As you well know, a lot of people use this site,(practically the world) and there's no possiblity that you'll never 'run into' someone that you know on here. This is logic and common sense.
But here's the problem: my boss (among a few other people that i know, friends, neighbours et cetera) have been looking to find my Q&A. Usually that doesnt bother me. I assume it to be just simple curiousity. ( if you read my Q&A theres nothing ever offensive in them as per content, even in my joking tho trolls have reported some of my Q&A). But, my boss assumed from the QA of others (that have the same first name as me, its very common) that they were mine, and is using those Q&A against me at work..... (like, my boss (among others) is giving me major attitude because of them.
This can not be right to do, so what can be done about it?
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2007-08-10 17:08:47 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
First off, i do not use my real name on here, i would never for reasons of creativity, privacy, and common sense. i will admit, like most of the people on y/a i have um more than one account.... i didn't know that it was against the rules when i signed up, but i dont use the other one much and i dont have the same contacts or whatever.... and i signed up for the 2nd one because i couldnt access my 1st account that day and i thought they deleted it.
Most people i know have like 4 accounts.
Anyways, i'm going to make my Q & A private, but other than that..... what should i do? (I'm not worried about my Q&A becasue nothing i say is offensive) but... to me its a privacy issue i guess? And especially in light to the attitude i'm being given because of reading other peoples questions and assuming it was me. so..... this is crazy and making me very uncomfortable.... suggestions?
2007-08-10 17:13:55 · update #1
having friends or people that i know try to find my Q&A doesnt bother me usually (as i'd proably look at my friends Q&A! just for fun, and they're friends so why not! )...... but in this particular situation, it is very bothersome......
2007-08-10 17:16:49 · update #2
oh... i dont go on y/a from work... that would be unprofessional. i'm only on here when at home.
2007-08-10 19:05:49 · update #3
rasann63: i was talking about my real name, not my screen name. he assumed that someone who used their real name as their y/a id was me; i appreciated your input however :)
SGT little keefe: thanks for the input but i'm not going to stay off y/a just because my boss is nosy. That would be succumbing to manipulation, and i dont bend or give in. also, I've nothing to worry about or hide, i dont say inappropraite things, it's just bothersome and wrong by principle and a line crosser.
89, Lissa, Kym_berlyB, JustinCase, Michelle, DL4EVER, cheir & rhavenb:
Thanks for the input. Very good advice. I appreciate it. And i agree, a person's personal life shouldn't be brought in or held against them on the job; what a person does in their free time is irrelavant; so long as the person is a good employee - it doesnt matter.
BTW... these were all good. Picking a best answer was difficult.
Thanks to you all ~ very much!
2007-08-11 10:37:16 · update #4
oh.... nearly forgot:
rhsaunders: thanks but, i'm not changing jobs due to someone's meddling. They'll just have to be grown and stop, realising it's wrong.
IamLegion: thanks; invasion of privacy (as a law) i believe only deals with filming and/or photographing someone in a full or partial state of nudity without their consent and isnt applicable to reading someone's Q&A or snooping into their lives - but it should be. Your advice was good, thank you.
yarnwhore: thanks also. as i mentioned i was speaking of my realname, not my y/a id. but maybe i should change my name/i.d, i dont know.... i rather like the moniker Beans..... lol
2007-08-11 10:44:09 · update #5
your personal life, what you do at home, has nothing to do with your work environment. if your boss holds any of this against you in the work place, you got yourself a court case.
2007-08-10 17:12:51 · answer #1 · answered by 89 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Well, I would say that they should mind their own &*$% business, but the unfortunate truth is that mistaken identity happens a lot, even for those that don't put their entire lives on the web. I guess that either you let them know that they are mistaken, or wait it out and tell them that it is not so important to you that you can be crushed by it. I personally love this kind of forum and say some pretty off the wall things.
2007-08-10 17:37:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hon, about all that can be done about it is not to be on Answers for awhile and let it run its course with no comments from you to your boss, if he/she asks you anything that even slightly relates to Answers just ignore him/her. A boss has no need to say anything about what you do during your free time away from the office. If however, you are on the computer at work when you access Answer, than of course he/she has every right.
2007-08-10 17:30:58 · answer #3 · answered by Sgt Little Keefe 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all doesn't your boss have anything better to do than look up his employees on Yahoo Answers? Besides what you do on your own time is your own business and should not be held against you, unless it involves hurting the company. If you really care about what they think, change your name and tell them what you changed it to, so they know who the real you is.
2007-08-10 17:17:29 · answer #4 · answered by DL4evr 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A good talk with your boss sounds as if it may be in order. Explain to him the situation as you have done here, Let him know that you wanted to clear everything up so there are no misunderstandings. Then make a new profile with a new email addy to do any trolling or any risque q&a's. Hopefully your boss will read this and realize he is penalizing you unjustly and immeaditely correct his behavior.
Because your behavior on your personal time is YOUR business unless it affects his.Good Luck with it.
2007-08-10 17:14:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Ask him, quite bluntly, with a sharp look, "And what does this have to do with my work? Nothing." You guys don't even have the right person's work. As for it being illegal, yahoo is a public website and when you enter a chatroom or forumn, you forfeit your right to privacy. Comments offered in the presence of others are forfeit to their judgement.
Really, if you have a problem with this, perhaps you should set up an "anonomous" profile.
2007-08-10 17:15:39 · answer #6 · answered by Cosmodot 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Are there really that many people on here who use "beans" as the first part of their name? Change your screen name and if that doesn't work, talk to your boss. Step two, file a formal complaint. Step three, file a lawsuit.
2007-08-10 17:13:02 · answer #7 · answered by ragann63 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
show him your Q& A and explain that those people werent you...
and that this is just a method for finding out information that had prooved you difficult.
i mena its not liek he hasnt asked a question before.. is it?
besides.. i do believe 'invasion of privacy' comes to mind..
snooping through someone elses business, even if it is online... That and I dont think he can hold this against you at work... I think you can makea court case out of this if it gets out of hand.
2007-08-10 17:13:33 · answer #8 · answered by Legion 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Too bad that you have a boss that is so immature and
nosy. Cant you change your screen name somehow?
2007-08-10 17:34:22 · answer #9 · answered by michelle 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Isn't that an invasion of privacy???
What you do in your own time has nothing to do with your boss (as long as it's legal)....
2007-08-10 17:12:58 · answer #10 · answered by ... 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋