Comments on: Blogging Whilst Employed – Beware! http://www.rossgoodman.com/2009/03/23/blogging-whilst-employed-beware/ Me; What I Do; What I Like ! Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:49:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Joe Harris http://www.rossgoodman.com/2009/03/23/blogging-whilst-employed-beware/comment-page-1/#comment-2891 Joe Harris Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:28:56 +0000 http://www.rossgoodman.com/?p=303#comment-2891 I gotta say that I would be looking for new employment based on this. This speaks to a culture of CYA and corporate BS. They're giving you a message that corporate policy is more important than you, more important than your career, more important than your industry visibility... Basically they're renting your brain and when they're done with it they will be only too happy to show it the door with zero notice. That's my opinion anyway... I gotta say that I would be looking for new employment based on this. This speaks to a culture of CYA and corporate BS.

They’re giving you a message that corporate policy is more important than you, more important than your career, more important than your industry visibility…

Basically they’re renting your brain and when they’re done with it they will be only too happy to show it the door with zero notice.

That’s my opinion anyway…

]]> By: Joe Harris http://www.rossgoodman.com/2009/03/23/blogging-whilst-employed-beware/comment-page-1/#comment-2892 Joe Harris Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:28:56 +0000 http://www.rossgoodman.com/?p=303#comment-2892 I gotta say that I would be looking for new employment based on this. This speaks to a culture of CYA and corporate BS. They're giving you a message that corporate policy is more important than you, more important than your career, more important than your industry visibility... Basically they're renting your brain and when they're done with it they will be only too happy to show it the door with zero notice. That's my opinion anyway... I gotta say that I would be looking for new employment based on this. This speaks to a culture of CYA and corporate BS.

They’re giving you a message that corporate policy is more important than you, more important than your career, more important than your industry visibility…

Basically they’re renting your brain and when they’re done with it they will be only too happy to show it the door with zero notice.

That’s my opinion anyway…

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]]> By: Robert Foxx http://www.rossgoodman.com/2009/03/23/blogging-whilst-employed-beware/comment-page-1/#comment-2849 Robert Foxx Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:06:19 +0000 http://www.rossgoodman.com/?p=303#comment-2849 When it comes to work related blogging I generally stick to the rule of not posting anything that I wouldn't be comfortable with my boss hearing me say. Yes, it does feel like being gagged from time to time, but that all depends on what extent you value your job and your freedom to speak your mind. Unfortunately the two seldom make good bedfellows if you're not content in your job. Which, by and large, is when you're most likely to need an outlet for your frustration. Me, I don't get paid nearly enough to pimp my company on my blog. I need the money I do get paid, though, so I'm content only to mention "work" in the vaguest of references. When it comes to work related blogging I generally stick to the rule of not posting anything that I wouldn’t be comfortable with my boss hearing me say.

Yes, it does feel like being gagged from time to time, but that all depends on what extent you value your job and your freedom to speak your mind. Unfortunately the two seldom make good bedfellows if you’re not content in your job. Which, by and large, is when you’re most likely to need an outlet for your frustration.

Me, I don’t get paid nearly enough to pimp my company on my blog. I need the money I do get paid, though, so I’m content only to mention “work” in the vaguest of references.

]]> By: Ross (Admin) http://www.rossgoodman.com/2009/03/23/blogging-whilst-employed-beware/comment-page-1/#comment-2847 Ross (Admin) Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:00:55 +0000 http://www.rossgoodman.com/?p=303#comment-2847 Thanks for the feedback. I have some strong views on this situation but as I love my work they are best kept private! Thanks for the feedback.
I have some strong views on this situation but as I love my work they are best kept private!

]]> By: Maximus Eclecticus http://www.rossgoodman.com/2009/03/23/blogging-whilst-employed-beware/comment-page-1/#comment-2846 Maximus Eclecticus Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:25:46 +0000 http://www.rossgoodman.com/?p=303#comment-2846 That appears to be quite a restrictive clause. It also effectively 'gags' you once your employment has finished. This appears to be taking things too far. What do they fear? Will your Business Objects Best Practice post cost the company thousands of pounds in lost revenue? I doubt it. If anything, these articles may help bring business to these companies. It's a real shame. Blogging is all about sharing ideas, thoughts, workarounds to problems. We all learn from each other. To find that you cannot share this with your fellow community is poor form in my eyes. Perhaps you can continue blogging using a pseudonym? That appears to be quite a restrictive clause. It also effectively ‘gags’ you once your employment has finished. This appears to be taking things too far. What do they fear? Will your Business Objects Best Practice post cost the company thousands of pounds in lost revenue? I doubt it. If anything, these articles may help bring business to these companies.

It’s a real shame. Blogging is all about sharing ideas, thoughts, workarounds to problems. We all learn from each other.

To find that you cannot share this with your fellow community is poor form in my eyes. Perhaps you can continue blogging using a pseudonym?

]]> By: Robert Foxx http://www.rossgoodman.com/2009/03/23/blogging-whilst-employed-beware/comment-page-1/#comment-2844 Robert Foxx Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:31:51 +0000 http://www.rossgoodman.com/?p=303#comment-2844 When I got a job at Sony Computer Entertainment, I requested permission to continue running the WipEout fan-site that I have and was told that I could continue to do so. However, I was strictly forbidden from updating with news that had not yet been released on the mainstream gaming sites. It was a rubbish situation, because it just meant that despite me having a job where the game was made, my site was always last to break any news. I also got in trouble for using an image I was given that had also been granted as an exclusive to a German games magazine. Inevitably somebody in marketing spotted it on my site, kicked up a fuss and my boss had a go at me. I've always been pretty careful on my blog, though. I rarely mention anything about work. My girlfriend got Dooced due to a post on her blog, too, so that's enough incentive to leave work related comment out of my own... especially when I might not have anything nice to say! ;o) When I got a job at Sony Computer Entertainment, I requested permission to continue running the WipEout fan-site that I have and was told that I could continue to do so. However, I was strictly forbidden from updating with news that had not yet been released on the mainstream gaming sites. It was a rubbish situation, because it just meant that despite me having a job where the game was made, my site was always last to break any news. I also got in trouble for using an image I was given that had also been granted as an exclusive to a German games magazine. Inevitably somebody in marketing spotted it on my site, kicked up a fuss and my boss had a go at me.

I’ve always been pretty careful on my blog, though. I rarely mention anything about work. My girlfriend got Dooced due to a post on her blog, too, so that’s enough incentive to leave work related comment out of my own… especially when I might not have anything nice to say! ;o)

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