Old Weird Ward
Unless otherwise noted, that which is posted here is opinion, which is protected by the First Amendment to the US Constitution. If you don't like my opinions, go somewhere else. Nobody is forcing you to actually read this drivel.
The presumption exists that you can read at all.
That may be a large assumption.
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Saturday, February 12, 2005
- - - - - Employer's Blog Policy - - - - -
I work for a LHITWCS (Little Hole-In-The-Wall Computer Store) and a SGO (Small Governmental Organization), both part-time.
OWW's policy has always been: Don't write about work except in the most general of terms.
I haven't asked either LHITWCS (Little Hole-In-The-Wall Computer Store) or SGO (Small Governmental Organization) about their "Blog Policy", and I'm not about to, either.
As for my "side jobs", fixing/tuning PCs for people outside of LHITWCS (Little Hole-In-The-Wall Computer Store) and SGO (Small Governmental Organization) - I don't talk about them at all.
After reading THIS STORY, I did a little digging around.
Ellen Simonetti, aka "Queen of Sky", was canned by Delta Airlines for putting a pic of herself, in uniform, on her blog - see her story and the pics HERE.
She has proposed that companies clearly define their policy on "blogging", which seems reasonable to me - especially if they're going to can you if you violate their non-existent policy.
And then I did about ten seconds worth of real thinking, after which I determined that so much effort (the thinking, I mean) required a little nap.
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So, after the refreshing little nap, here's what OWW does or doesn't do:
1. I don't mention any names. Not even made-up names.
2. Except in the most general way, I don't talk about my two employers. Nothing negative, nothing positive.
3. I don't talk about my outside customers at all.
I daresay that some day, someone who lives in the same area I do is going to connect the dots and figure out that "OWW" is "That guy! I know him!" And there won't be any blow-back on me.
Well, there might be, if that someone is a spammer, or runs a spy-ware company, or is an author of computer viruses and/or worms. Spammers are scum. Spy-ware people are slime. Virus/worm/trojan authors are lower than roaches. They, personally, aren't worth the snot that I'd like to blow right in their faces (yes, I've got a small cold, and I'm feeling cranky). And if you are one of these...people, and I've insulted your intelligence, morals, personal hygeine, and number of legitimate parents, go ahead - since I'm feeling cranky, I'm ready.
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