@sk Jamie Varon: Help! My Boss Added Me On Foursquare

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Dear Jamie,

I love my boss; he's great. And he's even a nice guy. The kind of boss you can be Facebook friends with, y'know? But. The other day, he added me as a friend on Foursquare. I don't know how I feel about that. I think that's kind of weird, don't you? I mean, it's one thing for my boss to see my status messages and occasional photos, but for him to know where I am at all times? That feels a bit big brother to me. Should I accept his Foursquare invite?

Signed,

From an Unknown Location
 

Dear Unknown Location,

Here's a great idea; If you really want to decide whether this boss of yours is going to pull a Big Brother, create a fake Foursquare account for yourself with your real name and friend request him on that. Tell him, that you switched accounts because your other one got hacked! Hehe! Play it cool, here. Van Damme it.

Then, check into Power Hour, the dark alley in Chinatown, and, of course, strip clubs. He'll know you are sufficiently fucking wasted and completely up for some questionable decisions (body shots!?) and, if he shows up, you can pull a "To Catch A Predator" on him. Surprise. Busted!

Granted, you'd have to actually go to that dark alley and Power Hour and strip club, so make sure in your attempt to catch him that you accidentally don't sleep with him. Learn from my mistakes. Unless, of course, you need a promotion, then, learn from my successes.

One other option, and probably the best one if you'd like to avoid sleeping with your boss; Deny his initial request and, if he asks what happened, play dumb and say, "Weird. I didn't even get a request from you. Stupid Foursquare!" Or, fuck it, blame AT&T. Everyone loves doing that.

Best,

Jamie


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