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Blogging about your job... and keeping your job?
Posted by dialoguewithyou • 9/24/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: blogging, work
I have yet to really publicize my blog (with my workmates and friends) because I am worried that I will need to censor myself if I know my co-workers might be reading it.
I like my job it's just sometimes I want to vent and while you can change their names... if I start Tweetfeeding my blog and they start reading it, they'll know it's about them.
Work is a big part of my life and it provides a ton of good material for my blog.
Do you ever avoid writing about certain topics because you know who regularly reads your blog?
How do you decide what you should avoid talking about?
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I do write about my co workers and friends.
I dont really care, what they think about the blog.
I mean..we post a reflection of something that happened in past..events..and moments that we shared.(mostly)
and in my personal opinion its no use worrying about what and how ppl will take it,cuz..they already must have formed an opinion.
I think blogs can be better used to solve issues and nullify differences.
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I actually write, anything and everything whats happenin in my friends circle.See most of the time..we are with people of the same frequency.So..So far..so good.
I make sure that I dont criticize or comment on someones look or build(except for certain friends who take it as a complement),economic stat
I avoid criticizin about the company cuz, its in the contract, not to get public with it, cuz it could hurt ze brand.
I think thats the two rules i keep.
Rest is okay! -
mother-in-law
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I guess it would be okay to blog about your job ..
... if you don't mind losing your job or being sued by your employer or co-workers.-
I agree we can't overlook the potential risks
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good luck -
I guess I'm fortunate - I love my job so I that's the last thing I want to blog about. BUT I have been careful on who i've pointed to my blog because of the, well, sexual and recreational deeds i've blogged about LOL thus pseduonym, down to the email associated with the blog to ensure annonymity just in case someone were to stumble across it! -
I don't blog about my current job, so it doesn't present a conflict of interest. I HAVE blogged about jobs way in the past, when the incident has been funny.
Also, I have coworkers who read one of my blogs and follow me on Twitter. We all tend not to discuss work. -
I recommend reading the following:
How to Blog Safely (About Work or Anything Else)
(1) Use a Pseudonym and Don't Give Away Any Identifying Details
(2) Use Anonymizing Technologies
(3) Use Ping Servers
(4) Limit Your Audience
(5) Don't Be Googleable
(6) Register Your Domain Name Anonymously
www.eff.org/wp/blog-safely
C|Net's guide to workplace blogging:
news.com.com/FAQ+Blogging+on+the+job/2100-1030_3-5597010.html?tag...
How Tor works:
tor.eff.org/overview.html
Anonymizer's Anonymous Surfing:
www.anonymizer.com/anonymizer2005/1.5/
A list of fired bloggers:
morphemetales.blogspot.com/2004/12/statistics-on-fired-bloggers.h...
The Bloggers' Rights Blog:
rights.journalspace.com/
A Technical Guide to Anonymous Blogging (An Early Draft), by Ethan Zuckerman:
cyber.law.harvard.edu/globalvoices/?p=125
EFF's Legal Guide for Bloggers, a larger, more comprehensive look at the legal issues facing bloggers:
www.eff.org/bloggers/lg/-
@ TT
Thanks for the links and info
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i say blog with impunity
if they can't take the heat in the kitchen then they should
run to the bathrom-
Impunity means "freedom from negative consequences". That's not really for the writer to decide, is it? There may or may not be consequences, depending on the employer/co-workers.
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You're right to be concerned. People get fired for blogging about work and co-workers; people get passed over for new jobs because of what's on their blogs. I rarely blog about work, but I'm in a very unique position--I work for a company that actively encourages the use of social media (even during work hours) AND I virtually never have anything negative to say about my company or my co-workers. I would never consider "venting" about anything work-related on my blog or in a public forum, and I would definitely be hesitant to hire someone I knew had done so in his/her past position.
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@ MadameX
Thanks for sharing some valuable tips
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I actually blog at work because part of my job at Onesuite is to blog about technical aspects of our service and tips on using VoIP.
So you see sometimes I blog about my work at work. -
Yes I do.
I write about technical stuff at both work and my blog, but I make sure that I don't write about the same thing, since the stuff I write at work (whenever I have to document things) is paid by employer and don't belong to me.-
thanks for sharing
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... and if your blog is related to your business, then I think you have to be careful not to potentially upset some customers by writing about topics on which they have strong individual feelings... The idea is to attract customers and build relationships with them. Not alienate them.
Jonathan
purple13.blogspot.com-
very true jonathan
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Yes, I definitely refrain from naming people on my blog. My close friends, however, know exactly who I am referring to in every blog. I think you should definitely vent about work and co-workers just be careful and smart about it.
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