NeilyBoy Posted 7 March 2012 Posted 7 March 2012 You seem to think that USA is a democracy. Shocking I know. To be honest though, I don't even think I'm being particularly optimistic. Optimism would be saying that SOPA/PIPA or similar bills will never again be attempted. They will, and they'll no doubt be sneaky and underhand about it, but they stand very little chance of victory against an increasingly informed and collaborative public.
Daggers Posted 7 March 2012 Author Posted 7 March 2012 Shocking I know. To be honest though, I don't even think I'm being particularly optimistic. Optimism would be saying that SOPA/PIPA or similar bills will never again be attempted. They will, and they'll no doubt be sneaky and underhand about it, but they stand very little chance of victory against an increasingly informed and collaborative public. The NHS bill seems to be going ahead despite a very aware workforce being staunchly against it and having raised awareness in the public - yet a bullish Cameron is going ahead regardless. It will end up that the public will be placed under even more surveillance and the very people its geared to stop will sidestep it as simply as breathing. People still ignorantly believe "well if I'm doing nothing wrong I've got nothing to fear".
Daggers Posted 7 March 2012 Author Posted 7 March 2012 Three words:Twitter Joke Trial Pearson has a week and a bit to sort out the squad or I'm going to blow the fvcking stadium up.
adam1 Posted 7 March 2012 Posted 7 March 2012 Pearson has a week and a bit to sort out the squad or I'm going to blow the fvcking stadium up. I'm willing to help.
ScouseFox Posted 7 March 2012 Posted 7 March 2012 What's stopping them doing it anyway? They know your name, millions of people are too stupid to have their accounts on private, most employers could find you on facebook, no problems. Think I'd prefer it if they didn't, like.
Daggers Posted 7 March 2012 Author Posted 7 March 2012 What's stopping them doing it anyway? If only people hadn't abused HR workers so badly on here maybe one would have told us how common this is - almost half of employers, claims the Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/6968320/Half-of-employers-reject-potential-worker-after-look-at-Facebook-page.html
Salieri Posted 7 March 2012 Posted 7 March 2012 It amazes me how many people on fb openly moan about their job, count down the days to the weekend etc. My missus is a teacher and loads of her colleagues her constantly whingeing yet the headmistress is on there and 'friends' with them all. If I was a boss (which i'm not ) and an employee of mine was forever bemoaning the fact they had to get off of their arse and drag themselves to a job they clearly didn't enjoy then I would have to call them in and question just how much they wanted to keep the job. My work pisses me off from time to time but i'm not so idiotic to bitch about it on fb.
dave the caveman Posted 7 March 2012 Posted 7 March 2012 Couldn't care less really. As far as I'm aware my facebook hasn't changed since about 2008. What's most worrying about this is that people are starting to see Facebook, and the internet in general, as a true reflection on real life. The internet used to be about comedy trolling. Nobody took it seriously. Now people use the words "online" and "social" together in the same sentence without even appearing to recognise the massive oxymoron. Being online is not being social. Mark Zuckerberg doesn't really think everybody sharing everything about their lives with anybody and everybody on the internet is actually a good, healthy idea, he just says that because it helps line his pockets. If you've got any self respect and common sense you have a very minimal online 'profile', and you carry on about your life in the real world like people have done for thousands of years.
Guest Posted 7 March 2012 Posted 7 March 2012 Facebook isn't just bad for your employment prospects either The sooner some people realise that the internet is not the same as gossiping about Mandy from No. 87 whilst supping cider and black in the pub, the better.
sphericalfox Posted 7 March 2012 Posted 7 March 2012 Facebook isn't just bad for your employment prospects either The sooner some people realise that the internet is not the same as gossiping about Mandy from No. 87 whilst supping cider and black in the pub, the better. Yeah have you seen the state of Mandy now....
Captain... Posted 7 March 2012 Posted 7 March 2012 This has to be my favourite facebook fvck up story http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/facebook-entry-that-earned-lindsay-her-p45-6793077.html Just brilliantly dumb.
Guest Posted 7 March 2012 Posted 7 March 2012 Yeah have you seen the state of Mandy now.... Makes me wonder how she pulled him!!
cambridgefox Posted 7 March 2012 Posted 7 March 2012 i wouldnt employ any of you dickheads FB or no FB
Captain... Posted 7 March 2012 Posted 7 March 2012 i wouldnt employ any of you dickheads FB or no FB Wouldn't work for you if you paid me.
cambridgefox Posted 7 March 2012 Posted 7 March 2012 Wouldn't work for you if you paid me. The jobs yours.When can you start?
FoxesAreBlue Posted 7 March 2012 Posted 7 March 2012 This has to be my favourite facebook fvck up story http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/facebook-entry-that-earned-lindsay-her-p45-6793077.html Just brilliantly dumb. That's fantastic
Captain... Posted 7 March 2012 Posted 7 March 2012 The jobs yours.When can you start? Already started, in fact I finished it last week, the money is in your account.
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