Happy Friday.
It was only a matter of time. People wouldn’t be able to resist the temptation to post things on Facebook that they shouldn’t. There’s the guy whose former (or is it current?) wife is accusing of being a bigamist. She found out about Wife No. 2 when she saw their wedding photos posted on Facebook. There was a waitress who was fired after ranting on Facebook about some late-night customers who didn’t leave a very generous tip. And, there are others. These are just the most recent.
Of course, young people have been using poor judgment on Facebook for quite some time, posting photos of themselves in all states of debauchery. While they may think it’s funny now to see themselves and their friends posing with beer bongs and scantily clad members of the opposite sex, they’re not going to see the humor if those postings prevent them from getting a job. After all, we know more and more employers are perusing Facebook before they make job offers.
Years ago, long before that nice young man from Harvard ever had a thought about Facebook, a friend of mine once said, “Don’t put anything in writing that you wouldn’t want printed on the front page of The New York Times. I’ve tried to follow that advice whether I’m writing a report, an e-mail or posting a status update on Facebook.
Imagine how much grief we’d all save if we just followed that advice.
