Internet Doesn't Delete

[Cloudane]

But how many bosses are going to have the audacity to hack into your CPU?

Say what?

They don't need access to your computer to find out what screen name you tend to use. Certainly in a close community like where I live, all it'd take is for you to mention it to a friend who knows someone who works there and somehow mentions it in passing (believe me, this kind of thing happens) and it gets around and gets to your boss.

Gossip spreads very quickly in workplaces (if only relevant work-based communication spread so effectively...) - I happened to mention a job interview I had to a colleague who I thought I could trust and BAM, the whole organisation knew about it within about 2 hours. It wouldn't take much for a screen name to end up found-out.

Or you might slip up somewhere - I happened to have my screen name on my personal website (which I've changed now so that the screen name isn't mentioned). The domain name I used is the same one I use for email - the email address I put on my CV (Resume). From that they could deduce the website very easily, have a snoop around (I keep that site professional), find the screen name, google it... the rest is obvious.

And believe me, they *do* look. My boss commented on my website, so...

One other thing of interest, it'd be very trivial to any reasonably technically minded person to find out my home address.

[sephirothishere]

i searched my name...and this forum came up...and soem dude from youtube stole my nick....bastard....

[Rostum]

Interesting...

[sephirothishere]

Interesting...

indeed...

[Levian]

I've had my share of unoriginal screennames, so it would be hard to track me down, thankfully. Levian is my most original name (not counting Hardwood Hank.), and that ain't so original either. Apparantly there's some french jewelry store hogging all the hits on Google.

[Giga Guess]

This has pretty much always been my name (The only other name I've had, I dare not search...imagine how many hits "Guess" would get...and this is the only place I've used it. Before the boards got wiped. So there's no evidence anyways! AHAHAHAHAHA!)

[Fatal Impurity]

The feeling that one day my boos could know everything about me just because of my username makes me feel VERY dirty.....must wash the dirtyness off....o_0

[fire_of_avalon]

That's why you have a fake back up, duh. Mine uses my full name, so it seems more professional.

And you don't HAVE to fill out anything on a job applications. If I don't tell them I frequent a final fantasy website, they never have to know.

EDIT: I just googled fire_of_avalon, and this weird thing came up.

[Jowy]

Googling my old AIM name brings up the infamous <a href=http://fflegend.com/forums/showpost.php?p=350813&postcount=12>"drunkenly talking to Ally"</a> log at FFL.

[Jess]

Typing in "Jess" wouldn't come up with me. However typing "Jess eoff" does.

[bipper]

I hide behind no other masks. This ego is plenty big to shield me! Bipper has been a rl nickname for life, so if you google it - you might end up finding dirt. I don't care. I am who I am, and everyone will hate me anyways

bipper GOES! provides more accurate results. HAHAH search bipper GOES [google] and this site comes up first. Search final fantasy and it comes up second. At least Sean has his priorities straight lol.

[starseeker]

My old neopets nick gives me tons of links. Thank God starseeker is an amazingly common name/nick. There were 220k google results for it. (none of the first ones were me).

[The Summoner of Leviathan]

I have a few nicknames, that I use at different places. The only connection between them is the same e-mail account.

[Christmas]

I've had my share of unoriginal screennames, so it would be hard to track me down, thankfully. Levian is my most original name (not counting Hardwood Hank.), and that ain't so original either. Apparantly there's some french jewelry store hogging all the hits on Google.

I found your twins.

[Nominus Experse]

Of course, if any boss asked for my screen name, I would give them one that I haven't used for six years, along with an email that I use specifically for bussiness and the like.

It just kind of bothers me that they think such things are seemingly meant to be known by the boss. I have yet to come across it, but if and when I do, it will trouble me.