I'm a little sad and wish I had known these things before

[cornerofmadness]

I had an army recruiter come talk to my pre-professional math/science club about getting the army to pay for things. I tried to do this back in the day (okay with the air force). I wanted to, badly. It didn't work out. If I had known when I was injured that they not only do medical school but also physical therapist, physician assistant, pharmacist and more I would have tried it. Surprisingly enough, I'm NOT too old but I am too ill. I wasn't back when I got hurt. Hmmm, missed opportunities make me sad. I was also not impressed that I have the same monthly pay as they give the butter bars in school and the recruiter is like 'you can live okay on this stipend.' Yeah... He is also a medic and will be back for a veterans thing here on campus. I might corner him for my story. He's a talker.

I feel like hell today. Not sure why. I felt fine, even woke up early. Hit the parking lot at work and it was like someone pulled my plug. I've been lackluster all day.

I LOVE that Wil Wheaton is as geeky as most of my friends. His blog with pics from Emerald Con

And this should make your hair curl and skin creep. This is going too far I don't even say anything about work on my Facebook but I don't believe that any company should have the right to compell you to give them your password so they can snoop on you. I could see this having a severely negative affect on all types of social media

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[bay115.livejournal.com]

Haha those blog pics are fun. I like the shirt, lol.

Er yeahhhh I too don't think a company should force you to give them your password.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I liked it too

I find the password thing disturbing

[sonjajade.livejournal.com]

this is why you don't add certain people to your facebook friends list!! Additionally, it's also why you don't use the same email you use for facebook on resumes. And Wil Wheaton is so freakin cool. I crushed on him so hard as a kid watching TNG

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

this is also why you just don't put some things ON FB in the first place. she should know better than to put htat kind of pic up.

Wil Wheaton is.

[sp23.livejournal.com]

I'm just glad I'm too old and too boring to worry about my Facebook page, but I do think that with people being as stupid as they are, they are going to keep putting shit up online in public or semi-public forums that's going to get them into trouble. However, asking for your Facebook password is far too over-reaching, in my opinion. It's like putting a bug on your telephone to monitor your conversations.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

no argument. I think she was an idiot for posting that picture but using facebook to determine hiring someone or snooping on them is a step too far. How do they know they have the RIGHT person for one

[ookamikagakusha.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear that you are feeling down hope you feel better soon:)

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks. I need to be a little less busy I think. that would help

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

This is also why you have an alias FB account. >.>;

I love the blog pics.

It's a shame with all the things we were trying to come up with when you hurt your hand in the first place we didn't consider the military.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

that too

i do too

yeah well i wonder if that injury wouldn't have taken me out of consideration too

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it could've. Maybe. Who knows, at this point.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

yes it's rather moot

[0-mother-0.livejournal.com]

I love that Will Wheaton post (sharrrring;)

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

it's great

[caffeinified.livejournal.com]

Yeah, thinking about all the missed opportunities is definitely a downer no matter who you are or what those opportunities were. And I think we all have them, especially the older we get.

Hope you get to feeling better as the day progresses.

Wil Wheaton is fantastic. He amuses me.

Yeah I heard about that password thing. There is no way they're justified in asking for personal non-work related information like that. It's very creepy.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

yes we certainly do as we get older

I'm feeling a little better today

He is. I never really expected that of him. After seeing him on BBT I found him on twitter and he is very much like someone I could hang out with.

it's definitely creepy

[anguisel.livejournal.com]

Yeah I've been reading about employers doing that to employees. Facebook has gotten nose to the grindstone about it and has stated that people getting asked their passwords need to relay the info to them about who's doing it. Not to mention it's against the ToU of Facebook in the first place to share your account, which that effectively is what they are doing.

I do love the interviews that I've gotten though when people ask me if I have a facebook and I tell them no. I seriously think that most of them think I'm lying since I haven't gotten any callbacks. :/

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

as far as I am concerned it should be illegal. We should be allowed a private life.

Oh geez and they probably do think that. Mine's not really under my real name and I think that's an issue too. How do I know they're not looking at the WRONG person thinking it's me

[anguisel.livejournal.com]

It's definitely not a good move on their part. I do know that some politicians tried to get bills set up so employers can't do that but from what I've read, most of them have been shot down.

I would like to think they could tell from the pictures that isn't the person in front of them but I found that sometimes they don't think to far ahead like that. I've had some people tell me that they made a facebook with their real name and just made a couple of mundane posts while having their real one under a false name. That way the employers find the fake one. But that just seems really complicated and having to have people 'in' on it which can backfire if you upset the wrong person.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

yes most all have been shot down.

I don't use a real picture of me 90% of the time and I wonder if we even get to the interview stage if they think they have the right person and already hate them.

that does sound complicated. It IS speaking as someone who has this persona (my real self) and my author persona already