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Re:Exiled from the Metaverse before it even started: Faceboo... by itronitron on Friday December 24, 2021 @04:34PM (#29677958)
You would need to have a very unique name for that to be necessary and you are also putting a lot of confidence in HR's ability to disambiguate the profiles if you indeed have a doppelganger.
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Re:Exiled from the Metaverse before it even started: Faceboo... by Baeocystin on Friday December 24, 2021 @04:55PM (#29678130)
On the contrary, I have an exceedingly common name, which is why I need to have my own account to point to, as compared to the other several dozen same-name folks who have the potential to cause me trouble. There's no trusting HR here, it's a matter of being ready up front.
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Re:Exiled from the Metaverse before it even started: Faceboo... by itronitron on Sunday December 26, 2021 @12:35AM (#29690013)
Why not just tell HR that you don't have an account because you don't want people confusing you with another person?
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Re:Exiled from the Metaverse before it even started: Faceboo... by Baeocystin on Sunday December 26, 2021 @03:02AM (#29690594)
Perfectly reasonable question. The answer is that it has been my experience (across multiple companies, over significant time) that they tend to think you're making excuses for not showing your real profile unless you have an actual profile to show them.
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