Stupid intern gets owned by boss via email

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NT!,

I would not be surprised to learn that large companies are searching the Internet (including myspace and facebook) as part of the background check for new employees.

If you think snooping around myspace is 'over the line' how do you classify a criminal background check?

My attitude is that an individual interested in protecting his privacy should take measures to make sure to keep private stuff out of the public domain.

[NT!]

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NT!,

I would not be surprised to learn that large companies are searching the Internet (including myspace and facebook) as part of the background check for new employees.

If you think snooping around myspace is 'over the line' how do you classify a criminal background check?

My attitude is that an individual interested in protecting his privacy should take measures to make sure to keep private stuff out of the public domain.

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no, i know that people usually plug your email address into searches and look for facebook / myspace profiles. i don't have a big problem with it - i think it kinda sucks but there's an easy remedy for it if you don't want to be found.

what i am saying is, if you change your picture, make your profile private, block access to photos, etc, i think that ought to be enough. if i found out a company was snooping around all the profiles for my graduate program, for instance, and trying to find comments i had made or look for untagged photos of me, that would piss me off and it would probably be a company i wouldn't want to work for.

in my field criminal background checks, as well as other extensive checks, are a must, and i have undergone them many times without complaint. it's the nature of the job.

[KotOD]

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do you guys know any stories of bosses looking up info beyond what's publicly available (i.e. snooping around comments for friends who don't work for the company, etc)? to me, that seems over the line.

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We check every person that interviews here. If you are putting your life out there in public, and our company is going to become part of your public life - we are certainly going to make sure we're not stepping into a pile of [censored].

[Your Mom]

this is why I don't do any of this facebook, myspace stuff.

[SBR]

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Unfortunately, this guy is probably going to be ok if he handles this properly.

I say unfortunately because he's essentially getting off scot free after being such a raging dumbass and putting crap like that on his facebook page.

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Could you at least read the entire thread before you make your crappy posts?

[Milo]

I counted on my interns to do actual work. When they were not there, I was inconvenienced. If I were the boss, I'd prolly have given the guy a day off on 11/1 so he could go have a good time, but would prolly fire him for telling such a stupid lie to me.

[JennPKRpro]

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The following is a cliffsnotes version of a forwarded email I recently received from a coworker. This coworker knows this kid from back in college. The names and pictures have been slightly modified, as I don't want to completely trainwreck this kid. I already feel bad enough for him...


"Fred" is currently a senior at a relatively reputable college in the Boston area. He also interns at a large, international firm 2 or 3 days a week. He will receive college credit for the internship, as well as a future job (as long as he doesn't [censored] it up).

Fred was scheduled to work early on November 1st. Of course, being the day after Halloween, this simply wouldn't work for a college senior. He decided to email his boss (let's call him "David") the afternoon of the 31st. Fred told David that he wouldn't be able to make it to work the next day, as he had to go home to New York for a family emergency. Fred went out that night, got completely [censored] up, and slept in late the next morning.

The afternoon of the 1st, Fred decided to check his email, and found this gem from his boss:

"Fred,

Thanks for letting us know--hope everything is ok in New York. (cool wand)

Cheers,
David

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Notice the gay makeup around the eyes.

Unbeknownst to Fred, a fellow coworker had checked his facebook page and found this picture from the night before. The picture eventually found it's way to David.

Oh, and David cc'ed the entire firm. Fred is currently freaking out.



This would probably be my worst nightmare.

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I saw it yesterday. Hilarious!