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As someone whose only job as of yet has been a full time student, my view on this is no.

Myspace, YouTube, and Facebook are generally not used to conduct business. I've never seen Facebook used for business, although Myspace has space specifically for musicians, comedians, authors, directors; and some even use the site for their acting, out of the basement fashion companies, and I in the past even attempted to use myspace to promote a radio show concept. YouTube has a history of being the go-to site for funny videos, but even that is used professionally occasionally.

There's a key word there: occasionally. Which means on all these sites, it's more likely that you'll find somebody's personal page filled with inside jokes, goofy pictures, and bad grammar than somebody's on-line resume.

Here's the thing about work: come to work on time or even early, work your butt off, don't take an hour long break when you only got 15 minutes, be amazing with the worst of customers, don't clock out late. Don't come in drunk, obviously hung over, acting the unprofessional fool, or anything else. That stuff is obvious. But since when did having a job mean that you have to be professional 24/7? No partying, no friends, no inside jokes, no bad grammar. In my eyes, it's the employer stepping on the future or current employees toes.

Something to think about as an end note: I have a friend whose a blogger. An obscene comedy blogger. He was fired from a job he was at for, I want to say, ten or fifteen years. Why? His boss found his blog.

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