Must-read article!

[sff_corgi_lj]

Be wary. Nicked from fasterthanlight.

WashingtonPost.com: Free Expression Can Be Costly When Bloggers Bad-Mouth Jobs

Now... where's that royal-blue freedom-of-speech ribbon again...?

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[cloudwatcher.livejournal.com]

It's here:

http://www.eff.org/br/

[sff-corgi.livejournal.com]

Too bad it can't protect you from losing your job, though. Nowadays, it seems like in exchange for very nearly no loyalty from the company to the employee, you get to surrender not just your workday, but your wardrobe, your private time (uncompensated overtime) and your freedom of speech.

[ex-fastertha931.livejournal.com]

Seriously. I mean, I think I do a pretty good job of obscuring details about my workday, but the idea that I could be fired because I complain about asshats in the office...that's not just a chilling effect. That's downright subzero.