Comments on: Should you be fired because of your blog? http://www.jenn.nu/2010/05/08/should-you-be-fired-because-of-your-blog/ The blog of a married and babied chick. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:39:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Melissa http://www.jenn.nu/2010/05/08/should-you-be-fired-because-of-your-blog/#comment-78812 Melissa Sun, 09 May 2010 16:55:33 +0000 http://www.jenn.nu/?p=7245#comment-78812 There's a clause in our employee handbook stating that you can't mention where you work on your blog and to post no photos taken on company premises online at all. I can name about 20 people who break that last rule, at least. I do mention that I work in convenience and I call the company I work for something very similar to what it actually is called (much like RetailHellUnderground users giving their company an alias) and you'd never find my blog for searching for my company's name - I've pretty much ensured that won't happen. I still worry that somebody might search my name and come up with my blog... but then again I don't post anything that could harm my employment or the company in any way. I'd freak out a little, maybe, about my employers or staff reading my blog but again there's nothing there that I'm ashamed of or wouldn't want any of them reading. There’s a clause in our employee handbook stating that you can’t mention where you work on your blog and to post no photos taken on company premises online at all. I can name about 20 people who break that last rule, at least.

I do mention that I work in convenience and I call the company I work for something very similar to what it actually is called (much like RetailHellUnderground users giving their company an alias) and you’d never find my blog for searching for my company’s name – I’ve pretty much ensured that won’t happen. I still worry that somebody might search my name and come up with my blog… but then again I don’t post anything that could harm my employment or the company in any way. I’d freak out a little, maybe, about my employers or staff reading my blog but again there’s nothing there that I’m ashamed of or wouldn’t want any of them reading.

]]> By: Kelsbells http://www.jenn.nu/2010/05/08/should-you-be-fired-because-of-your-blog/#comment-78810 Kelsbells Sun, 09 May 2010 09:54:16 +0000 http://www.jenn.nu/?p=7245#comment-78810 I purposely ensure I never ever mention my employer by name, although it appears it doesn't matter if what I post about is work related or not. It really opens up the debate on whether what you do outside of your work time is irrelevant to the workplace. As long as you do your job well, I can't see any reason for being dismissed. Obviously, if you blog about particular things and mention your employer then you're directly relating the two, and it could have an impact on their market. But if you're not, then what you write about should be none of their business. Bit scary how little privacy we all have anymore as a result of being online! I purposely ensure I never ever mention my employer by name, although it appears it doesn’t matter if what I post about is work related or not. It really opens up the debate on whether what you do outside of your work time is irrelevant to the workplace. As long as you do your job well, I can’t see any reason for being dismissed. Obviously, if you blog about particular things and mention your employer then you’re directly relating the two, and it could have an impact on their market. But if you’re not, then what you write about should be none of their business.

Bit scary how little privacy we all have anymore as a result of being online!

]]> By: Cole http://www.jenn.nu/2010/05/08/should-you-be-fired-because-of-your-blog/#comment-78809 Cole Sun, 09 May 2010 07:07:57 +0000 http://www.jenn.nu/?p=7245#comment-78809 The only problem with this is.. it's completely legal for you to be fired for your blog. IT sucks, sure. Sex shouldn't be so taboo but it is and we have to remember how easy it is to find people and what they post online. The only problem with this is.. it’s completely legal for you to be fired for your blog. IT sucks, sure. Sex shouldn’t be so taboo but it is and we have to remember how easy it is to find people and what they post online.

]]> By: Veronica http://www.jenn.nu/2010/05/08/should-you-be-fired-because-of-your-blog/#comment-78808 Veronica Sun, 09 May 2010 04:43:25 +0000 http://www.jenn.nu/?p=7245#comment-78808 I agree with what you said, sure I could understand someone losing their job if they're discussing things about the company on their blog, customers, certain job information, or even defaming it. That's horrible, if it is the case, that she was fired because of the content on her blog unrelated to her job. I agree with what you said, sure I could understand someone losing their job if they’re discussing things about the company on their blog, customers, certain job information, or even defaming it. That’s horrible, if it is the case, that she was fired because of the content on her blog unrelated to her job.

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.jenn.nu/2010/05/08/should-you-be-fired-because-of-your-blog/#comment-78807 Jennifer Sun, 09 May 2010 00:47:05 +0000 http://www.jenn.nu/?p=7245#comment-78807 kinda reminds me of facebook and employer issues. kinda reminds me of facebook and employer issues.

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