Another job lost over a blog
A printing shop temp has been fired by Microsoft for this post. Like Gregg Easterbrook, he was fired for a blog he kept outside of his job, and the reasons given may be a little inaccurate. They claimed he violated security, which he no doubt did. He says the picture itself was ok, but identifying where it was taken was a no-no. I know that at IBM even having a camera onsite required director approval, so I doubt that posting a picture of the Microsoft campus on the web is kosher.
But don’t you think it might have ticked off some exec when he implied that Microsoft employees would enjoy getting G5 on their desk? Anyway, he clearly understands that he made a mistake and should have been more careful. I know, having been a contractor a couple times, that temp employees are very easy to fire. Hell, in a right-to-work state like Colorado all employees are easy to fire, but there’s hella paperwork for a full-timer compared to a contractor at a big company like IBM.
Take this to heart: Be careful what you post, the Constitution’s guarantee of free speech does not constrain your employer* from doing whatever they want to you for anything you say.
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And this is why I don’t mention my company name in my blog
He didn’t mention WHICH building he was located in, but I’ve dealt with enough anal security assholes to know that this would get them in a hissy fit. Oooooh, everything must be kept secret and mystical…. <insert spooky Hallowe’en music>