People who complain about their jobs via their Facebook status updates

[Orrex]

Smart or stupid?

[my2sense]

1. Stupid

I had to get on my son about that nonsense. No need to make all thoughts public.

[barbtries]

2. not smart.

this is as close as i ever came: "aaargh! that is all."

only the few co-workers who i consider friends are privy to my facebook, and they know there's frustration from time to time.

[geardaddy]

3. Stupid

[Maine-ah]

4. stupid

I just want a damn a job.

[HappyMe]

5. Stupid.

Why don't people understand that they aren't invisible?

[petronius]

6. Soon to be unemployed. Whether that's smart or stupid depends

on how accurate the complaint is...

[Orrex]

18. That's a fine answer!

[CottonBear]

7. Stupid.

I use Facebook to keep up with my friends and family since most of them live in other states or in other countries.

I never discuss politics, my work or any controversial subjects. Ever.

[OriginalGeek]

9. I'm just smart enough not to mention my work

(except when I'm particularly proud of something good they, I or we did - and then it is a very general mention with no names or places) but I still haven't gotten the hang of leaving out religion and politics from my Facebook adventures.

It's particularly difficult because I am FB friends with a lot of my high school classmates. I graduated in 1981 from a very conservative, fundie Baptist-run christian school. I am a liberal atheist. We has fun. lol

[CottonBear]

12. I always try to remember that a potential employer or client could Google me.

I'm a very left wing liberal from a very conservative family. So, I usually don't ever discuss politics with them in real life much less online. My friends are mostly quite liberal and many of them or even more left wing than I am. However, I have few old childhood friends who are probably much more conservative than me.

My work involves going before various county and city boards and commissions on behalf of my clients. So, I try to leave politics out of my work. However, I am involved in local politics in my personal "real" life and I do advocate for worthy causes and candidates. I run into present and past local elected officials (Democrats) at various cultural and civic events on a regular basis.

Facebook is a great way to keep up with friends and family and to reconnect with long-lost friends!

BTW, welcome to DU!

[OriginalGeek]

22. Thank you very much!

lol, my wife will occasionally monitor my FB posts and warn me if I'm going too far. She has most likely saved me from a lot of trouble.

[CurtEastPoint]

8. See this example of why it's stupid.

[kentauros]

11. Which is why it's better to complain on

BadBossology.com

[Rob H.]

10. Depends

I have a friend who complained about how much she hated her job because she wanted to get fired, and that's exactly what happened.

[NightWatcher]

13. Your momma's on Facebook

Ok, maybe not your mom, but many if my friends' moms are. It's quite funny to read their mom's comments to their kid's exploits.

From last November

Friend: whoa we got so wasted after the concert last night that I didn't make it to work today.

FB Mom: be good. Also are you coming home for the holidays? If so, remember to bring that sweater your aunt Penny made for you last year. Love mom

[GoneOffShore]

14. I complain but then I'm self employed.

[Orrex]

15. And I hear that your boss is a real brute!

[GoneOffShore]

17. He beats me all the time.

[Charlemagne]

19. are you a member of

the NASE?

[GoneOffShore]

20. Used to be. Bit of a joke really.

Didn't find them useful in the least.

Have they gotten better?

[Charlemagne]

21. Not really

Same people, they just switched job categories. You know the guy in Texas who runs it makes 500k a year?!?!

[Ecumenist]

16. H.A.M.'s!