What Not to Share in Sharepoint
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Should you share your technical expertise, goals, or accomplishments at work? Yes! Share a caricature of your boss or love letter from an office romance, however, and you might soon need to share your resume.
Perhaps your team is using Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 or another program to share information online.
You might have a My Site, which is a great place to track information, promote your expertise, and find others with similar interests. You can use privacy settings to control which categories of people get to see what, in case there’s information that you don’t want everyone to see.
Some files are less safe for work than others, though, so you might keep them offline or at home, especially if you think you might forget the privacy settings. Here’s a short list:
Your cover letter for another job opening
List of reasons you hate your job/boss/co-workers
Order for shoes, tunes, or whatever you buy when you should be working
Your “I’m outta here” manifesto (that you’re saving up for your last day)
The “office pool” worksheet where your buddies bet on your manager’s last day
Caricature of your boss that you doodled during a boring meeting
Latest standings in your favorite online game
Recent letter from a torrid office romance
Business plan for your other job (that you do during office hours)
Your tax return.
For tips on good information to share about yourself, see Michael Sampson’s 10 Tips on Establishing Your Profile in SharePoint My Site.
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