did any of you share your first job offer on Facebook?

[mixtapern]

I'm a new grad who has just been offered an ICU position and I could not be more excited right now! I received my official offer paperwork today and I'd really like to share with my family and friends that after years of hard work, I've been offered my first nursing position in the specialty that I love.

Did any of you do this when you were offered your first position?

[LessValuableNinja]

No, no, and definitely no. Only on LinkedIn do I update job status.

[FutureMSN]

My future first nurse job will be in the age of social media. People do it all the time. I don't share any specifics about work or school. I don't let anyone from the web have an opportunity to mess up my money or an academic goal I'm seeking. I tell my friends and family my good news in person or over the phone.

While you can use privacy settings, it doesn't save you from screenshots being shared. At the end of the day it's your choice. My school's dept head told us she always gets a complaint from a nurse student's bff/friend who is also a nurse student getting them in trouble for something they posted online. And by trouble she meant kicked out of the program.

Just know that anything you've previously posted and post after you give all your employer info post now can be seen as "RN at So n So Hospital updated her status: fml" for example.

Share wisely.

[nursing96student]

I really don't think it's necessary.. I don't feel like I would "benefit" from sharing that to the public so I would just tell my family and friends in person.

[Guest805836]

My fb account lists Veridian Dynamics as my workplace (fictional zany company from a funny series). I also listed Xavier's school for gifted youngsters (x-men reference!) as my school.

I think a message saying that you got your dream job at an ICU is pretty risk-free.

[sweetlilwolf]

I shared my positions at my job I've been with my hospital system for 10 years but I don't post anything else about work.

[sallyrnrrt, ADN, RN]

Social media and healthcare, is a very slippery slope......

in 1972, we still wrote snail mail letters, or phoned

[lemur00, BSN, RN]

I did with no harm. Since there is only one employer here, I didn't need to say who it was.

They are listed as my employer, which I've tried to make private but it keeps showing up. That just means being careful about posting, which probably isn't a bad thing and something I don't do a tonne of anyway.