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Scared (programming.dev)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/cs_career_questions@programming.dev
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I'm extremely scared my career is fucked. My GitHub username is linked to my real identity. However if someone were to search my username up, the reddit profile of someone who posts regularly on porn subs and tweets inflammatory political shit appears.

Searching my name brings up that GitHub. I changed my username on GitHub, but searching my name still shows some Chinese github archival site that links me and my old GitHub name together. I tried emailing the admin and he won't remove it. There's no plausible deniability because that site also lists my projects.

My name is also very unique. I'm so scared. This has been stressing me out for the past few weeks.

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[–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Lol. You are fine.

If it ever comes up (and I doubt it ever will), the answer is a simple "that's not me".

The Internet is a chaotic place. Name collisions are common. Professionals understand this.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 3 years ago (2 children)

    Normally I'd think so, but my name is very uncommon. Like I'm the only one with my first name in my city on linkedin.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago*

    I'm saying that it does not matter.

    There could only be two people in the world with your name, you and the other guy, and the situation is the same. "That's not me" is the only thing you need to say. Professionals will understand.

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