Comments on: Bad publicity ahoy!

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Thu, 31 Mar 2005 22:01:59 +0000

[...] 8217;s Guardian. I shan’t repeat my thoughts here as I’ve already commented on doctorvee’s blog. Instead, since the Guardian article, “Blogger sacked for sounding off&# [...]

By: doctorvee

doctorvee — Wed, 12 Jan 2005 20:07:16 +0000

Hahah… oh dear.

By: christine

christine — Wed, 12 Jan 2005 19:45:33 +0000

look up waterstones on the net. Gues which other company theya re working with

By: Will

Will — Wed, 12 Jan 2005 11:37:56 +0000

I feel a bit sorry for him, in that sacking him was a bit extreme, but it seems reasonable to take disciplinary action. The Guardian quoted someone saying that it was like sacking someone for a conversation in a pub, but a blog is more comparable, I’d argue, to a public speech or a newspaper article in its publicness and permanency and I’d expect a serious ticking off if I slagged off my employer on my blog.