Wil's Rant

Yet another blogger has been fired for their comments about their work. What sets this one apart is the fact that the blogger in question actually said very little about work on their blog and didn't identify the location of their workplace, but he did identify the company. In this case the author is claiming freedom of speech. He is also stating that he did not berate the company in any major way. Once again I have to state that as an employee of any company, you are required to tow their line, so to speak, when it comes to any interaction where you are identifying yourself as one of their employees. As soon as we make this connection, we totally put ourselves in the hands of the executives of said firm, and in the hands of any judgment they may make about the comments we have made. The more prudent approach, particularity when it comes to publishing, is to work under a pseudonym and to never identify yourself as an employee of the company. I have a feeling this is not going to be the last we hear of this type of thing as blogging becomes more and more common.