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Polymorph49 t1_j49for2 wrote

Easily avoided by not using your real name or genuine email when making public posts.

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HanaBothWays t1_j49gofl wrote

Sometimes your terms of employment include an agreement about your conduct on social media under your own name and if you violate it, that’s on you! So you should read that thing carefully and be aware of what you’re doing. It’s why all my social media accounts are anonymous and I don’t disclose my employer or talk in detail about my work.

If it’s not in writing though and you didn’t sign your name to anything, firing you for what you post is a bunch of nonsense.

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thumbs27 t1_j49i9lc wrote

Shouldn't this be common knowledge?

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Junkstar t1_j49juon wrote

Watch what you write. Everywhere.

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fitzroy95 t1_j4a0njx wrote

Some employment agencies also often check social media for job applicants, and bin any CVs for people with social media that have "inappropriate" content.

Sometimes there is no way to know how your media feed is impacting your life, whether positively or negatively.

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Formal-Appearance210 t1_j4a21wg wrote

This is why you only post as a pseudonym.

I have work accounts with my real name and picture, and I have non-work accounts that are actually how I use these things. The work accounts just post work-related things that work contacts might be interested in.

No one from your work life wants to know what you think about anything other than what you do for a living. It's a distraction.

If I were forced to de-anonymize online, I'd just stop using it. There's supposed to be a line between public and private, work and personal.

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TheHeffNerr t1_j4ae45t wrote

Life Hack: Work for the government, so you can claim freedom of speech.

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camoonie t1_j4afyba wrote

A friend of mine was rejected for a job because she had a post that said

“Trust me, you can dance. Vodka” on her FB page. I sent her a sign that said this for her new office when she got an even better job.

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The-Initiative t1_j4bjtsj wrote

Employers can avoid the problem by checking first. I’ve passed over prospective hires because of their open social media content.

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Polymorph49 t1_j4ejg6v wrote

At the end of the day, if authorities want you they will find you even with alias emails. The trick is to cause mischief but not break the law. This way you can say controversial things and it isn't easily traced back to your real identity, which would harm your IRL reputation.

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Theblackroze t1_j4ep62v wrote

I’m not doing anything illegal , I’m just curious because I know employers have software that can look up emails and accounts that are attached to it. Would an Alias prevent that? Or would it expose me?

I don’t know if you know specifically, just asking because if you do, I’d love to know

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Polymorph49 t1_j4es7dr wrote

I'm not 100% sure, but I think if you use your Google or Apple account to sign in to others services, then yes they might be able to look that up. If your recovery email on the alias is one of your official emails, there might be ways to connect them.

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