Another reason to be careful on facebook?

[Sara516]

you dont want to lose your health benefits, like this lady did.

Canadian woman loses benefits over Facebook photo on Yahoo! Health

BROMONT, Quebec - A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun.

Nathalie Blanchard has been on leave from her job at IBM in Bromont, Quebec, for the last year.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported Saturday she was diagnosed with major depression and was receiving monthly sick-leave benefits from insurance giant Manulife.

But the payments dried up this fall and when Blanchard called Manulife, she says she was told she was available to work because of Facebook.

She said her insurance agent described several pictures Blanchard posted on Facebook, including ones showing her having a good time at a Chippendales bar show, at her birthday party and on a sun holiday.

Blanchard said Manulife told her it’s evidence she is no longer depressed. She’s fighting to get her benefits reinstated and says her lawyer is exploring what the next step should be.

Blanchard told the CBC that on her doctor’s advice, she tried to have fun, including nights out at her local bar with friends and short getaways to sun destinations, as a way to forget her problems.

Manulife wouldn’t comment on Blanchard’s case, but did say they would not deny or terminate a claim solely based on information published on Web sites such as Facebook.

Unless there’s other information out there, I believe her pictures were open for public viewing, that her insurance agent could see them.

[Bigboi]

Re: Another reason to be careful on facebook?

who know if she was really sick? This world has a lot of people who play the ill-game just to get money. I have a friend, his father does that. And God do I hate this B A S T A R D

[hareem01]

Re: Another reason to be careful on facebook?

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kalay kawway say daryio

[KKF]

@hareem01

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**hahaha...aur yeh bhii shaayad ab bahtar ho kahnaa:

jhooT bole investigator kaaTe
moTe moTe kaale agent se Dario**

there are frauds everywhere and sometimes those overzealot investigator do a fine job :)

[Xenophanez]

I think it's rather stupid of insurance company. Photographs showing her having "good time" at bars is not a proof of her mental recovery. She was not claiming for PHYSICAL disability like loss of limbs or something that it can be proven false with pictures. Insurance company should have hired an independent shrink to assess her mental health, before making a decision. What they expected her to do? lock herself in basement to prove that she was unfit for work!

[COLD_FIRE]

Re: Another reason to be careful on facebook?

^ My thoughts egjacttly!

[Bigboi]

I think it's rather stupid of insurance company. Photographs showing her having "good time" at bars is not a proof of her mental recovery. She was not claiming for PHYSICAL disability like loss of limbs or something that it can be proven false with pictures. Insurance company should have hired an independent shrink to assess her mental health, before making a decision. What they expected her to do? lock herself in basement to prove that she was unfit for work!

I never saw depressed people having a good time at a bar. I saw them committing suicide!!!

[COLD_FIRE]

Re: Another reason to be careful on facebook?

^ At the bar????

[Bigboi]

Re: Another reason to be careful on facebook?

^

Didn't mean it that way :D

I mean, you don't see these people going to a bar at all. They lock themselves up in their dark cold room and have suicidal thoughts. If there is no end of depression in sight, they commit suicide.

Well, going happily to a bar and drinking till the Ambulance arrives is a half suicide, too.

[COLD_FIRE]

Re: Another reason to be careful on facebook?

Well, that's exactly why she's got those leaves and off days, 'cos she works perhaps for a high profile company... and people with brains will do anything to get them going...

But then, lets be realistic, as i am unsure what kind of PICTURES have made the prosecutor to label her as very happy... so without having a look at those, me no say nuffin'.

[Cheegum]

Re: Another reason to be careful on facebook?

She works for IBM. They're known to be the worst employers mankind has ever seen.

[Bigboi]

Re: Another reason to be careful on facebook?

COLD_FIRE,

She should've known that. I refrain from posting personal stuff in the net. We had a documentary here in Germany awhile ago. This documentary showed how easy your Boss or future Boss can find out infromation about you. I just put my name in google and say DAMN IT, my poetry is still linked after hmmm 6-7 years with all my personal information.

They showed pictures of people partying who in the end lost their job, because your Boss saw it. They showed one guy who pretented not to drink, but he turned out to be a heavy drinker. The Boss found pictures of this guy every weekend in different Bars and fired him, because the guy used to come late to work or took one, two days off saying I have headacche, stomache, fever etc.

Be careful

[COLD_FIRE]

Re: Another reason to be careful on facebook?

^ ok, agree to everything… but why r u showing the be careful sign board to me… I dont even drink…

Hehe…

[Bigboi]

Re: Another reason to be careful on facebook?

^

I'm showing it to everyone...Not only you, it must not be only Acohol. But I hope you are not that kind of person, getting money for doing nothing.

[teelobhain]

Re: Another reason to be careful on facebook?

Hahaha...

[Lucid_Chaotic]

I think it's rather stupid of insurance company. Photographs showing her having "good time" at bars is not a proof of her mental recovery. She was not claiming for PHYSICAL disability like loss of limbs or something that it can be proven false with pictures. Insurance company should have hired an independent shrink to assess her mental health, before making a decision. What they expected her to do? lock herself in basement to prove that she was unfit for work!

agreed... insurance companies need a reason, any reason to cut down benefits.

Anyways, coming back to the thread topic, yes, everyone should be careful on facebook and any other sites where their personal information is posted. When I'm with company, and I know that pictures might be posted on fb, I make sure to let the pictures person know that I do not want my pictures to appear on fb. It might seem rude, but I don't know what privacy settings the poster is using, and who in the poster's group of friends has access to the content.

[adeeba]

Re: Another reason to be careful on facebook?

kya kya hota hai na :hinna:

Thank you, its very informative

[X2]

I think it's rather stupid of insurance company. Photographs showing her having "good time" at bars is not a proof of her mental recovery. She was not claiming for PHYSICAL disability like loss of limbs or something that it can be proven false with pictures. Insurance company should have hired an independent shrink to assess her mental health, before making a decision. What they expected her to do? lock herself in basement to prove that she was unfit for work!

good point

I mean, you don't see these people going to a bar at all. They lock themselves up in their dark cold room and have suicidal thoughts. If there is no end of depression in sight, they commit suicide.

Well, going happily to a bar and drinking till the Ambulance arrives is a half suicide, too.

untrue, someone can have severe depression yet still try to enjoy life, go through the motions etc, whether it makes a difference or not is debatable. Depending on the severity of depression it may impact their ability to work, ability to work with others, ability to deal with work deadlines, stress etc. People can be depressed enough to damage careers, family life, yet could have days where they are doing well.

lastly, there is something called bipolar disorder, aka manic-despressive concept, where a person can ping pong between mania and depression.