Friend your boss at your peril

THOUSANDS of young Aussies might have to update their Facebook status from 'hired' to 'fired' sooner than they'd like.

Almost one-third of workers aged between 18 and 25 are friends with their boss on social media, a new survey has found.

But more than half them - 58 per cent - admit they've never cleared potentially career-damaging content from their profiles.

According to a worldwide survey by anti-virus company AVG, 13 per cent of working Gen Yers in Australia admit to posting abusive content about their boss or company after a bad day at work.

They're not nearly as angry as young employees in Italy, where 18 per cent express their emotions online.

Nor are they as fearless as the 80 per cent of Spanish young adults who say they've posted inappropriate images online. Only 28 per cent of Australians admit to sharing unsuitable pictures on social networking sites.

The survey also found that one in 12 young Aussies had been asked in a job interview about things they've posted online.

AVG's Australian security adviser Michael McKinnon said the level of comfort with social media was blurring the line between young people's professional and private lives.

"It seems obvious that posting abusive content about a boss or workplace is not very sensible, but it's important to understand that not only could it damage a person's existing career, it could negatively impact on future opportunities too," Mr McKinnon said.

The survey canvassed 4400 people in 11 countries.

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