Facebook Follies
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I'll bring cupcakes....
Jebus... I'm now wondering what my Facebook says about me
I don't honestly have anything different to say - I've reconnected with a few friends I hadn't seen for a while. One of which was brilliant to talk to again. He got me on Facebook's chat feature and despite not speaking to each other for nine years, we spoke as if we'd seen each other a week before.
I've been invited to a wedding of an old friend I haven't seen since moving to Glasgow too. Which gives me an excuse to head over, catch up AND eat free food.
Lovely stuff.
I've managed to make contact with several people I hadn't seen in nearly 20 years as a result of that Facebook place. I think it's a bit of a keeper. 
The one thing about Facebook which I find it reassuring is that it proves that the posters here actually do have faces.
The one thing about Facebook which I find it reassuring is that it proves that the posters here actually do have faces.
I fought joining Facebook for a long time. I'm on the computer enough as it is and i didn't want another reason to be on it. I finally broke down and signed up about a year ago after i realized it would be another venue to talk to my son who lives in another state.
It's been great! I've "met up" so to speak with old friends and made some great new ones that looked me up from here. I love the second connection with BBS'ers.
And just yesterday, when i was feeling particularly sad about Andrew Koenig, a fellow BBS'er found me there and it totally pulled me out of my funk. That was awesome.
It's been great! I've "met up" so to speak with old friends and made some great new ones that looked me up from here. I love the second connection with BBS'ers.
And just yesterday, when i was feeling particularly sad about Andrew Koenig, a fellow BBS'er found me there and it totally pulled me out of my funk. That was awesome.
Within 2 days of signing up, I found out that a guy I used to play hockey with, who's 10 years younger than I, passed away after an 18 month battle with cancer. Reading more about it, he didn't let the cancer get him, he died cancer free. It was the pneumonia that he couldn't fight off that did him in.
I thought, if this is the news I'm likely to get, I'm pulling the plug.
It has gotten better and allowed me to catch up/ keep up with many people.
I thought, if this is the news I'm likely to get, I'm pulling the plug.
It has gotten better and allowed me to catch up/ keep up with many people.
A friend registered me after I resisted her badgering for 2 years. A couple months after that I found a friend I'd had a falling out with before I moved to Canada.
Apologies ensued both ways and we resumed our friendship where it had gone off track.
Worth it for no other reason than reestablishing one of the best friendships I've ever had.
But it is a nice way to stay in constant touch with my family. They're all in a different country, after all, and long distance, while cheaper than it used to be, still adds up quickly.
Apologies ensued both ways and we resumed our friendship where it had gone off track.
Worth it for no other reason than reestablishing one of the best friendships I've ever had.
But it is a nice way to stay in constant touch with my family. They're all in a different country, after all, and long distance, while cheaper than it used to be, still adds up quickly.
I de-friended (unfriended?) someone a few months ago. She confronted me about it by sending me a message. I did not reply. I really just didn't want any contact with her anymore (we were never close friends or anything).
About a month later, I was at a bar with some friends. I saw her walk in. As soon as she saw me, she started crying! Then she stormed out of the bar, and I haven't seen her since.
Facebook should not be taken that seriously.
About a month later, I was at a bar with some friends. I saw her walk in. As soon as she saw me, she started crying! Then she stormed out of the bar, and I haven't seen her since.
Facebook should not be taken that seriously.
I de-friended (unfriended?) someone a few months ago. She confronted me about it by sending me a message. I did not reply. I really just didn't want any contact with her anymore (we were never close friends or anything).
About a month later, I was at a bar with some friends. I saw her walk in. As soon as she saw me, she started crying! Then she stormed out of the bar, and I haven't seen her since.
Facebook should not be taken that seriously.
Oh man, I have a friend who seriously thinks that one of the worst ways to offend someone is to defriend them on FB. WTF.
^ I have a few of those too. Actually I "de-friended" a few people from the place I used to work at and two of them were pissed. It got so bad I actually had to explain why in a staff meeting. It wasn't my fault they were posting things that were very unprofessional. I didn't feel like I should be seeing or hearing any of it, especially if I wanted to keep a professional distance. One guy's boyfriend actually wanted me to spy on him at work and try and find out who he was cheating with. 
I didn't even need to spy. He was screwing one of his own maintenance guys (which is so not company policy). But I was not about to get into that kind of drama. So I deleted them. It was the only solution.
I have also deleted three people who decided to be verbally abusive. I am not putting up with that either. I lived with that kind of crap when I was a kid but as an adult I refuse to allow it.
I didn't even need to spy. He was screwing one of his own maintenance guys (which is so not company policy). But I was not about to get into that kind of drama. So I deleted them. It was the only solution.I have also deleted three people who decided to be verbally abusive. I am not putting up with that either. I lived with that kind of crap when I was a kid but as an adult I refuse to allow it.
I was actually befriended by someone who I think was trying to get hold of someone else with a very similar name to mine (and, as it happened, the very same birthday). She's still on my friends list, but lives on the other side of the world. 
^ I have a few of those too. Actually I "de-friended" a few people from the place I used to work at and two of them were pissed. It got so bad I actually had to explain why in a staff meeting. It wasn't my fault they were posting things that were very unprofessional. I didn't feel like I should be seeing or hearing any of it, especially if I wanted to keep a professional distance. One guy's boyfriend actually wanted me to spy on him at work and try and find out who he was cheating with.
I have also deleted three people who decided to be verbally abusive. I am not putting up with that either. I lived with that kind of crap when I was a kid but as an adult I refuse to allow it.
I have a standing policy of accepting any friend request from people at work, but not making any requests myself. As I have been managing up to 25 people at times, with another 25 that I still have authority over, I'm conscious of concerns about favoritism.
That said, most of them get immediately put on a list with limited access to my profile, and a few of them who just post nonsense or non-stop profanity get put on the "See less of" list. The CEO of my company friended me on FB, and he went on the LTD profile, too.
There are a handful of people that I've fired and then removed after a couple weeks. And some others that I've fired and who've still been very friendly and so I left them on.
Of course, as a manager I've found it sometimes useful to gauge my people through their status updates. Some of them seem to forget they have their supervisor on FB. It's become apparent in a few cases who is using the internet at work when they shouldn't be! And I once printed out a screenshot to show someone proof that they were on FB at at time when they are forbidden to be on the internet; that might have been the most effective verbal warning I've ever given.
Sean,
A proud member of middle management.
Ha ha, I did that this week. They kept sending me verbally abusive messages filled with low blows, and I kept my cool and told them I wasn't going to stand for treatment like that. I immediately cut them and their girlfriend completely out of my life. Took their numbers off of my phone and deleted their e-mail addresses.
Then he sends me a whiny message about how he was about to delete me from Facebook and complaining about the fact that I'd beat him to it.
Ruaidhri I never "friend" underlings. These were other managers... or people that should have know better.
Oh, I wasn't making any assumptions about your post, just sharing my own workplace FB experience.
Because I had pre-established real-world friendships with a couple of my direct reports, who added me, I decided to go for total inclusion rather than total exclusion.
In the end, I don't post anything I wouldn't let my mother read. The minions can see just about everything on my profile except my drunken birthday pics.
The single best thing about FB for me has been friending my young (16 and 26) goddaughters, whom I haven't seen in years.
I de-friended (unfriended?) someone a few months ago. She confronted me about it by sending me a message. I did not reply. I really just didn't want any contact with her anymore (we were never close friends or anything).
About a month later, I was at a bar with some friends. I saw her walk in. As soon as she saw me, she started crying! Then she stormed out of the bar, and I haven't seen her since.
Facebook should not be taken that seriously.
Yikes! It definitely shouldn't be taken that seriously.
As many others have said, the best thing about facebook is getting back in touch with old friends and classmates. I've people from every level of school from grade to grad, and it's fun to keep in touch once in a while and keep an eye on their lives. A few of them are a bit spamming (you know the type, posting something on their wall every 15 mins) but the "read less" setting is my friend).
This is really, really stupid. Since the first time I had a friend request from someone I work with, my facebook page has been spotless.
I see you keep your Italian heritage on your sleeves.
