Awkward 101
Issue date: 9/24/09 Section: Features
Everyone has heard that all of the social networking sites can lead to imminent downfalls in a career. I thought it could never happen to me. I even have my Facebook set to the highest privacy level.
However, this summer I decided to try out Twitter without thinking much about the privacy options of a network that doesn't even let me upload photos.
Twitter became highly addictive while I was interning and going about my daily routines. Midway through my summer, I was feeling down because all of my friends had more relaxed jobs and internships than I did. After a night of very little sleep, I decided that I too was going to have some down time: I ditched work.
After spending the night in the city, I woke up, wrote in an email telling my employer that I was feeling ill, and went back to sleep for three more hours. I then woke up and went home.
I checked my Facebook and updated my Twitter saying, "no big deal, totally skipping work today and taking the 1:48 train home."
Little did I know, my boss was on to me, and so he Googled my name. Lo and behold, the first thing that popped up was my Twitter account with my newly updated status.
Needless to say, I found out that I had been caught only when he took me out to lunch on one of my last days, to which I replied to with a blank stare, look of disbelief and astonishment, and nothing to say.
He dismissed it as water under the bridge, but for future jobs warned me not to be so dumb.
But take heed to my advice and watch what you tell "your friends" because what you say may end up being read by someone you'd least expect.
However, this summer I decided to try out Twitter without thinking much about the privacy options of a network that doesn't even let me upload photos.
Twitter became highly addictive while I was interning and going about my daily routines. Midway through my summer, I was feeling down because all of my friends had more relaxed jobs and internships than I did. After a night of very little sleep, I decided that I too was going to have some down time: I ditched work.
After spending the night in the city, I woke up, wrote in an email telling my employer that I was feeling ill, and went back to sleep for three more hours. I then woke up and went home.
I checked my Facebook and updated my Twitter saying, "no big deal, totally skipping work today and taking the 1:48 train home."
Little did I know, my boss was on to me, and so he Googled my name. Lo and behold, the first thing that popped up was my Twitter account with my newly updated status.
Needless to say, I found out that I had been caught only when he took me out to lunch on one of my last days, to which I replied to with a blank stare, look of disbelief and astonishment, and nothing to say.
He dismissed it as water under the bridge, but for future jobs warned me not to be so dumb.
But take heed to my advice and watch what you tell "your friends" because what you say may end up being read by someone you'd least expect.
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