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Don’t air Your Dirty Laundry on Social Media

Don’t air Your Dirty Laundry on Social Media

by Susan Geary | Aug 28, 2017 | Blog, Career, digital dirt, employee surveillance, Facebook, Job Search Advice, Privacy, Uncategorized

Tonight I watched in disbelief as a social media page in my hometown blew up with accusations against a corporate restaurant that specializes in “all you can eat” buffet style cuisine. Apparently a woman took her daughter out for her birthday along with...

Don’t Let Facebook Ruin Your Career

by Susan Geary | May 13, 2014 | Blog, Career, digital dirt, employee surveillance, Facebook, hiring, Job Search Advice, Privacy, Uncategorized

Last week I was at a trade show in Las Vegas chatting with some fellow vendors about Facebook. The guy I was talking to at our booth “doesn’t do Facebook” and I understand why. I mentioned that someone in my list of Facebook Friends had been going...

The Foibles of Facebook

by Susan Geary | Apr 15, 2014 | Blog, Career, digital dirt, employee surveillance, Facebook, Job Search Advice, Networking, Privacy, Uncategorized

I was looking for a former colleague the other day on Facebook and lo and behold I found him! Before asking to “friend” him I looked at his profile, and discovered that he was married, and listed his wife’s Facebook page. Apparently you can easily do...

Can Social Media Derail Your Career?

by Susan Geary | Apr 12, 2014 | Blog, Career, employee surveillance, Facebook, Job Search Advice, Uncategorized

This blog could also be titled “How to alienate friends, and stay unemployed for a very long time.” I’ve been involved with Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn for nearly a decade when I joined Linkedin on the advice of a client who was an early adopter....

Freedom From Workplace Bullies

by Susan Geary | Oct 14, 2011 | bad bosses, Blog, employee surveillance, Uncategorized, Whistle Blower, Work

October 16 through October 22 is Freedom from Workplace Bullies Week, sponsored by the Workplace Bullying Institute. Thank God this organization exists. Someone needed to shed light on this growing problem in the USA, especially in this economy. Why? Because...

You Get More with Carrots than you do with Sticks

by Susan Geary | Jul 21, 2011 | bad bosses, Blog, Careers, employee surveillance, Uncategorized, Whistle Blower, Work

I’m reading a book this week on employee engagement and how to motivate employees to love working for you. Throughout my career I have worked for some wonderful companies, one of them was Buck Owens Broadcasting, another was America West Airlines. Both of these...
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