Huffington Magazine Issue 2 | Page 98

Exit eWISE I don’t Facebook friend people from work because I frequently bitch about my job to my select group of friends. But when higher-ups send you a friend request, what do you do? I think it’s creepy, but how do you decline politely? (Besides not having any interest in their personal lives, I find it weird that they want to know about mine.)  —WTF, N.J. Q Unless the prospect of your coworkers simply showing up in your friend list is troubling, you can be friends without ever being reminded of the person’s existence. Next time a photo of the person’s breakfast sandwich appears in your newsfeed, click the arrow to the right of his name and select “unsubscribe.” If you haven’t created a limited profile yet, it’s a good idea to have one of these — not just for coworkers but for the friends of exes, weird cousins and people you last saw in high school. Do you really want these people scrolling through photos of your children before they go to bed? You can also just leave the friend request in purgatory and hope they forget about it, but in the scheme of keeping the peace with coworkers, accepting a friend request is pretty painless. ENOUGH ALREADY totally over. Things we’re VALERY HACHE/AFP/GETTYIMAGES (MCCONAUGHEY); JB LACROIX/FILMMAGIC (LOVATO); TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM (“DALLAS”); SHUTTERSTOCK (ICE CREAM) A Have a question about electronic etiquette? Email [email protected]. Rielle Hunter Matthew McConaughey Communal tables Neon hair Chris Christie outbursts The return of Dallas TODAY Professionals series Savory ice cream #throwbackthursdays, or any excuse to post photos of your (cuter) former self on Instagram HUFFINGTON 06.24.12