The Future of Facebook: Invasion of Privacy?
I have never really liked the idea of blogging. It has always struck me as rather odd. Why do people feel the need to voice their opinions about pretty lame or trivial things on a website for everyone to read? What’s worse, however, is that a blog is public. Everyone and anyone who wants to read a blog can. At this point, I don’t think I could ever pursue public office because of what I have said on this blog. I do not hold the beliefs that I would have to lie about if I ever wanted to be elected. But, at the same time, I resent that fact. Why should I have to lie about who I am in order to get anywhere in life?
Recently, I read an article online about facebook and blogging. It said that employers were looking at facebook and partially making hiring decisions based on what they saw on facebook. That really offended me. Facebook is a private space for college students to share their likes and dislikes as well as they’re embarrassing photos. After I read that article, I pretty much changed my profile picture and made my albums only available to my friends. It really ticked me off. I am in college. I do some stupid stuff and take pictures of it so that I can laugh at it afterwards with my friends. When I had to dumb-down my facebook profile I was upset. But, I did it anyway. What does that say about me? It says that in about a month I would like to be hired for a summer job in a respectable law firm.
I see this facebook invasion as an invasion of my privacy. It is a community of college students where prospective employers do not belong. In my opinion, they have the interview process and the resume to figure out who I am and how I would fit into their workplace. Students have been the same for all of time. We all go out, have a good time and occasionally get drunk. It is nothing new. So, why should that matter to employers? I don’t think it should. As far as I’m concerned, if they want me for their work environment, my personal life does not matter. It will only start to matter if it interferes with my work, in which case they have the prerogative to fire me. But, until then, leave my personal life, my facebook, and my blogging where it belongs, on the internet and out of the workplace.
Facebook and blogging reveals who a person is. However, they both create a community on the internet, just like a church community or a group of friends. Would an employer go to a church service or to hang out with a prospective employee’s friends? I don’t think so, and if they did, people would be outraged. Students on campuses across the country should be outraged. But, there isn’t any. My generation needs to step up to the plate if we ever want to make a difference. We need to voice our opinions in order to make a difference. It is our voices that will shape this country in the future. We need to start now if we ever want to do anything useful for this country and for ourselves.
Recently, I read an article online about facebook and blogging. It said that employers were looking at facebook and partially making hiring decisions based on what they saw on facebook. That really offended me. Facebook is a private space for college students to share their likes and dislikes as well as they’re embarrassing photos. After I read that article, I pretty much changed my profile picture and made my albums only available to my friends. It really ticked me off. I am in college. I do some stupid stuff and take pictures of it so that I can laugh at it afterwards with my friends. When I had to dumb-down my facebook profile I was upset. But, I did it anyway. What does that say about me? It says that in about a month I would like to be hired for a summer job in a respectable law firm.
I see this facebook invasion as an invasion of my privacy. It is a community of college students where prospective employers do not belong. In my opinion, they have the interview process and the resume to figure out who I am and how I would fit into their workplace. Students have been the same for all of time. We all go out, have a good time and occasionally get drunk. It is nothing new. So, why should that matter to employers? I don’t think it should. As far as I’m concerned, if they want me for their work environment, my personal life does not matter. It will only start to matter if it interferes with my work, in which case they have the prerogative to fire me. But, until then, leave my personal life, my facebook, and my blogging where it belongs, on the internet and out of the workplace.
Facebook and blogging reveals who a person is. However, they both create a community on the internet, just like a church community or a group of friends. Would an employer go to a church service or to hang out with a prospective employee’s friends? I don’t think so, and if they did, people would be outraged. Students on campuses across the country should be outraged. But, there isn’t any. My generation needs to step up to the plate if we ever want to make a difference. We need to voice our opinions in order to make a difference. It is our voices that will shape this country in the future. We need to start now if we ever want to do anything useful for this country and for ourselves.
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