Blog At Your Own Risk

CBS News ^ | February 7, 2005 | Randy Dotinga

[Friend of thunder]

nowadays it could be called "Deep Thread."

Very good, I like that.

[srm913]

Deep thanks.

[sweetliberty]

Another target of the gestapo employers.

[nicmarlo]

I glanced at this article earlier tonight and thought the same thing, sl. But hey, according to many here in FR, the employer's "policy" trumps the Constitution.

[cyborg]

Blogging on one's own time is none of their business. Doing it on company time with company equipment is different.

[sweetliberty]

"Doing it on company time with company equipment is different."

I didn't get the impression that this was about blogging on company time, but on the bloggers' own time.

[Cate]

Egads... there are days I would PAY Free Republic to get me fired.... geeshh..

[sweetliberty]

"Ideally, bloggers would get permission from their employers before hitting the keyboard, says Sandra Gainey, personnel director at The Herald-Sun newspaper in Durham, N.C"

Wonder what else she thinks employees should ask permission to do on their own time.

[cyborg]

I was just making an additional comment.

[sweetliberty]

Understood. I just get a little testy about these rapidly encroaching freedom theives.

[TexasCowboy]

Well, heck, I might as well confess.
I sit here and blog everyday on FR on company time.
I live here.
I can either watch TV, which I hate, or blog on FR, which I love.

Sounds like a sack job, huh?
Follow me around for 24 hours! LOL!

[sweetliberty]

I'll trade you jobs for a couple of weeks. Actually, I can FReep at work, but it has been weeks months since I've actually had time. I used to have lunch at my desk at work and FReep then, but now, I prefer to come home for lunch (and FReep), whenever I can. I spend enough time at my desk at work.

[TexasCowboy]

"I'll trade you jobs for a couple of weeks."

Lots of people say that when they come out here and see me with my feet propped on my desk.

I got to bed last night at 3:30 after working in a pouring cold rain for four hours. I got up at 5:30.
I'll get to bed tonight after midnight.

You sure you want to swap? LOL!

[sweetliberty]

"If one of my employees was bad-mouthing me on the internet..."

But unless he names you or blabs where he works, specifically, how are going to know? I mean there must be at least one or two other people on the internet saying "my boss is a real @$$h*le"...or whatever. I have to wonder about people who are trolling the net looking for such things. They are talking about posting anonymously and using fictitious names. I think the people doing the trolling have too much time on their hands and an over-inflated sense of self-importance.

[sweetliberty]

LOL! Well, sometimes I have such hours. I have to be incredibly flexible. Tomorrow I have to get up at 4:00, although usually I don't have to get up that early.

[sweetliberty]

"I guess nowadays it could be called "Deep Thread."

LOL!

[Thumper1960]

All depends.

Are you an arse?

[BipolarBob]

Unfair to post this. I know she's as promiscous as a mink, but this can cause carnal feelings nonetheless.

[cyborg]

I use my laptop at work. I can because I'm the only person there :-) FR helps pass the downtime.

[Larry Lucido]

Would you two quit your carping? I've halibut enough of this.