Some sins:
- Describing the higher ups without names, but with some creative descriptions.
- Revealing company sales information.
- Taking photos in a company stewardess uniform, on a company plane, without approval.
- Holding a Government position while writing a sexually explicit blog.
The list is endless. ABC News made a good point – free expression may be nice, but if you hurt a business, you’re not likely going to get sympathy in court.
Now this is all very interesting (and useful, since it gives me a ‘blog carefully’ entry at least once a month), but the sad fact is, it’s getting quite obvious that no one should have a personal blog.
In the past, the diary with the key was the repository of all secrets. Or sitting at the bar badmouthing our bosses. Or just getting mad – privately.
But blogs make it easy to vent often, vent publicly, and vent permanently. The fact is, a personal blog is a recipe for disaster. Start one for business, start one for social change, start one because you feel you need to support a cause – but NEVER start one because you feel you have something to say.
If you do, it’ll only be a matter of time until you say something that will be used against you. And the one thing I’ve noticed time and again – it WILL be used against you.
So please, find a non-permanent way to complain about your boss. Keep your opinions anonymous and off the Internet. Don’t commit anything to paper, digital or otherwise.
And forget a personal blog – the price is too high.
