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FB and my boss

So i noticed this weekend that my manager joined facebook, he had friended a couple of co-workers. I promptly blocked him because i didn't want him friending me (and then have to deny the request). Honestly, i think it's a bad idea to be friends with your boss on facebook. Yesterday he mentioned that he was going to go looking for me and add me. Well, he can't find me but if he asks about it, what's the polite way of saying "sorry, i don't believe in being friends with my manager" or is that sufficient enough?

Re: FB and my boss

  • Ugh, that's rough. I don't blame you for not wanting to friend your boss.

    Are you facebook friends with anybody in your organization, and are they friends with your boss?

     

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  • Set up a different account for work. 

  • yes, two people. and one of them is friends with him which is how i found out he joined.
  • Busy has a good idea.
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  • Just tell him that you don't think it's a good idea for professional reasons. 
  • I think that's sufficient.  Anything that communicates that you keep your personal life and your professional life separate.

    Are you on LinkedIn?  Maybe you two could connect there instead so he doesn't feel all sad and rejected.

  • It should be sufficient, but I really like Busy's idea. 
  • I have two accounts.  I explain that I don't want co-workers to see the ebarrassing wall posts my family puts up but that I do have one for work.  Coworkers have understood and it's been fine.
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    I have two accounts.  I explain that I don't want co-workers to see the ebarrassing wall posts my family puts up but that I do have one for work.  Coworkers have understood and it's been fine.

     

    What Busy means is that her profile picture is almost always a festering wound, and her coworkers won't find it as funny as we do. 

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  • Butters, what I mean is I don't need them seeing my status updates about me thinking Ewoks and Elmo are related and that the Smurfs and Snorks need to get into a street fight.

  • you guys crack me up. Thanks for all the response. I think (if he even asks) that telling him i try and keep my private life and professional life separate is good enough. I'm too lazy to create a separate account on facebook for just co-workers.

    and Busy, i agree with you about Snorks and Smurfs. As big as the Smurfs are compared to the Snorks, i think the Snorks would win 'cause they could drown the Smurfs.

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