Following colleagues on social media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram specifically) is for me, an interesting debate and something I have been keen to get some opinions about.
I don’t think there is a clear yes/no answer as it depends on the platform and the culture at your place of work, and are you connecting while you work together, or afterwards when one or both of you have left that employer?
There is a difference between being ‘friends’ for the sake of pleasantries in the office, and having genuine friendships that begin and extend out of the workplace and social media bridges both of these.
This debate has also been an interesting one for me since I was made redundant. The few connections with colleagues I had at my last place of work, not one has reached out.
