YouHaveGotToBeKidding.com Frequently Asked Questions Q: What is YouHaveGotToBeKidding.com? A: YouHaveGotToBeKidding.com is your free on-line GPS for navigating through your Life and Career! Our mission is to connect you with working people around the world to share laughs, gain wisdom, and ultimately enrich your life and career! Navigating through your life and career is certainly a journey. Our hope is to make the trip a little more pleasurable and easier along the way! There are two primary sections of the website:
- Share your Most Outrageous Career Stories (c-Stories) (TM)
- Ask our Website Visitors for Career Advice (c-Advice) (TM)
Q: Where did the name come from? A: Everybody has a career or work story! As creators of this website, when we told a story we lived or heard about, the response of the listener was always “You Have Got To be Kidding!” It was that simple. Q: How did YouHaveGotToBeKidding.com get started? A: As co-creators of this website, we have very similar goals in life – “Enrich the lives of others through sharing wisdom and laughs through the incredible journey of life!” We have held leadership roles in our careers, which means we’ve laughed often at the outrageous stories in the workplace and are also asked frequently by friends, family members and co-workers for career advice. Given our personal goals of enriching the lives of others, we set out to create a website which would connect working people around the world in order to share laughs and gain wisdom relative to their careers and lives. Q: How can YouHaveGotToBeKidding.com enrich your life and career? A: Whether in life or the workplace. We are also dealing with people. Situations happen! This is a safe place where you can share stories and ask others for advice. The wisest people learn from others’ experiences! Q: Why do you have an Advice section? A: Throughout our own careers, we’ve often been asked by others for career-related advice. This led to our vision of creating a fun, safe place for working people around the world to go for advice from other website visitors who had been in similar situations, thereby benefiting from the experiences and wisdom of others. Q: There is no fee for using your website. How does YouHaveToGotToBe Kidding.com make money? A: YouHaveGotToBeKidding.com will make its money from advertisers, similar to the way Facebook ®, MySpace ®, and other social networking sites make money. Q: What are the advantages of becoming a member? A: There are some great advantages for becoming a member, such as receiving the Career Newsletter (c-Newsletter)(TM) highlighting the story of the week, career tips, and much, much more! Q: If I want to place an advertisement, who do I contact for more information? A: To place an advertisement, please send an e-mail to advertisement@YouHaveGotToBeKidding.com. Q: How do you ensure that people do not share real names, companies in order to protect others’ privacy? A: The intent is for this to be a fun, clean website and that all visitors to our site are respectful and professional. The use of real names, companies or anything that would identify specifics of a situation will not be allowed. Integrity is always first and foremost! We do not want anyone to be embarrassed as a result of others benefiting from the stories and advice! There will be daily monitoring of the website. Inappropriate comments and or language will be quickly removed. We encourage visitors to give feedback on stories that are not appropriate for this website. Q: It appears that you have a strong passion for giving back to the community? How did you choose the charities you support? A:We actively support two charities – Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and Communities in Schools of North Carolina (CISNC). The daughter of one of the founders of this website has juvenile diabetes and it is a passion for both of the founders to accelerate finding a cure for this disease. Juvenile diabetes is the most severe form of diabetes. Children and adults diagnosed with juvenile diabetes are insulin dependent and they cannot grow out of this disease – their only way out is a cure. Juvenile diabetes takes a harsh toll on the body and serious complications such as blindness, vascular damage and kidney failure are an ever-present threat until a cure is found. The creators also have a strong desire to provide children who are less fortunate the opportunity to stay in school and prepare for life. “Communities in Schools of North Carolina,” (CISNC) which is part of the national organization “Communities in Schools” does just that! Communities in Schools brings the “five basics” into the school: - A personal one-on-one relationship with a caring adult
- A safe place to learn and grow
- A marketable skill to use upon graduation
- A chance to give back to peers and community
- A healthy start and a healthy future
Q: Am I or my colleagues or friends going to get spam? A: No, we do not like spam any more than you do! Therefore, we’ve designed YouHaveGotToBeKidding.com to minimize spam. We will not sell your address to anyone for marketing purposes. In addition, you’ll notice that we have a random code number that you must enter before submitting a story or asking for advice. This random code minimizes the possibility of you receiving spam. Please see our Privacy Policy for details. | 
