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Old 07-23-2015, 03:43 PM   #49
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This is the new reality where camera's are everywhere and your public conduct effects your professional and private life.

People need to start treating themselves as Joe Blow Inc, because frankly if you do something that's completely a dick move, or something that's publicly condemnable its going up on the Internet and once its there and no matter how hard you work to get rid of you its tied around your neck forever.

When you go for a job interview now if they like you they're going to google you, because the stuff that you have on linkedin, is the safe stuff, but the stuff that you have on instagram "Ha Ha skipped work today to get loaded", or facebook, "OMG I hate Chinese people, represent", or youtube "Drunken night at christmas party leads to vomit bath" is going to be discovered, and when your in a competitive situation, against someone with the same kind of required skill set, but doesn't have a past history on the internet, guess who's not getting a job at XYZ Gadgets incorporated.

You pretty much are what the internet says that you are.

I'm always shocked at how easy people find things and distribute them, especially when it comes to work mates, or personal friends. Within 5 minutes of a video going up of you doing something stupid, or malicious, your whole inner and outer circle is going to know about it.

Second of all, if the company that you work for is paying for an event and paying for booze and paying your cab fare, that doesn't mean you're obligated to drink it all, and then go and act like a ###### bag in the cab home. That cab ride is linked to your company, and when you get into a cab with a paid for by ZTC Sex Toys inc, that ride home is linked to that company and you are basically still on the clock and a representative of that company. Its no different from a person flying home from a business trip who gets bombed on the flight and pee's on the university student next to him.

You're representing the organization that you're with.

Frankly I don't feel sorry for this guy. To me the phrase "In Vino Veritas" is one of the great truths in our society. Booze lowers our walls and shows our true selves.

He's probably going to lose a lot and its going to be a hard lesson. But this guy clearly knew there was a camera in the cab.

We live in a society where every person with a camera, or phone or whatever, or any ride in a cab or a train or whatever is there to destroy you.
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