Stop treating social media like a digital pub. Start treating it like a digital studio.
The "ironic" post that says "I want to commit career seppuku because my boss scheduled a 9 AM meeting" is not clearly satire to a 55-year-old HR director. They see a volatile employee. Your intent means nothing; your impact as an archived string of text means everything. OnlyFans.2023.Miniloona.Cum.From.Shower.XXX.720...
Imagine two graphic designers apply for a senior role. Both have identical resumes and portfolios. But Designer A has a dormant Instagram account with five photos of sunsets. Designer B has an active Behance and Instagram account where they post weekly design breakdowns, comment on typography trends, and share "failed designs" with lessons learned. Stop treating social media like a digital pub
Tech, Marketing, Sales, Creative. You have more leeway to show personality. You can joke, share your hobbies (gaming, hiking, cooking), and be slightly irreverent. However, the lines of decency (racism, sexism, doxing) remain hard stops. They see a volatile employee
Let that sink in.
