Is It OK To Friend Your Boss On Facebook?
29 April 2008, 10:30 AM. By Carlos Posas
Guanabee heartthrob Johnny Diaz, in a story published recently in the Boston Globe, brings on the awkward by exploring the social and personal implications of “friending” your boss on social sites like Facebook. Diaz writes:
Networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook introduce people to new friends and expand their cybercircle of pals. But they’re also introducing people to a sticky etiquette issue that is becoming more common: What if your boss wants to be your buddy?
That can be an awkward intersection for people who try to keep their personal space and their workplace separate. But as professional and personal worlds increasingly collide online, it’s becoming harder to escape the boss’s reach after hours.
Tell us about it [Ed. Note: Daniel, are you reading this?]. Has your boss tried to “friend” you on social sites like Facebook or MySpace? Worse yet, does he “poke” you? How do you deal with such a thing? Or, if you’re a boss, does your desperation gregariousness extend to adding your subordinates as friends? Tell us about it in the comments section.
Facebook’s squirmy chapter [The Boston Globe]
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I actually have my manager as a ‘friend’ on myspace. He sent me the friend request and the next day at work he had askd me if i had accepted him yet. I was like what the fuck!
but he is cool… we’ve partied together, and he knows how to talk shit… it’s quite funny!
Yikes! There’s no way I’d friend my boss on Facebook or MySpace. As Alex would say, awko taco!!
OH Gabriel, quit hiding behind Guanabee. He’s your crush. Just let it out.
Also, the only reason I’m on Facebook is because my boss, Daniel Mauser, made me get on there for “networking” purposes. I still have no idea what that means, but I now get daily creepy friend requests from total strangers and people I thought I left in high school. Thanks, Daniel.
I believe in complete personal anonymity at work. That means no friend requests on myspace or facebook from coworkers or young, hip boss. Truth be told, aren’t we too old for these sites anyway? Professional networking sites exist: LinkedIn, and others, on which you can truly network. Let’s not kid ourselves, no need to be sending or receiving “showing mad love” comments from people who control our merit increases and promotions…seriously.
A co-worker threw a sheep at me recently. That was awkward.
I don’t add co-workers or bosses until after I’ve left the job and if I left on good terms. Most of the time, we’ll exchange emails anyway, so I figure seeing each other’s profiles is not a big deal.
The image that goes with this post is actually of Gabriel, Cindy and Daniel networking.
I’m on Facebook to stalk people through their photo albums and failed relationships. I’m obviously not there for networking since no one is joining Guanabee’s Facebook group anyway.
Nope not ok… I would never want to add my boss. Especially not on facebook because you really dont have the option of limiting what they see or know. Not that I would have anything to hide (right). But their needs to be a balance between boss and employee. Atleast in most corporate settings. I wouldn’t even respect my boss the same if I discovered she has a myspace or facebook. I think she has more important things to worry about. Hmmm like running the department!
Don’t be a hater, Cindy. I’ve begun to expect, and even like, Daniel’s nightly “superpoke”.
Also, our readers should know that it’s NOT OK to “friend” us on Facebook unless they are hot and/or rich.
How will joining your facebook group affect my Gawker Connectedness Index?
@double digit: I don’t know, but you’ll definitely get asked to friend Arianna Huffington.