<p>I unfriended a number of folks during the election season. I just got tired of the constant political commentary they were providing. </p>
<p>I am sure appreciating my FB friends now, because after I blocked the notices from KandyKrush & Farmville, I dont get much that is irritating.</p>
<p>I de-activated my FB account over a year ago and have no regrets. Live in a small town and manage a large business in the area. FB was complicated as I did not want to be “friends” with employees (seeing that they were hungover and called in sick to work) or my kid’s chums (seeing that they were hungover and partying every weekend) but felt guilty when I turned their requests down. I also realized that I liked other friends much more the less I knew about them. I sometimes feel out of the loop but don’t mind, more time to focus on the real relationships in my life.</p>
<p>Oh my gosh - I feel like I’m at work. I own a business and one location is office staff of about 12 people. Some days it’s like the high school cafeteria. A huge blow up occurred last year - one girl was turning 21 and talked for months with everyone about her big blowout she was going to have. She ended up choosing not to invite 3 of the women, but everyone else openly discussed it at work in front of them. Apparently they’re all fb friends - though I always tell employees to be careful about adding coworkers. So of course those 3 got their feelings hurt and I really thought the other ones were obnoxious for doing it. It’s certainly not required to invite anyone to a private party, but for heavens sake be a mindful of how it feels to be excluded and not rub it in the others faces. </p>
<p>I have a policy of not friending coworkers, though I did make an exception for one. I have 3 clients in my FB list, and I’m very acutely aware of that when I post. </p>
<p>Because I post pictures and events about our family, I don’t friend anyone who I don’t truly consider to be a friend. My strategy for not friending mere acquaintances is to leave their request “hanging.” In other words, I don’t reject their request, I just do nothing about it. </p>
<p>Btw, how does one “see” that an employee is hungover? Do they post that they are hungover, or does one deduce as much from the fact that there are photos of them drinking alcohol? Most people I socialize with drink alcohol, but that doesn’t make me assume they are hungover the next day.</p>
<p>Bay, they posted things like “got so wasted last night” with pics to prove it. No assumptions on my part needed. </p>
<p>I work with a lot of young people now. When I first arrived, few people wanted to be my friend on FB. I told them that I made a policy not to be friends with anyone I work with. I said if you called in sick and I saw you partying away the night before…awkward. They all chuckled.</p>