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It's official: blogs threaten economic stability
Want to miss your car and mortgage payments? Starting a blog is an exelent way to achieve that, claims US employment lawfirm Littler Mendelson. The company warns that bloggers run an increased risk of getting fired over what they post on the web.
Bloggers initially have a sense of anonymity because… well… most blogs get about 5 hits a day, most of which are from the blog owner himself. But that can change overnight, as a stewardess with Delta Airlines and a newly hired Google employee have found out the hard way.
The Delta Airlines stewardess published photos depicting her in suggestive poses, wearing her work uniform and inside airplanes.
The culprit at Google mistakenly thought that the company's playful corporate culture meant that he could start telling everybody that they were stupid morons who didn't understand a thing about how the company should be run. In the process he also disclosed a trade secret or two, although nothing major got out.
Companies often lack a blogging policy, but can easily justify firing their employees if they disclose trade secrets are criticise their employers.
February 24, 2005 at 10:39 PM | Permalink
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