In his post, he talked about how businesses are checking Facebook sites of new applicants as a way of doing a "background" check.
I agree with him that I think this is a little ridiculous and company's should not be using it as a way to choose to hire someone or not. Facebook is a way to connect with friends, share picture and keep in touch. If company's start using this as a way to check in on someone, it will no longer be fun or real. When I go on Facebook and post pictures, I usually don't monitor what I post. If I go out and drink with my friends and choose to put those pictures on my Facebook site that is my own choose and the company should not judge me on that. Also not everyone has a Facebook. Company's should not be able to decide on whether they are going to hire you based on what you do in your free time. If you get your work done and your not on company time, then what you do is your responsibility, not the company's.
So, in conclusion I agree that Facebook should not be used as a way for company's to do a background check and decide whether to hire someone.
Do you think it is right for a company to fire someone if they go on sites such as Facebook while at work, on company time?
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