Friends,
Back when I started this blog 20+ years ago, there was always a discussion: “Won’t sharing your personal opinions on the internet hurt your chances to get hired?” Since then, social media has helped to confirm and also disabuse that idea. If you’re a terrible, corrupt, antisocial nutjob, yes. Your social media profile might hurt your job prospects. If you’re a left-leaning humanist, like myself, it really hasn’t been a problem (as far as I know). And that’s the point.
If posting in favor of human rights, the rule of law, and due process is found offensive by a potential employer, is that a good place to work?
That’s the easy answer. Here’s a harder question. Maybe humanist positions are favored by a new employer, but they still find them controversial because they’re frightened by the current government.
They might. Should that be the signal of your retreat?
If it is, we’ve got bigger problems.
We should have a talk.
Your pal,
– bob