Real names on Facebook/Twitter

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What's the point of using real names on Facebook/Twitter when a massive mob (or your employer) is just waiting to punish you for saying something dumb?

[Zombie Mod is not a ghoul.]

the key there is, don't say anything dumb/stupid

[Professor Chaos]

Facebook I can see it's mainly to connect with people you know. I haven't had one in 4 years so maybe that changed? Twitter really you should only use your real name if you're a celebrity.

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Nov 22, 2014 11:49:54 GMT -5 Zombie Mod is not a ghoul. said:

the key there is, don't say anything dumb/stupid

You have to basically be a corporate, sanitized version of yourself.

In order to have fun, and to be an interesting person, you have to take the risks involved in the possibility of saying something stupid. (That doesn't mean saying something stupid on purpose, just that if you have to put a massive filter on yourself, you end up filtering out a lot of cool stuff as well)

Imagine if you were hanging out with your friends, and you had to take the same precautions that you do online, it would be a very boring time.

[Zombie Mod is not a ghoul.]

Nov 22, 2014 12:02:37 GMT -5 @axiv said:

Nov 22, 2014 11:49:54 GMT -5 Zombie Mod is not a ghoul. said:

the key there is, don't say anything dumb/stupid

You have to basically be a corporate, sanitized version of yourself.

In order to have fun, and to be an interesting person, you have to take the risks involved in the possibility of saying something stupid. (That doesn't mean saying something stupid on purpose, just that if you have to put a massive filter on yourself, you end up filtering out a lot of cool stuff as well)

Imagine if you were hanging out with your friends, and you had to take the same precautions that you do online, it would be a very boring time.

not really, if you know saying something could get you in trouble professionally you don't put it online where it can either be misinterpreted or brought up at a later date, where as saying something in a group of people you know it becomes a case of "he said-she said" and is harder to prove than it being visibile online(unless you video every single conversation you have).

[Mid-Carder]

People don't seem to realise that this stuff is public. It amazes me sometime the things people will say on Twitter etc.

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I use my real name on Twitter.

Your company doesn't have a right to use it against you unless you're a public figure for them or you associate yourself with them.

The place I work for has a social media policy that dictates if you put that you work for them in your profile or talk about them as an employee, then you'll be under more speculation.

I don't talk about my job in my tweets or my profile...or at all really and I say whatever the f*** I want on my Twitter.

I mean, not for nothing, but why the f*** would you want to talk about work when you're not there? I barely talk about it when I am there.

Anyway - there's a difference between being a "sanitized version of yourself" and acting like decent person and not talking about people behind their f***ing backs like a coward. If you wanna say how you love getting blasted on the weekend, they can't touch you. You show up late for work and lie about having a "dead relative" or "being sick" and then get busted for it - that's on you for lying.

As far as a "massive mob" goes, if you're that worried about what strangers think of you then shut up. Stand by what you say or stop talking.

[Bang Bang Bart]

I take the middleman approach and use a "pen name" that sounds close enough to the actual name on Twitter, to play up potential future as an author.

[AFN: Judge Shred]

Nov 22, 2014 14:13:35 GMT -5 @personman01 said:

I use my real name on Twitter.

Your company doesn't have a right to use it against you unless you're a public figure for them or you associate yourself with them.

The place I work for has a social media policy that dictates if you put that you work for them in your profile or talk about them as an employee, then you'll be under more speculation.

I don't talk about my job in my tweets or my profile...or at all really and I say whatever the f*** I want on my Twitter.

I mean, not for nothing, but why the f*** would you want to talk about work when you're not there? I barely talk about it when I am there.

Anyway - there's a difference between being a "sanitized version of yourself" and acting like decent person and not talking about people behind their f***ing backs like a coward. If you wanna say how you love getting blasted on the weekend, they can't touch you. You show up late for work and lie about having a "dead relative" or "being sick" and then get busted for it - that's on you for lying.

As far as a "massive mob" goes, if you're that worried about what strangers think of you then shut up. Stand by what you say or stop talking.

Illinois is an at will employment state, meaning they can let me go for anything. So your advice is not spot on, duder. Also, we have a morals clause, we can be fired for talking about drinking even if it wasn't at will.

My job has some amazing things happen, so sometimes I do talk about it and want to.

So, while your words may apply to you, they do not apply to everyone. Except for the whole "act like a decent person" part, that is spot on. It is Facebook, not "ActLikeAToolBook" and Twitter, not "Twatter".

[Hit Girl]

People don't care

I've seen countless people on Facebook with their real names, photos, workplace, birthdate, relatives and children all displayed, posting the most vile racist, homophobic, sexist, shit I have ever seen

[Juice]

I've gotten in trouble before and was fired from my last job actually. I then changed my name on facebook, but haven't been a douche either. I kind of wish I could go back to my real name at this point, but facebooks a tight ass system.

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Nov 22, 2014 15:02:13 GMT -5 AFN: Judge Shred said:

Nov 22, 2014 14:13:35 GMT -5 @personman01 said:

I use my real name on Twitter.

Your company doesn't have a right to use it against you unless you're a public figure for them or you associate yourself with them.

The place I work for has a social media policy that dictates if you put that you work for them in your profile or talk about them as an employee, then you'll be under more speculation.

I don't talk about my job in my tweets or my profile...or at all really and I say whatever the f*** I want on my Twitter.

I mean, not for nothing, but why the f*** would you want to talk about work when you're not there? I barely talk about it when I am there.

Anyway - there's a difference between being a "sanitized version of yourself" and acting like decent person and not talking about people behind their f***ing backs like a coward. If you wanna say how you love getting blasted on the weekend, they can't touch you. You show up late for work and lie about having a "dead relative" or "being sick" and then get busted for it - that's on you for lying.

As far as a "massive mob" goes, if you're that worried about what strangers think of you then shut up. Stand by what you say or stop talking.

Illinois is an at will employment state, meaning they can let me go for anything. So your advice is not spot on, duder. Also, we have a morals clause, we can be fired for talking about drinking even if it wasn't at will.

My job has some amazing things happen, so sometimes I do talk about it and want to.

So, while your words may apply to you, they do not apply to everyone. Except for the whole "act like a decent person" part, that is spot on. It is Facebook, not "ActLikeAToolBook" and Twitter, not "Twatter".

Ach! Illinois, what a gyp. At will states are problematic all around, not just with social media, but yeah, that sucks.

[Mozenrath]

Much creepier to me is people who have facebooks as their children, like, "My mommy is going to get her hair done! She's so pretty!" or whatever, like, I get the kid might've said that, but they're like 4. They don't need a facebook.

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Nov 22, 2014 20:17:24 GMT -5 @personman01 said:

Nov 22, 2014 15:02:13 GMT -5 AFN: Judge Shred said:

Illinois is an at will employment state, meaning they can let me go for anything. So your advice is not spot on, duder. Also, we have a morals clause, we can be fired for talking about drinking even if it wasn't at will.

My job has some amazing things happen, so sometimes I do talk about it and want to.

So, while your words may apply to you, they do not apply to everyone. Except for the whole "act like a decent person" part, that is spot on. It is Facebook, not "ActLikeAToolBook" and Twitter, not "Twatter".

Ach! Illinois, what a gyp. At will states are problematic all around, not just with social media, but yeah, that sucks.

Yeah, I'm in an at-will state too.
With me is even in the event I do go hard on Facebook (which I rarely use), with the things I go hard about, I couldn't give a shit if they fired me for it.

And it's not a "gyp."
That comes from a racial slur.
It's totally a con job though.

["Gentleman" AJ Powell]

Nov 22, 2014 11:49:54 GMT -5 Zombie Mod is not a ghoul. said:

the key there is, don't say anything dumb/stupid

Methinks OP's been caught out by an employer for something they've said on Social Media.

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Nov 22, 2014 20:30:20 GMT -5 @keijikage said:

Nov 22, 2014 20:17:24 GMT -5 @personman01 said:

Ach! Illinois, what a gyp. At will states are problematic all around, not just with social media, but yeah, that sucks.

Yeah, I'm in an at-will state too.
With me is even in the event I do go hard on Facebook (which I rarely use), with the things I go hard about, I couldn't give a shit if they fired me for it.

And it's not a "gyp."
That comes from a racial slur.
It's totally a con job though.

Holy crap, I just looked it up. I never even realized that about gyp. That kinda blows my mind. Good to know though. Thanks.

[andrew8798]

Nov 22, 2014 22:13:34 GMT -5 @personman01 said:

Nov 22, 2014 20:30:20 GMT -5 @keijikage said:

Yeah, I'm in an at-will state too.
With me is even in the event I do go hard on Facebook (which I rarely use), with the things I go hard about, I couldn't give a shit if they fired me for it.

And it's not a "gyp."
That comes from a racial slur.
It's totally a con job though.

Holy crap, I just looked it up. I never even realized that about gyp. That kinda blows my mind. Good to know though. Thanks.

At my job they watch what u say on FB or twitter

[andrew8798]

Nov 22, 2014 20:23:11 GMT -5 Mozenrath said:

Much creepier to me is people who have facebooks as their children, like, "My mommy is going to get her hair done! She's so pretty!" or whatever, like, I get the kid might've said that, but they're like 4. They don't need a facebook.

Why would u do that

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Nov 22, 2014 20:41:00 GMT -5 "Gentleman" AJ Powell said:

Methinks OP's been caught out by an employer for something they've said on Social Media.

Except for this forum, I don't use social media. I have placeholder accounts but I don't use them. Too paranoid to use them.

If I had to use my real name on this forum I would have made no posts at all. "Bagger Cash" is just a handle, I don't need to be ultra-protective of its reputation.

I bet if license plates had the driver's name on it, just about everyone would drive extremely slow (except for the few that don't care).

If people's shirts/coats had their names in big letters, I'd think public behaviour would be a lot different.

[AFN: Judge Shred]

Nov 22, 2014 20:30:20 GMT -5 @keijikage said:

Nov 22, 2014 20:17:24 GMT -5 @personman01 said:

Ach! Illinois, what a gyp. At will states are problematic all around, not just with social media, but yeah, that sucks.

Yeah, I'm in an at-will state too.
With me is even in the event I do go hard on Facebook (which I rarely use), with the things I go hard about, I couldn't give a shit if they fired me for it.

And it's not a "gyp."
That comes from a racial slur.
It's totally a con job though.

I have been spreading the anti-gyp love a lot lately. A lot of Americans don't seem to realize there are racial slurs that aren't the ones used against blacks.