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I don't add anyone I don't want to. And I'll delete anyone I want to.
I don't want to be guarded at all when I'm on my own page,talking to my mostly girlfirends about whatever we want.
I delete anyone who hasn't responded or posted to my wall within a month. Otherwise I figure they are just nosey azzes who sneak peeks at what others are saying
LOL!! I can be!! But seriously---why befriend someone you aren't gonna post to?
I post to everyone on my friends list at least once a month, if not more.
I only add people that are truly friends....I would NEVER add a boss, no matter if we had a good working relationship or not. That is my private space and would not want to feel that I had to be careful about what I say or if my friends happen to post pics of us out one night. Not like I go out all the time or there are incriminating photos but still, that is something I do not want to share with my boss.
As an etiquette thing, it would probably be better to have a one-size-fits-all policy for co-workers on Facebook - either accept them all as friends or don't accept any.
I have to agree with the previous post. All or nothing. And frankly, I would choose nothing. Facebook is social - friends and family. There are other sites for professional networking. It amazes me that my coworkers not only friend immediate supervisors, but members of HR and Corporate Trainers as well - and then update during work hours.
I keep work and home separate. What I do in my personal time is mine. My boss has me for 8 hours a day - the rest of the day he doesn't need to know what I do, as long as it doesn't affect my job in any way.
Same goes for co-workers. I'm there for the paychecks, not to make friends.
It would be too easy for the boss to check up on you if they are linked.
Even if you are linked, you can fix your privacy settings on FB for ONLY "Friends" to see your profile. Just make sure to click off all the other ones.
If you're going to set up a FB account, make sure to set your privacy settings to the way you want them so certain people can't look in at your profile!
Facebook is a great networking tool, but there are 'rules' to it. It is good to learn the new etiquette for the digital age. Wired magazine had a great article about this in their last issue.
The basic rule for facebook: connect to your co-workers and boss with facebook, but NOT your boss's boss (or anyone else at that level). And if you have anything you don't want people to see on facebook - get it off. Facebook, linkedin, personal website, they are all just as important as resume's in today's society. You need to create a digital profile and control all the content. Facebook isn't a place to post drunken pictures any more.
If you want to read through the set of net etiquette rules, go here
Some of them are funny, but I would agree with every one
I'm prone to say no. Leave the work relationship at the office at the end of the day, and if it extends beyond work, leave it to in-person socializing. FB (and other social networks) face the risk of being hacked (like Twitter was recently) - which could put you out of control of your page. It's not even worth the slightest risk.
Better safe than sorry.
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