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Alternate benefit/jobseeking forums?

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  • custardy
    custardy Posts: 38,365 Forumite
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    I think you should decide what you are looking for.
    Benefits knowledge and job seeking skills don't really go hand in hand.
    including this thread,you have posted 4 threads in the job seeking board in 14 years. So not exactly a section you have used/felt a need to use.
  • TELLIT01
    TELLIT01 Posts: 18,521 Forumite
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    Its pretty bad on mse. I get issues from the same few people. I have made the mistake of talking about myself on occasion which helps them build a picture which allows them to get more directly personal. One even managed to find my facebook profile.


    The section in bold is really the underlying problem. Although it can be difficult at times, nobody should ever post information on an open forum which makes them easily identifiable. It is possible in the vast majority of instances to be clear about an issue but vague about the specific working environment. In order to find a Facebook profile some pretty specific personal information must have been posted. If that is done on any site it puts the poster at risk of being identified.
    One potential solution to the current difficulty for the OP would be to create a new profile and use that in future. Don't say it's a new profile because of problems, and don't post anything which can identify you. To leave the site strikes me as throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
  • Malthusian
    Malthusian Posts: 11,055 Forumite
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    TELLIT01 wrote: »
    One potential solution to the current difficulty for the OP would be to create a new profile and use that in future. Don't say it's a new profile because of problems, and don't post anything which can identify you. To leave the site strikes me as throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

    Don't think there's much point. The OP's a prolific poster with a particular style and they would be easily identified (unless they very rarely post which defeats the object). Then they would be in exactly the same position only they would get mockery for creating a sockpuppet.

    Elsien is right.
  • donnajunkie
    donnajunkie Posts: 32,412 Forumite
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    This really didnt warrant the discussion its got. I appreciate some posts are well intended but some arent which backs up my reason why i dont just post my questions in this forum.
    All that was needed was yeah i know one and it is pretty good.
  • marliepanda
    marliepanda Posts: 7,186 Forumite
    This really didnt warrant the discussion its got. I appreciate some posts are well intended but some arent which backs up my reason why i dont just post my questions in this forum.
    All that was needed was yeah i know one and it is pretty good.

    Google it then.
  • JCS1
    JCS1 Posts: 5,344 Forumite
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    Put people on your ignore list on here, it's great :D
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