It is NOT a good idea to search for jobs online when you are in your company office. Your employer might find out and you might lose your job before y

"It is NOT a good idea to search for jobs online when you are in your company office. Your employer might find out and you might lose your job before you get hired by another company."

from job hunting tips

I know the people are not the brightest bulbs in the box... but do that many people lack the basic common sense to know not to do this at work? I guess that answer would be yes, because this would not be listed as a tip for job hunting if no one ever did this.

That is the same principal as not to list your job in a blog or on myspace or facebook or using your real name if you are going to complain about your job or boss or do something stupid that will jeopardize your job.

see article below:
http://www.nowpublic.com/how_facebook_can_get_you_fired

"Of course this is fine when your friends see it, but what about current or prospective employers? Take these Ottawa grocery store employees as an example. By starting a club and commenting on their workplace, these dudes were out of work and out of luck.

Think it's just in the lower end of the job market? Think again. This time it was for slightly different reasons, but the outcome was still the same. Charlie Barrow was a trader for Goldman Sachs who spent far too much time on Facebook until the IT department ratted him out and he was out of a job as well.

What about calling in sick to work and going to a party or concert? Make sure to avoid digital cameras. Facebook isn't just for students anymore and there's a good chance that you've got co-workers as "friends". Get tagged shotgunning a Lucky Lager while you were "home with the flu" and you could be on some thin employment ice. The combination of your work life and your social life can come crashing together quite quickly.

It's also worthwhile to think about cleaning out your social networking accounts or changing your privacy settings before sending in an application for a new job - if you're coming out of a four year program, that's a lot of party pictures that your new boss probably doesn't need to see. That's pretty questionable on their part, but it happens. Here's a Stanford Daily article on it.

While your accounts keep you connected to the world, you might want to monitor how connected you actually are."

OR:

Former Teacher Sues For Being Fired For Facebook Pics

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/21586641/detail
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Posted: 3:41 pm EST November 11, 2009Updated: 6:49 pm EST November 11, 2009

BARROW COUNTY, Ga. -- A former Barrow County teacher is suing the North Georgia school district, alleging she was forced to step down after photos and an expletive were shown on her Facebook profile.Ashley Payne claimed the Barrow County school district violated state labor law because she was never told she was entitled to a hearing. Her attorney, Richard Storrs, said the 24-year-old former Apalachee High School teacher was "not made aware of her rights" and should be granted the hearingShe claimed her principal said because her profile page had of pictures of her with beer mugs and glasses of wine from when she went on vacation to Europe, she had to go.“I visited the Guinness Brewery, I went to Italy and had wine. I went to the Temple Bar District of Dublin and drank some alcohol there like any normal adult would,” said Payne.Payne and her friends took pictures at various places across Europe. A few pictures showed her with a glass of beer or wine.“They’re not even of me drinking the drinks and I don’t look like I’m intoxicated in any way or doing anything provocative or inappropriate,” Payne said.Payne, an English Teacher at Appalachee High, said she was called into the principal’s office where she was told that because of her pictures and an expletive used on one of her posts that she should immediately resign.“The principal said that he’d talked to the superintendent so he represented that the decision had already been made and that the only way to avoid the suspension on my record would be to resign,” said Payne.Payne’s Facebook page is private and she doesn’t allow students or strangers to become her friends on the social networking site. Several fellow teachers are included in her pictures including one who was with her on the European vacation.But Payne is the only one out of a job.“I did not think that any of this could jeopardize my job because I was just doing what adults do and have drinks on vacation and being responsible about it,” said Payne.Barrow County school Superintendent Ron Saunders declined comment on the lawsuit because it is a personnel issue.Payne resigned from her position Aug. 27. She had worked at the school for two years.

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