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Noel Rozny Are you/would you be Facebook friends with your boss? http://bit.ly/wMK0SW

15 weeks ago from myFootpath

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Mike Ambassador Bruny: Nope.
15 weeks ago

Chris Parker: @Noel That is simple, No/Hell no
15 weeks ago

: No. I keep my personal and professional lives very separate. My FB relationships are friends only, whereas LinedIn is professional only.
15 weeks ago

Noel Rozny: I think we have reached a consensus! :) @Dean--I do the same thing with my FB/LI accounts.
15 weeks ago

Sandra Kitchen: No way. There should be a boundary between personal and professional. The smart one knows where that boundary is.
14 weeks ago

Edward Antrobus: I'd have no problem with being friends with my boss on Facebook, if she had facebook. We get along great.
14 weeks ago

Jezreel: For me no. Work and personal life or interaction must have a barrier.
14 weeks ago

Noel Rozny: @Sandra and Jezreel -- I think a lot of people are on the same page as you. @Edward--It's great that you're so close with your boss!
14 weeks ago

Debbie Burdge: Nowadays I say no. I love my boss but I don't want to be Facebook friends with her. As it is I'm only friends with only one co-worker. You have to ...MoreNowadays I say no. I love my boss but I don't want to be Facebook friends with her. As it is I'm only friends with only one co-worker. You have to really trust the person you "friend" because they can see what other people post on your page too.
13 weeks ago

Steve: No. Also, I'm a hiring manager, and I'll say that I wouldn't expect any of my staff to friend me.
13 weeks ago

Chris Parker: @Steve It is great to hear the same answer from some who does hiring
13 weeks ago

Noel Rozny: @Steve and Chris--Agree!
13 weeks ago

Mehnaz Thawer: Well, I don't have a boss, but in the past I haven't been. Usually we'll be friends after I leave the job, and that on limited profile. I find ...MoreWell, I don't have a boss, but in the past I haven't been. Usually we'll be friends after I leave the job, and that on limited profile. I find linkedin better for this type of thing.
12 weeks ago

Noel Rozny: @Mehnaz--Totally agree! LI is much better for managing your professional connections.
12 weeks ago

Pawpoint: I am Facebook friends with some of the people I work with, but I definitely would not want my bosses on my FB list. I am a member of several ...MoreI am Facebook friends with some of the people I work with, but I definitely would not want my bosses on my FB list. I am a member of several networks that they occasionally appear on, like LinkedIn, and have to avoid them on there aswell by calling myself Pawpoint (after my home pet accessories business). I wouldnt want my bosses seing me on career orientated sites now, would I?
12 weeks ago

Alicia: I am linkedin friends!
12 weeks ago

JRandom42: No, because I hate Facebook.
12 weeks ago

Jesse Shy: My current employer tried to friend me on FB, I explained that FB was for close friends and family but was more than happy to do LI.
12 weeks ago

Ashley Sweeting: My boss and I are close, but I don't think we would cross that line of being friends on Facebook... my personal life is just that, so even though ...MoreMy boss and I are close, but I don't think we would cross that line of being friends on Facebook... my personal life is just that, so even though I am an awesome employee, it may be considered unprofessional to have my boss see my page...
11 weeks ago

Edward Antrobus: One of my coworkers just discussed the sex toy party she went to over the weekend with me and our boss. I don't think there are any lines left to ...MoreOne of my coworkers just discussed the sex toy party she went to over the weekend with me and our boss. I don't think there are any lines left to cross...
11 weeks ago

Jezreel: Even the boss is my previous colleague or my former friend id rather not share with him/ her my facebook page.
11 weeks ago

Noel Rozny: @Jezreel--I totally get that! You never know when you might be working with him/her again.
10 weeks ago

Chris Parker: @Edward That line will never be able to be removed either, there is a bad things ahead for that girl
10 weeks ago

geraldine: hhmm...depends on who my boss is!
10 weeks ago

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