would you do this......

redessa · Jan 21, 2011

I think if you want to contact her, you should try to catch her at work. I equate contacting her through her personal, social, facebook account to calling her at home. I think it croses a professional line and would not help you. But maybe others here see it differently.

BettyBoop01 · Jan 21, 2011

Being a facebook creeper is not a good way to get a job. Do not do that.

bsyrn, ASN, RN · Jan 21, 2011

Totally agree with the other posters, Facebook creeping is not at all a good way to get a job.

mcleanl · Jan 21, 2011

Thank guys.....my gut was saying "inappropriate" but I guess I needed confirmation!

Argo · Jan 21, 2011

I would be highly offended if someone contacted me on Facebook foe something like this.

Psychtrish39, BSN, RN · Jan 21, 2011

I want to know how you have gotten back into critical care after being gone a few years. I would like to go back to critical care but here in Washington once they see you have not worked acute care for a few years forget it. Or thats what I have been told by recruiters and nurse managers yet there is a shortage here. :confused:

Where are you located ? I feel like I have boxed myself forever out of acute care and as for that reason am doing some self employment working as a proctor for testing home health aides for certification. Good for you though for coming back to nursing.

mcleanl · Jan 21, 2011

THEY CALLED...and I didn't even need to facebook anyone!!!! I just got home and there was a message on the phone!!!!! Of course everyone is gone home now...but I am so excited!

mcleanl · Jan 21, 2011

I want to know how you have gotten back into critical care after being gone a few years. I would like to go back to critical care but here in Washington once they see you have not worked acute care for a few years forget it. Or thats what I have been told by recruiters and nurse managers yet there is a shortage here.
Where are you located ? I feel like I have boxed myself forever out of acute care and as for that reason am doing some self employment working as a proctor for testing home health aides for certification. Good for you though for coming back to nursing.

Hey Psychtrish.....I don't have any words of wisdom but I want you to know my fingers are crossed and I hope that you can find something in the acute care setting.

Take care.

linearthinker, DNP, RN · Jan 21, 2011

Absolutely not, and it would immediately remove you from consideration if you were to contact me outside proper channels. The audacity is mind boggling.

Kooky Korky, BSN, RN · Jan 22, 2011

I guess I'd say not to, if you feel squeamish.

Are you sure you want and are able to coordinate after having been off of work for a while? Aah, silly question - you know yourself.

Argo, why offended? Someone else might think she was a real go-getter, just the type of person they want to be a coordinator. It is interesting and disturbing to me that people get so angry so fast.

I once interviewed for a job and got an offer, only to get a call from the ENRAGED interviewer after the HR moron told her I had been offered another position at the facility. She failed to tell her I had turned that one down, made it sound like I had accepted it. What a mess. the point, though, is why such rage? It was a confusing situation that was easily un-confused. I guess I should be glad she showed her true colors before I started working there. I was pretty upset at the time, though, and still puzzle over it sometimes.

shoegalRN, RN · Jan 22, 2011

As a rule of thumb:

FB is strictly for SOCIAL networking outside of work.

I do not have any of my co-workers on my FB account because I keep the two separate. I would be offended if someone hunted me down on FB to ask me a "professional" question. FB is for my downtime and I chose not to discuss anything work related on FB.