I had a blog that I loved, and had been writing on for 3 years. I wrote about everything - my cancer diagnosis and treatment - my friends - family - work. I naively believed that it was fairly anonymous. How wrong I was.
Apparently a patient in the office I worked at discovered my blog, and my boss was understandably upset because I had written some not too kind words about my co-workers. I never mentioned anyone's name, not even my own, so I don't know how he found it. My boss is livid, and he might fire me tomorrow. I don't know what I will do if he does.
I'm sorry. Sorry for believing I could write whatever I wanted without reprisal since I incorrectly assumed that no one would bother reading it or even look for it. Sorry that I was inconsiderate of my co-workers. I was not kind, which counts even if they didn't know about the blog. This is my new leaf.
I vow that I will not write about my co-workers. Ever. I will write about school, home, friends, but never work (if I'm still employed tomorrow).
See you soon...365
Oh my gosh. That's terrible! I posted the name of the work comp attorney in a fit of anger one night and they spent HOURS trying to find things on my blog that were actionable. They tried to make me lose my job over it.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if it's possible to write with complete anonymity, but I wish you luck!!
Should I link to you on my sidebar or would you rather I not?
Go for it! I'm good now, I didn't get fired, I get two days off next week (w/o pay, but I'm going to enjoy it anyway). Thanks for commenting, Ami! I always enjoy reading your blog.
ReplyDeleteYeah, it's hard to just write whatever you like about work. Blogging gives us a place to vent, and if no names are mentioned they can't really do anything about it. It's not like they don't talk about their workers.
ReplyDeleteYet I make it a habit to never talk about a company until after I leave it for several years. And even then I never mention names.
Thanks Michelle. Unfortunately the lack of names didn't help me much, but I think it's important to keep things as anonymous as possible unless it's kudos, in which case you can write all you want. I suppose it's like my Mom always said: If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all ~ but dang, how am I gonna bitch about it then? ha ha
DeleteOh I fear this. I don't tell people about my blog. My husband did once and I could have killed him. I did not want these people reading me. The person is perfect blog fodder because she is certifiable. (bad margaret) I so understand what you went through and I can't fathom how awkward the week was. But you did it. I think the pain of a so called friend doing this to you was awful and the worst part.
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