your real name on a site, etc
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Aren't you risking your job by posting things under your real name online? For example things back here. Someone here asked me what my real name was and I wouldn't give it for employment reasons.
That's called seagull management (or sometimes pigeon management)... Fly in, flap your arms and squawk a lot, crap all over everything and fly out again... by _Damian S_
Here they know I’m a freak, but keep me because I’m a good programmer. :-D And as Ian says I would never expose my company in a public forum and since then exactly how I vent is only my fucking business.
The narrow specialist in the broad sense of the word is a complete idiot in the narrow sense of the word. Advertise here – minimum three posts per day are guaranteed.
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Aren't you risking your job by posting things under your real name online? For example things back here. Someone here asked me what my real name was and I wouldn't give it for employment reasons.
That's called seagull management (or sometimes pigeon management)... Fly in, flap your arms and squawk a lot, crap all over everything and fly out again... by _Damian S_
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Not really, as I see it... I just set a few guidelines for myself... 1) Don't mention my employer (People or company) by name 2) Don't badmouth my employer 3) Don't post anything here that I would be embarrassed to see on the front page of the newspaper I kinda walk the line on #3, as some things I've written here could be pretty embarrassing if taken completely out of context, but I basically stand behind my posts. If I want to break #2, well, I do it somewhere a LOT more anonymous, and still adhere to #1 :)
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)You don't have to badmouth your employer by name, just mention things they disagree with.
Ian Shlasko wrote:
- Don't mention my employer (People or company) by name 2) Don't badmouth my employer
So you curb your speech as a result of being employed. I know some people here confuse free speech as written in the constitution and practiced between citizens and corporations, but following #1 and #2 could potentially mean that while you can't be prosecuted by the government you could be bankrupted for whistle-blowing of corporate malfeasance. Journalists get sued because of this for example.
That's called seagull management (or sometimes pigeon management)... Fly in, flap your arms and squawk a lot, crap all over everything and fly out again... by _Damian S_
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You're probably making my point even better. :)
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]
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You don't have to badmouth your employer by name, just mention things they disagree with.
Ian Shlasko wrote:
- Don't mention my employer (People or company) by name 2) Don't badmouth my employer
So you curb your speech as a result of being employed. I know some people here confuse free speech as written in the constitution and practiced between citizens and corporations, but following #1 and #2 could potentially mean that while you can't be prosecuted by the government you could be bankrupted for whistle-blowing of corporate malfeasance. Journalists get sued because of this for example.
That's called seagull management (or sometimes pigeon management)... Fly in, flap your arms and squawk a lot, crap all over everything and fly out again... by _Damian S_
wolfbinary wrote:
You don't have to badmouth your employer by name, just mention things they disagree with.
Well, if they're going to fire me because of my political views, when it's very clear that these are MY views and not my unnamed employer's views, then I'll be happy to find work elsewhere. I'm not going to work where I'm not wanted.
wolfbinary wrote:
So you curb your speech as a result of being employed. I know some people here confuse free speech as written in the constitution and practiced between citizens and corporations
Exactly. I'm free to say whatever I want without worrying about the government arresting me for it. Likewise, my company is free to fire me if they don't like what I say. The Bill of Rights only limits what the government can do.
wolfbinary wrote:
but following #1 and #2 could potentially mean that while you can't be prosecuted by the government you could be bankrupted for whistle-blowing of corporate malfeasance. Journalists get sued because of this for example.
I assume you meant "breaking #1 and #2," not following them :)
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
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wolfbinary wrote:
You don't have to badmouth your employer by name, just mention things they disagree with.
Well, if they're going to fire me because of my political views, when it's very clear that these are MY views and not my unnamed employer's views, then I'll be happy to find work elsewhere. I'm not going to work where I'm not wanted.
wolfbinary wrote:
So you curb your speech as a result of being employed. I know some people here confuse free speech as written in the constitution and practiced between citizens and corporations
Exactly. I'm free to say whatever I want without worrying about the government arresting me for it. Likewise, my company is free to fire me if they don't like what I say. The Bill of Rights only limits what the government can do.
wolfbinary wrote:
but following #1 and #2 could potentially mean that while you can't be prosecuted by the government you could be bankrupted for whistle-blowing of corporate malfeasance. Journalists get sued because of this for example.
I assume you meant "breaking #1 and #2," not following them :)
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)Ian Shlasko wrote:
I assume you meant "breaking #1 and #2," not following them Smile
Yes.
That's called seagull management (or sometimes pigeon management)... Fly in, flap your arms and squawk a lot, crap all over everything and fly out again... by _Damian S_
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You're probably making my point even better. :)
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]
Chris Meech wrote:
You're probably making my point even better.
If I may be so bold as to offer a suggestion... perhaps 'Chris Meech' is a little too tame. Too believable. Maybe spice it up a bit. I'm thinking ... Chris 'The Disemboweler' Meech. Heh? Heh? You don't have to agree immediately. I'll let you think about it for a moment. :-D
L u n a t i c F r i n g e
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Chris Meech wrote:
You're probably making my point even better.
If I may be so bold as to offer a suggestion... perhaps 'Chris Meech' is a little too tame. Too believable. Maybe spice it up a bit. I'm thinking ... Chris 'The Disemboweler' Meech. Heh? Heh? You don't have to agree immediately. I'll let you think about it for a moment. :-D
L u n a t i c F r i n g e
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Aren't you risking your job by posting things under your real name online? For example things back here. Someone here asked me what my real name was and I wouldn't give it for employment reasons.
That's called seagull management (or sometimes pigeon management)... Fly in, flap your arms and squawk a lot, crap all over everything and fly out again... by _Damian S_
Most of the devs I work with know my moniker as I have been known to refer them to my articles. Only a complete idiot would bad mouth an employer where they wished to continue to work, if I did that I would expect to be sacked as the minimum response. Actually only a complete idiot would publish anything they consider inappropriate and detrimental to their employment.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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Aren't you risking your job by posting things under your real name online? For example things back here. Someone here asked me what my real name was and I wouldn't give it for employment reasons.
That's called seagull management (or sometimes pigeon management)... Fly in, flap your arms and squawk a lot, crap all over everything and fly out again... by _Damian S_
When I signed up here it was as a business tool, not a social one. If I want to badmouth my current employer I just pretend it is a previous one (not really honest, or do I?). I guess the only real danger is if someone takes exception to the amount of time spent on here, and the same for future employment. Whenever I have been recruiting I have stuck the names of potential employees through google to see if I can find them anywhere.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
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When I signed up here it was as a business tool, not a social one. If I want to badmouth my current employer I just pretend it is a previous one (not really honest, or do I?). I guess the only real danger is if someone takes exception to the amount of time spent on here, and the same for future employment. Whenever I have been recruiting I have stuck the names of potential employees through google to see if I can find them anywhere.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
ChrisElston wrote:
I guess the only real danger is if someone takes exception to the amount of time spent on here
... or someone remembers the tale of the fart that nearly gassed your family. This could potentially have an impact of future prospects... who the hell would want THAT in the next cubicle? ;) :-D
L u n a t i c F r i n g e
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ChrisElston wrote:
I guess the only real danger is if someone takes exception to the amount of time spent on here
... or someone remembers the tale of the fart that nearly gassed your family. This could potentially have an impact of future prospects... who the hell would want THAT in the next cubicle? ;) :-D
L u n a t i c F r i n g e
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Open plan here, I usually go for volume over smell - I have had them giggling from 3 desk pods away.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
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Oh, sure. It's all fun and games till they start to drop. (Now that I think of it, that part is fun, too, as long as you enjoy the traditional immunity to ones own ... offerings.) :laugh:
L u n a t i c F r i n g e
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Chris Meech wrote:
You're probably making my point even better.
If I may be so bold as to offer a suggestion... perhaps 'Chris Meech' is a little too tame. Too believable. Maybe spice it up a bit. I'm thinking ... Chris 'The Disemboweler' Meech. Heh? Heh? You don't have to agree immediately. I'll let you think about it for a moment. :-D
L u n a t i c F r i n g e
Well, I do like working with chain saws occasionally. I'll think on this one a bit. :)
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]
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Aren't you risking your job by posting things under your real name online? For example things back here. Someone here asked me what my real name was and I wouldn't give it for employment reasons.
That's called seagull management (or sometimes pigeon management)... Fly in, flap your arms and squawk a lot, crap all over everything and fly out again... by _Damian S_
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Well, I do like working with chain saws occasionally. I'll think on this one a bit. :)
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]