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The Repercussions of Blogging

Posted by Zonk on from the policies-looking-for-a-good-home dept.

hende_jman writes "How much should you be allowed to say in a public blog? There's an article on CNN that looks at different situations in which people have been fired for blogging about their company. The main issue brought seems not to be one of a lack of trust (blogs, after all, are most often public), but rather a lack of policy outlining repercussions for negative blogging about one's company."

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  1. Well, duh. by rah1420 · · Score: 5, Funny

    My blog (full of cobwebs) are stories about me, not my employer. I'd fully expect to be fired if I told the story about

    NO CARRIER

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    Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens.
    1. Re:Well, duh. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      I think you misspelled CAREER.

  2. Re:This one's easy by ABeowulfCluster · · Score: 5, Funny
    And from a scene at 'Career Day' at the elementary school:

    So, what do you do?

    I'm an engineer at leading Search Engine Company.

    So.. how's your job.

    I'm sorry, but I'm not at liberty to discuss that.

    Is there any subjects people should study if they want to work at Google?

    I cannot confirm nor deny that I work at Google. As for subjects to take, I cannot divulge any technolgy which may or may not be employed in my work.

    Do you like your job?

    Sorry ma'am, don't ask don't tell.

  3. Why would I say bad things about my company? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Some people say bad things about my COmpany, but not me. My boss is an absolute saint, and my coworkers are knowledgable about software and increDibly talented. really I feel blessed, in that I have a job for life, and my stock purchase plan can only increase in value.

    People are sometimes envious, and ask me how i was lucky enough to leverage my skills into an exciting company like SCO, to which I reply, "I'm just lucky, I guess!"