To ask what you would think of a colleague posting on social media?

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I have lost quite a lot of weight and started running. I initially started posting about running about a month ago on social media as a way to keep me accountable, but it’s sort of taken off and I’ve gained 1200 followers in a month. I’m really enjoying posting and sharing, and I’ve got quite a little community going with other women.

But I’m a little bit worried about my colleagues finding out. Not because I’m embarrassed of what I’ve posted (it’s mainly just photos or short videos), but because I feel like it’s quite cringeworthy until you hit a decent amount of followers. So what would you think if you found out about your colleague doing this?

YABU - shut it down, you’re an adult and don’t need to post.

YANBU - keep posting, it’s great.

In my workplace every one would be excited and congratulate you on your running and social media success.
I would personally think, thats brave and quite cool, and also inspiring.

I don't follow my colleagues on social media. I don't think people would have any idea where I work if someone was doing this.

I wouldn’t care unless you’re tagging me in every post.

Why? Are you jealous someone else is getting more attention than you?

Unless its illegal, embarrassing or against company rules I wouldn’t give a flying fuck what people thought of my posts on social media. Anyone who “eye-rolls” over someone’s harmless, healthy hobby is a mean-spirited dick not worth being friends with.

This is a standard feeling that people get when they are on their content creation journey and you will get some haters obviously because their worst fear is being seen for who they are online. This is decision you have to make. Do you care more about feeling cringe around your colleagues or do you want to take your content creation journey any more seriously?

I wouldn’t think anything really if it’s helping you. Good for you.

This.. above is a great idea.

If you are enjoying the running and the posting why stop.

You can have both. And don't let some sneerers stop you. Block or restrict their views.

I wouldn’t be able to bring myself to care.

Your colleagues are literally just some people you happen to work with and it doesn't matter two hoots what they think of you posting about running on social media. You're allowed to have a life outside work, you know.

They're unlikely to care and are not, in a million years, going to think 'Oh look, there's so-and-so talking about running, how cringe, she's only got 1,200 followers'. Even if you had 12 followers they still wouldn't care. It's fine.

nailed it

Thanks everyone. I think I just started to feel a bit self conscious about it all, and I don’t know why.

What is your issue exactly. I would roll my eyes and unfollow as I’m not into people’s journeys - I don’t care if people post about it, I am just not into it. Why would it be jealousy?

You and another poster on this thread have definite issues with aggression - you should probably get that looked into as it can’t be healthy for you.

Do you really think people who aren’t interested are ‘haters’? How odd.

Tbh I would probably follow you! I love running and people’s journeys into it as I’m not your scary classic ‘pops out a 10K in half an hour before yoga and brunch’ type 😂 you are popular for posting something real - something that takes effort and honesty to build a following about. I would judge you if you were a plastic clothes horse tbh but not for this.

I have two friends currently trying out becoming parenting/cleaning content creators on social media. I just think good for them.

I don’t think colleagues will care all that much, especially as it’s about a popular hobby.

You could block people from following you. My husband has a decent sized account but he doesn’t tell colleagues and blocks them so they don’t find him. He enjoys doing it but doesn’t really talk about it in real life.

If you get enough followers, you’ll earn enough to be able to stop work anyway.

LOL.

If we are talking about people being aggressive I would say “rolling your eyes” at someone enjoying a healthy hobby is about as aggressive as it gets. Spiteful and mean.

I’m not “into other people’s journeys” (whatever that means), I just have enough self awareness to know that if you are irritated by someone talking on social media about doing something completely benign its a you problem not a them problem.

If your content is open to the public (not just friends) I'd assume it was a hobby and be impressed, if I saw it, but not interested enough to follow you

Because @LiviaDrusillaAugusta 's a mean girl (or boy).

I think what you're doing is great! I used to run and stopped years ago after breaking my toe. If I lost weight I'd try it again, and I'd find your posts inspiring.

Well apparently you struggle with comprehension. Please read my follow up comment.

Why is eye rolling spiteful and mean? The person doesn’t see it, it’s just a gesture to indicate lack of interest and then move on.

If you think that is spiteful, aggressive or mean, then I imagine you are very hard work.

Being spiteful would be posting negative things on the posts and also screenshotting and sending them on to people to take the piss.

i wouldn’t do that just because I wasn’t interested in the content

“Lack of interest” doesn’t prompt people to performatively “roll their eyes” and tell randoms on the internet how uninterested you are. If you are genuinely uninterested you don’t go to the trouble of signaling that you find it boring, you just move on.

People who talk about “eye rolling” on here are trying to convey, Mean Girls style, that they are so over it, because it actually makes them uncomfortable.

You know that it’s not a literal eye rolling, right? How is that performative?

But you carry on projecting and coming back at me. Something of a Mean Girl yourself really 🤣

I do understand this but thanks for taking the time to educate me. The “performative” part is feeling the need to tell strangers on the internet that you are bored and uninterested in someone’s hobby.

The mean element is feeling the need to dump this on someone who is preoccupied and self conscious and is seeking advice. All you will achieve is to dump on someone else’s self esteem by imparting to everyone how “bored” you are.

You know this full well so I don’t know why I am bothering to explain it.