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Blogging has become quite the emotional outlet for many a person. We use the relative anonymity of the net to somewhat obscure our identity and with that we become brave. Many people have come to realize that even if the blog is anonymous you should take personal responsibility for every word therein. That means, that you shouldn’t say anything on your blog that you wouldn’t say in real life.

Recently a Nintendo employee was fired for bad mouthing her boss on her personal blog. Although there was no reference to anyone’s name the company still deemed it “unprofessional”. Now, I personally believe that to be an invasion of privacy, the company whether or not someone acts unprofessional when they’re off the clock. I mean, I have a tendency to act unprofessional from time to time… especially if I’ve had a few drinks first. But I certainly wouldn’t do those things at work. At the same time, this woman did bad mouth her boss. If anyone gets caught bad mouthing their boss, anywhere, they’re going to get fired. That’s just the way it goes.

There is no shortage of people who have been fired by their employers for their personal blog or companies who have fired people because of them. A quick google search for fired blog reveals 9,560,000 results! Trust me, companies are doing it everywhere. I would urge anyone who has a blog to take personal responsibility for every word they say or type (on their blog or otherwise). That’s just being smart and responsible. I stand by everything that I say on this site. Some of my images may be unprofessional, some of my blog entries may be unprofessional, but I will not ever bad mouth my company or my boss. I could… but everyone has their gripes about their place of work. If you need someone to vent to… for the sake of your employment, talk to your friends/family/significant other… don’t post it for the world to see.

Be careful, Blog smart, Blog Responsibly,
Type to you later,
~Nathaniel