Is It Okay to Friend Your Boss on Facebook? (66% Say No)

Published: 24 July 2011 y., Sunday

The increasingly digital world in which we now not only live, but also work, gives rise to a whole new set of questions about professional etiquette. When working from a public cafe, is it rude to jump on that conference call? Should you friend your boss on Facebook? Is using emoticons weird?

These are a few of the questions asked in a survey published recently by Harris Interactive and Intermedia. The survey found that 66% of respondents thought connecting with one's boss via social networking sites like Facebook is inappropriate.

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