Can I refuse to let my employer post my photo online?
People who value privacy often worry that refusing to have their photograph published on company websites or social media will damage their career or employer relationships. This anxiety stops individuals from simply opting out of promotional content, even though they want zero presence on the internet.
What the numbers show
Counted from the threads quoted below. How we count
- This comes up 14.6× more often in r/Teachers than across the site as a whole.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
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- 1Refusing to participate in company photosDid this help you?
- 2Making social media accounts strictly privateDid this help you?
- 3Asking the employer if photo publication is mandatoryDid this help you?
- 4Making comments about needing an opt-out list like students haveDid this help you?
- 5Waiting for photos to be posted to demand their removalDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“As someone that works in education I feel like the trend to make “viral” clips by administrators or other staff on the school social media page is something I want no part of.”source ↗
“My school has started doing this too. I keep making dumb comments about how we need an opt out list like students have and they’ve finally stopped asking me to participate lol.”source ↗
“I am waiting for them to post my photo so I can make them take it down.”source ↗
Where this came up
People with this problem also raised
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