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Should clients be friends on Facebook - should we follow our boss on Twitter?

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nannynick · 11/12/2010 11:48

Social media has become a tool which can be useful and can have side affects. If we post something on Facebook/Twitter, other people can see it. If they post something, we can see what they write.

Is this a good thing? What are the problems with doing it?

I follow my boss on Twitter and use Twitter to give some idea of where we are, what we are doing. I'm not friends with my boss on Facebook - not that I use Facebook much these days.

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nannyl · 11/12/2010 18:26

..and i NEVER put photos of charges up, my facebook profile is ONLY visible to my friends and only my friends can view my photos

nannyl · 11/12/2010 18:25

I have all my ex bosses (and a few ex charges) on facebook.

Wouldnt have a current boss on facebook though.

Dont use twitter anyway

Now im working in a school i have most of the teachers (including the teacher whose my boss) on facebook, but none of the childrens parents

looneytune · 11/12/2010 17:49

Actually I can see why nannies wouldn't do whilst working with that family as of course the parents are their boss and if anything is said about how your day is going, it's clearly THEIR children you're talking about. As I have many families coming to me, I feel that saying something like 'having one of those days' is ok as isn't pointing at any particular child and tbh, they know my biggest pain is my own toddler LOL. If I was a nanny I doubt I'd be friends with a parent on there, childminding I feel is quite different and some of the families like that I can share photos with them etc.

euracantha · 11/12/2010 17:26

I do not have my boss as a friend on Facebook.I know she is on it but I prefer to have some privacy as I`m sure she does as well.I wwould usually tell her anything interesting anyway!!

cinnamondanish · 11/12/2010 16:11

I had a friend who got turned down for an interview because they checked out if she was on Facebook or Twitter before she turned up for the interview.
They said they didn't want to hire anyone who uses these social networking sites as she may post things about them on it.
From a nannys point of view my friends and I might moan about a hard day at work or something irritating that happened at work today but we have privacy settings to stop our bosses being able to see our comments.
Surely everyone has the right to vent to their friends about a hard day at work. I'm sure our bosses vent to their friends about their nannies.
I have past bosses on my Facebook site but not current ones as it's not good practice.

lifeinagoldfishbowl · 11/12/2010 13:03

I don't have my boss on facebook - don't use twitter.

I would have no problem with her seeing what I have written but I only have it for friends and don't want to blur the lines of employment - even if we do share a bottle of wine and a take away every so often.

My boss once came up in the people you may know suggestions and on clicking on her found she had an open profile - I read her latest status and to be honest wasn't interested in reading any more.

A friend has her boss on hers and often comments on his status' and he on hers, which I don't agree with - not sure why.

looneytune · 11/12/2010 12:57

I have 8 parents/ex parents who are Facebook friends. Not had a problem so far but I of course don't moan about worky stuff that often Wink

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