Employers checking to see if one posts on websites..

[Rapscallion]

I don't think employers can fire you for venting here and getting things off your chest. That would violate your Free Speech rights amendment.

Free speech amendment doesn't cover private arenas, thus we're quite able to say that posters can and cannot do certain things on here. Well, that and the fact that CS is hosted in the UK, and therefore not subject to that fascinating piece of legislation...

Generally speaking, though, it's good posting practice to obfuscate your place of employment just in cace. The Morons in Management and Cursing out Coworkers sections are invisible unless logged in, so that should protect people from casual searches. However, that only goes so far. Cover your bums, folks

Rapscallion

[LostMyMind]

I don't think employers can fire you for venting here and getting things off your chest. That would violate your Free Speech rights amendment.

The little pessy thing about the "Free Speech" rights. Everybody forgets that it's that the government that shall pass no laws abridging free speech. Private individuals and companies can and will do it.

If the property is "public" as in government owned, then you have the right to free speech. On private property, you don't.

[Argabarga]

You may not have that right on certain public or government owned property as well either, try picketing in the middle of the street and see how long it is before you get written a ticket

[LostMyMind]

Well, you can do it. You can get a permit and shut down that road, while you picket Just call it a parade.

[Sunsetsky]

I can't say I agree with it. I think I should be able to vent about my job without worry of getting fired. What I rant about in my personal time is really none of their business. Now...if I'm going around and blurting out company secrets then that's a bit different.

[LostMyMind]

I agree sunsetsky, however the line is clearly drawn. Legally companies can fire you for "improper speech".

Just like CEO can be "fired" for having an affair. That pessy "immoral behavior" rules that almost every company has in their handbook.

[booger]

Some days, I really don't like my job. But I think overall, it's the job itself, not the workplace or my coworkers. Usually it's just customers that drive me bonkers. But I never mention my place of work by name, or say anything specific about where I work. I usually just vent while sharing my amusing tales of crazy customers.

[Rahmota]

Ahh fortunately for me all my employers are former employers and being a farmer is fun. Like what am i gonna do fire myself?

As for coming and venting I agree that an employee's time off should be that time off, away not dealign with the company or wearing the uniform or doing their bidding compleately and totally. Now telling secret codes and handshakes and stuff is wrong but saying I had a barfy day at mcjob should be hunky dorey. I mean venting like this would help employee morale which would help the company which would help the honcho's morale as turnover and all that icky stuff might go down a bit if the employees are not so stressed they wanna just go Milton on the place. Or so common sense would say.

[Kitten in the box]

Me personally I like coming here to vent my day if someone at work pisses me off....I can't do it at work and Im not gonna talk to family about it because sometimes they just do not understand...as long as I do not give out confidential information then all should be well.....sometimes I do get the occasional co-worker asking if I have a myspace account and if I posted any blogs/rants about my work. (they'll say is your name so and so and are a member of (insert random website's name here)? I will just play it off and say no. Why do I need them fishing around and telling the boss what I am doing on the net? It has happened to other people before at my work.

[Tria]

I mean venting like this would help employee morale which would help the company which would help the honcho's morale as turnover and all that icky stuff might go down a bit if the employees are not so stressed they wanna just go Milton on the place. Or so common sense would say.

"And he took my stappler and I haven't gotten my check...."