The second you give your URL to a co-worker, The Code now extends to that virtual space. So unless you are a self-promoting douchebag running a site about how great your company is, don’t do it. Sadly, this means none of my co-workers should be reading this. Err… Hmm. Uh oh.
Editors Note 2/4/24
This was a short article that goes all the way back to the beginning of my time writing this blog. It was a reminder to me not to share this with anyone I worked with and to keep things anonymous. It goes so far back, one of the big issues was that co-workers were sharing their facebook pages with one another – so this was a response to that practice as well. Twitter was in its infancy. There was no Instagram or TikTok. Certainly no streaming feeds or Only Fans. In short, you could barely get into trouble back then and I still advocated for a complete separation and great care in sharing your online presence. My advocacy has only grown, while the world moved radically in the other direction. At this point, most professionals are easy to find but still quite guarded, with social media feeds of curated bullshit.
Over the last 15 years, I have shared this site with co-workers. Bosses. Employees I trust. It gets a few chuckles here and there. So I don’t know how worthy this advice is anymore, generally. Just be careful out there.