Re: your mail

[JC Dill <nanog () vo cnchost com>]

On 02:42 PM 8/8/02, Scott Granados wrote:
>
>Do people really almost get fired for what they write here?

Sometimes, it's not "almost".  Just 3 months ago:

<http://www.merit.edu/mail.archives/nanog/2002-05/msg00208.html>


>I would like to take this opportunity to publicly shame eBay, who decided
>to fire one of their engineers for disclosing their "proprietary" methods
>for defending against DoS in the recent NANOG thread.


jc



> I'd think
>there would be more constructive things to do by management than read
>nanog for questionable posts.  If I were managing someone and they
>posted their feeling on a subject and clearly said it was their own who
>am I to have a problem with that.  It might be in my best interest and
>listen to them then silence them.
>
>On Thu, 8 Aug 2002, Ukyo Kuonji wrote:
>
>>
>> Sorry, but there are valid reasons for posting anonymously.  As one person
>> that almost got fired from a company for expressing what was clearly 
marked
>> as his own opinion to this list, I can attest to this.  Some employers are
>> concerned that you post during working hours, some are concerned that you
>> use a work address, some are concerned that anything you say, no matter 
what
>> email you use, will be considered as representations of the company's
>> direction, even if it is clearly marked as not.
>>
>> I like helping and sharing my opinions, but I'm not willing to loose my 
job
>> over it.
>>
>> UK
>>
>> >Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 00:13:22 -0400 (EDT)
>> >From: Brian Wallingford <brian () meganet net>
>> >
>> >Perhaps it's time to bar posting privileges from those who insist on
>> >remaining entirely anonymous?
>> >
>> >I doubt that anyone who has anything substantive to offer would need to
>> >use a hushmail/yahoo/etc. return address.
>> >
>> >The initial posts from Bandy, Vaul, et al were mildly amusing at first,
>> >but the novelty wore out very quickly.
>>
>>
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