Sigh.

I’m sure by now you have heard the story. Some guy makes a stupid bet with his friends on Facebook that if the Redskins lost to the Saints last weekend, his friends could “shoot” his TV. As you can guess, his friends took him up on the bet…

Now most people find it amusing when their friends do something dumb and pay the price for it (so long as no one gets hurt). However, this is going just a little bit overboard.

Most importantly, this made me think of the potential side effects that this could cause. Take a minute to think about this from a job hunting perspective. If you were an employer and you typed this guy’s name into Google, what do you think would show up?

You guessed it. Hundreds of links to a video featuring this guy’s drunk buddies destroying his TV. Do you think that this is what he wants to be known for the rest of his life? My guess is no, but he may not have the choice given that he has now ranked in Google. At the time of this writing, if you type “Wayne Spring” into Google, 5 of the top 10 results are related to this TV execution.

The lesson? Think twice before posting things like this on the Internet. It may be funny to your close friends, but it’s definitely something that could harm your career.

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