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hannah22

Thu, Sep 10 2015, 3:30 pm

Look up their students on facebook

cnc

Thu, Sep 10 2015, 3:35 pm

No.
I think they have better things to do with their time.

OOTforlife

Thu, Sep 10 2015, 3:38 pm

I'm sure some professors do it to some students. But I think there are very few professors who run through their entire roster looking each person up.

zaq

Thu, Sep 10 2015, 8:38 pm

But I KNOW prospective employers look up job applicants on FB and other social media. be careful what you post; it could cost you a job some day.

MagentaYenta

Thu, Sep 10 2015, 8:49 pm

Not only do prospective employers look people up on FB but major businesses look up references on FB and LI.

morah

Thu, Sep 10 2015, 8:53 pm

Some probably do. But college admissions staff definitely do and it does impact decisions; in really egregious cases, offers have been rescinded. And as zaq pointed out, same is true of employers.

zaq

Thu, Sep 10 2015, 8:55 pm

So do lawyers look up people who are suing their clients.

MagentaYenta

Thu, Sep 10 2015, 8:59 pm

zaq wrote:

So do lawyers look up people who are suing their clients.

Yup.

Amarante

Thu, Sep 10 2015, 9:02 pm

Lawyers or anyone with a reason would definitely use google to research people or places. Why not because it is just an additional tool,for being informed.

As a rule, I don't think professors have any need to know hidden aspects of their students unless there is some reason such as considering them for a research position but then they are acting as a prospective employer.

sourstix

Thu, Sep 10 2015, 9:14 pm

what is LI? and what if I dont have a fb account?

Amarante

Thu, Sep 10 2015, 9:17 pm

sourstix wrote:

what is LI? and what if I dont have a fb account?

LinkedIn.

There is generally not a problem with LI because almost everyone uses it for professional purposes so is unlikely to post compromising photos or controversial stuff that might come back to haunt them.

A lot of kids didn't realize that it might not be a great idea to have every youthful foible on the web for eternity.

morah

Thu, Sep 10 2015, 9:29 pm

zaq wrote:

So do lawyers look up people who are suing their clients.

I've heard about that, and honestly think it's gotten out of hand. I mean, ok, if you're suing over a back injury and showing up to court in a wheelchair and you get busted posting pictures of your latest ski trip, then yeah, you deserve to be called out on that. But it's also turned into a ridiculous game of gotcha because you posted smiling pictures of yourself enjoying a glass of champagne at your sister's wedding and therefore the harm you suffered can't possibly be as bad as you say it is. I mean there has to be some middle ground and acknowledgment that you can suffer a significantly diminished quality of life due to some grievous harm, but that doesn't mean you can never have a happy moment ever again (and the converse- the ability to enjoy yourself does not mean your overall quality of life hasn't suffered significantly).

yenny

Fri, Sep 11 2015, 3:43 pm

Dh had an employee that posted the following
on fb
" Its great having a boss who lives out of state ,I get long lunch breaks"

Forrealx

Wed, Feb 08 2017, 6:14 pm

I'm friends with my professor ritual studies! I'm still a student btw, DH is getting his Phd and I'm in a premaster. But hey, he is a cool lad.

33055

Wed, Feb 08 2017, 7:07 pm

Forrealx wrote:

I'm friends with my professor ritual studies! I'm still a student btw, DH is getting his Phd and I'm in a premaster. But hey, he is a cool lad.

And?

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