effective maybe let them know. Its a little like if a coworker saw a garment I was wearing slip and reveal more skin than normal before I corrected it- its not their fault they saw a little more than I would have chosen to show, but it harms that valuable illusion of privacy and turns pretty creepy if they keep bringing it up. Sponsor or chair an industry or company event? I dont think looking things up on LinkedIn about someones professional background is snooping, but if you have the person sitting in front of you, why not go to the source? Theyve made things much more strict. So maybe the company can do something like that also. Sometimes other stuff comes up, like their recent DUI or a highlighted post about their divorce. So it could also be worth asking, Is there anything in particular that youre hoping this training will help me with? This is a huge personal red flag/potential trigger/issue for me as a rape survivor, and I am glad I found out. Id have no problem telling a co-worker what I saw on their linkedin page. Intended coworkers not feeling safe around a candidate would be a good reason not to move forward with them too, though, because you cant complete your work well in an environment where youre worried about your safety or where your coworkers avoid you. can we talk about GOOD companies for a change? Young techno-whizzes preached the advantage of splashing yourself all over the web so anyone could find you. How can I be fair to remote team members when I bring in pizza for my on-site staff? Then noting when they go to the bathroom. Fourth, aggregators put information out on individuals that may or may not be correct. If I did an interview on CNN six weeks ago, it would be silly of me to be shocked that people had seen it. But it still took a couple weeks for Googles algorithms to not display the porn-ish titled posts that no longer existed. :D. When I worked as a virtual assistant back in 2013, for Administrative Professionals Day we were all told to go out and buy ourselves lunch, submit the receipt (scan+email), and the company would e-transfer us $10. Me neither. Most people are not going to go that far with anything they find online, and I think judging people for the mere act of Googling someone is unfair and pretty pearl-clutchy. Learning later that the HR rep and my director were tight, I feared the worst. Even if you have five pizza parties and only send out one card, at least youre admitting the home gang exists. Everyone has a right to feel safe in their workplace, but that doesnt give anyone the right to discriminate based on race or any other protected class (Id include sexual orientation and gender identity here, although some states would disagree with me.). I agree. Some people think that everyone snoops and its no big deal, other people are just horrified at the very idea. Its a social media network meant for work purposes and it tells you whos seen your profile. It doesnt take much time at all to see on LinkedIn that someone has linked a professional blog under BlogName79 dot blogsite dot com, think hm, what else have they published under BlogName79? and pop that into Google and now youre reading their LiveJournal from 2002 and laughing at their MySpace top 8 choices. Not continuously (like, Im not going to be looking you up on LinkedIn when weve worked together for a while), but at the start, absolutely. Meanwhile my whole career Ive gotten loads of branded swag and lunches because I deal with logistics companies. In a large city, there may be more than one Fergus Ferguson. The nurse looked up records for patients assigned to herself, or to another nurse - but did not have a treatment reason to view the records. I would caution the OP that not everybody is enthusiastic about coffee, so something a little less specific than Starbucks might be a good idea. I will always Google coworkers now as a result. Ideally, there would be a stronger candidate and that would be the reason you didnt move forward with them. Save your money, read AAM. It may be shorter wait to go inside. It sounded to me that some of the people are elsewhere on campus. If youre just looking up a coworkers linkedin profile or website to get a sense of their professional background, I think most people would consider that fine. Then again, we are a pretty mobile society, so its possible that someone from your small New England town will end up being a co-worker of yours in your new locale. So it comes out nicely. I have opted out of many of them. Oh, definitely some folks have set land speed records coming over from the other buildings when pizzas are announced! That was supposed to be the big attraction, the great value. Hear what they say, listen for their tone of voice, and watch their body language and gestures. I understand that people in the office get perks, but my perk is choosing where I work. Start managing up a lot more. It was apparently a reference so obscure and specific that all the search results were stuff related to his username on various sites.
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