Comment by tonetegeatinst

Unsure about this specific case, but I personally try to avoid posting many selfies or any identifiable content online.

Always grew up being told colleges and employers look you up, and that all it takes is one poor perception to kill an opportunity.

I know this isn't as true as it might have been conveyed, but I still worry about image and how so many employers seem to care what happens in peoples personal lives, when to me as long as I show up and am meeting the objectives and expectations then that's all they need to worry about. My employer isn't compensating me to live a specific lifestyle and invade my privacy, as long as I'm a good employee then it should not matter.

I limit my presence online that is "official" ie selfies,blog posts or anything of the nature. I see this as a CYA because I want to be fired for how I perform at work and that alone, and because its helping keep my privacy above the average Joe.

Also it makes me as a phishing target harder.