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mickythefish said:
Started a job. All the people have profile pictures on teams etc. The blokes, no issues who is who. The women though, I struggle to match up the real person with their "profile" picture.
Is this normal nowadays?
Yeah, my Mrs, who is a good-looking Women, has a very particular pose and filter combo she uses for pictures. I recognise her pics, but only because I know what she looks like online ha ha. Is this normal nowadays?
Deranged Rover said:
One of my female work colleagues looks like a film star in both her work picture and her Linked In picture.
I can only assume it was taken 20 years and about 10 stones ago as she's now a fat munter.
This is perfectly normal behaviour. I’ve encountered it many, many times in lots of different places. Including one whose picture is of a slim, bright, smiling face with a mass of curly hair. Reality is a scowling obese lass with long, straight hair that always looks in need of a good wash!I can only assume it was taken 20 years and about 10 stones ago as she's now a fat munter.
Yes, we call them cat fish profiles in our office
I'd say a large proportion of women in our company hardly look like their profile pictures. There's quite a few blokes as well that do this now too.
I remember once walking around on a another floor for about 10 mins looking for this colleague, gave up and went back to my desk.
Told her to walk down instead and when she did, she didn't looking anything like her pic.
I'd say a large proportion of women in our company hardly look like their profile pictures. There's quite a few blokes as well that do this now too.
I remember once walking around on a another floor for about 10 mins looking for this colleague, gave up and went back to my desk.
Told her to walk down instead and when she did, she didn't looking anything like her pic.
Had this a few months back, sold something on Facebook marketplace to someone who looked an absolute stunner in her profile pic. Initially I assumed she'd sent someone else to pick the item up as the beast who turned up looked nothing like the pic. After she'd gone I looked again and could see the resemblance, so it was either her or she's got a not-very-identical twin.
Usually it's fairly easy to spot the stupid gurneying, high camera angle and heavily filtered pictures but in this case it wasn't so obvious.
I think the trend is set to get worse though as the technology "improves":
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67054382?quot
Usually it's fairly easy to spot the stupid gurneying, high camera angle and heavily filtered pictures but in this case it wasn't so obvious.
I think the trend is set to get worse though as the technology "improves":
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67054382?quot
I started a mini project a couple of years ago, getting photos of staff for their website profile.
It was a fascinating insight into people lives, with a mixture of any old rubbish from the blokes, and some very awkward ladies, with one or two pictures that were not suited to a professional firms website.
Safe to say I gave it up as a bad job.
It was a fascinating insight into people lives, with a mixture of any old rubbish from the blokes, and some very awkward ladies, with one or two pictures that were not suited to a professional firms website.
Safe to say I gave it up as a bad job.
Zarco said:
Geezer at my work has a picture of himself sat on a horse for his Outlook profile. Obviously in order to fit the horse in his face is tiny, so I'm none the wiser as to what he looks like.
Let me guess - this colleague only joins conference calls via audio, and his main contributions are in the form of neighing, whinnying and braying, with the occasional sound of a sugar cube being eaten?100%
My daughters nursery staff all have their profile pics next to their names on the app so parents know who is who etc. Every time I go to pick her up, I have zero idea who I'm talking to. Not one of them looks remotely like their picture, which I assume are skimmed off Facebook profile pictures.
My daughters nursery staff all have their profile pics next to their names on the app so parents know who is who etc. Every time I go to pick her up, I have zero idea who I'm talking to. Not one of them looks remotely like their picture, which I assume are skimmed off Facebook profile pictures.
Edited by Gary29 on Friday 12th January 13:52
Filters do my head in. When I was dating 5 years ago in my mid 40s my absolute rule was that any profile pic that had any kind of filter, or even worse stupid little stars or bunny ears was an instant, immediate "swipe left". Whilst we all want to look our best, as soon as you start doctoring pictures you're essentially pretending you're something you aren't, and that didn't sit well with me when I was looking to embark on a new relationship with someone!
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