LOL I got an ego boost

[Admiral Yi]

Just what Marti needs: an ego boost.

I have a theory that Marty's dysfunctional behavior on Languish is a result of his self-loathing.

[The Brain]

Meh. You can have privacy settings which won't let non-friends see shit.

You think friends won't squeal on you to increase shareholder value?

[crazy canuck]

Meh. You can have privacy settings which won't let non-friends see shit.

You think friends won't squeal on you to increase shareholder value?

[fhdz]

Just what Marti needs: an ego boost.

I have a theory that Marty's dysfunctional behavior on Languish is a result of his self-loathing.

Maybe not self-loathing, but at least hyper-insecurity.

[crazy canuck]

Just what Marti needs: an ego boost.

I have a theory that Marty's dysfunctional behavior on Languish is a result of his self-loathing.

Maybe not self-loathing, but at least hyper-insecurity.

Could the two not be connected?

[Viking]

We received an application letter from a summer trainee candidate applying for our department.

One of the paragraphs states that he would be "honored to work with such notable and recognized lawyers as Ms. [My Boss] and Mr. [Martinus]". 

Should we hire him or should this disqualify him?

He is a fawning toady. If he had known the name of the head of HR he would have included that as well. Hiring Yes-Men is the first step in the long rout to ruin.

Presuming that Marty and his boss aren't actual well-known and respected lawyers.

OhMyyy that just hit the spot.

[Tamas]

Fireblade's rumour has me believe that Marty earns TONS of money especially by polish standards. So he must be good at something, and he does have my respect for that.

[The Brain]

Fireblade's rumour has me believe that Marty earns TONS of money especially by polish standards. So he must be good at something, and he does have my respect for that.

A king of turds is still fecal matter at heart.

[Martinus]

Fireblade's rumour has me believe that Marty earns TONS of money especially by polish standards. So he must be good at something, and he does have my respect for that.

A king of turds is still fecal matter at heart.

That was mean.

[The Brain]

Fireblade's rumour has me believe that Marty earns TONS of money especially by polish standards. So he must be good at something, and he does have my respect for that.

A king of turds is still fecal matter at heart.

That was mean.

Relax, I don't think you're on the same level as turds.

[crazy canuck]

 

[Martinus]

That's what Linkedin is for.

Yet you still went to his Facebook page.

But more out of human curiosity. If he had some ridiculous pictures or liked right wing politicians, I wouldn't use it against him in the hiring process. But I wanted to find out more about him - and I did not find anything of substance - just an empty suit. So as far as I am concerned, this is the worst he could have presented himself.

[fhdz]

It just may mean he is private and not an attention whore.

[Caliga]

Inside the walls of my massive bureaucracy such things don't matter, but I understand in many of the more highly sought after private sector positions it's basically standard for the employer to check out your social networking sites. I'd imagine any half-smart young professional these days is going to carefully craft all of their social media presence to make them look like good job candidates, and basically suppress or hide anything else. Even relatively innocuous personal information could hurt you because you never know what hiring manager may take a dislike to someone over something random (maybe you like a book he hates or something.)

Our HR people check Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and I think they may do Google searches on the candidate's name as well... all of this in addition to the usual background (criminal and credit) checks.

[garbon]

Lots of white people show up if you google my name.