PSA- I'm not letting my company force me to delete your posts.

[Hayabusa Rider]

Today I went into work and found a computer based course regarding company policy concerning social networking. For their purposes that would include internet forums. If I participate in any "social networking" and have the ability to remove "insensitive" posts I'm supposed to do so. Yep. Not only that I can't even swear or make Polish jokes.

Now this isn't on company time mind you, but always, as in right now when I'm off.

AT lawyers, WTF is this?

 

[lxskllr]

You say "ok", and continue with business as usual.

 

[Newbian]

No polish jokes?

Sucks to be you.

 

[Greenman]

I thought it was common for company's to dictate employee behavior when they were off work?

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

I thought it was common for company's to dictate employee behavior when they were off work?

If we were talking something which was criminal, sure I'd understand. But me censoring your rights because they tell me I must?

So yeah I clicked OK and will ignore it, but being a dick (oops I swore) I'm going to contact my Congressman and see what the hell is going on. Might as well bust some stones, cuz' that's how I roll.

 

[Perknose]

If I change your title from "Adminitrator" to "Administrative Secretary." This would prevent them from realizing that you do indeed have the ability here to remove "insensitive" posts and not incidentally preserve the ever increasing post count of Godless Astro and his apparently heterosexual brother.

 

[preslove]

Uh, this is obviously more focused on Facebook, which has your real name and image, and often employer right on the screen. Bringing ATOT into this is just trolling

 

[dighn]

lame

 

[TheInternet1980]

Just have perknose tell them to pound sand.

I've composed the e-mail

Dear totalitarian employer,

I am Perknose. Supreme ruler of ATOT. Your silly corporate rules do not apply in our internet forum. Hayabusa Rider may post whatever he wants here. Including curse words, and Polish jokes. In short, pound sand, you corporate fucks.

Warmest Regards,
Perknose

 

[dali71]

Just have perknose tell them to pound sand.

I've composed the e-mail

Dear totalitarian employer,

I am Perknose. Supreme ruler of ATOT. Your silly corporate rules do not apply in our internet forum. Hayabusa Rider may post whatever he wants here. Including curse words, and Polish jokes. In short, pound sand, you corporate fucks.

Warmest Regards,
Perknose

I approve of this message. :thumbsup:

 

[FoBoT]

Dept of HLS and ICE will already shutdown web sites, the govt pwns the intertubes now, we have no hope

 

[bfdd]

Thanks for sticking up for liberty.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

If I change your title from "Adminitrator" to "Administrative Secretary." This would prevent them from realizing that you do indeed have the ability here to remove "insensitive" posts and not incidentally preserve the ever increasing post count of Godless Astro and his apparently heterosexual brother.

I'm thinking of sending them an email in my colorful way explaining how I feel about their policy. The challenge is to include every violation I can think of (not professional or legal of course, just this garbage) in as concise a statement as possible.

I'm fairly unhappy with this although I don't how it's enforceable. It's a matter of principle. I suppose I should address my concern about crimethink to thinkpol.

 

[Lotheron]

I'm not sure there are enough hours in the day to remove such "insensitive" posts on these forums. Someone will always find something insensitive.

 

[Perknose]

I'm thinking of sending them an email in my colorful way explaining how I feel about their policy. The challenge is to include every violation I can think of (not professional or legal of course, just this garbage) in as concise a statement as possible.

I'm fairly unhappy with this although I don't how it's enforceable. It's a matter of principle. I suppose I should address my concern about crimethink to thinkpol.

Lol @ the bolded. :biggrin:

The officious subaltern who produced this vid and the lazy, brain dead department head who ok'ed it should both be canned.

 

[Squisher]

I'm not sure there are enough hours in the day to remove such "insensitive" posts on these forums. Someone will always find something insensitive.

Given that insensitivity is subjective and that all posts could be deemed insensitive to someone, I guess you're required to delete all AT forums. Nice knowing ya.

btw-don't let them see P&N

 

[olds]

Today I went into work and found a computer based course regarding company policy concerning social networking. For their purposes that would include internet forums. If I participate in any "social networking" and have the ability to remove "insensitive" posts I'm supposed to do so. Yep. Not only that I can't even swear or make Polish jokes.

Now this isn't on company time mind you, but always, as in right now when I'm off.

AT lawyers, WTF is this?

Just use my definition of "insensitive".

 

[Leros]

What about all of these companies requiring you to submit all of your usernames and passwords for your online accounts? How is that legal? Especially considering that the terms of service for most sites involves not giving out your information.

 

[TheInternet1980]

What about all of these companies requiring you to submit all of your usernames and passwords for your online accounts? How is that legal? Especially considering that the terms of service for most sites involves not giving out your information.

Is that a common thing now? There's no way in hell I would do so.

 

[Leros]

Is that a common thing now? There's no way in hell I would do so.

I hear about it all the time. Never witnessed it firsthand.

 

[TheInternet1980]

I hear about it all the time. Never witnessed it firsthand.

I guess if I was jobless and broke, and that was my only option...even then...I'd just say I don't have any online accounts.

 

[VirtualLarry]

What about all of these companies requiring you to submit all of your usernames and passwords for your online accounts? How is that legal? Especially considering that the terms of service for most sites involves not giving out your information.

What? Fuck em. That's what I say.

 

[SunnyD]

You have no authority to censor people on any site you do not own simply based on the 1st amendment. Ask your employer if they are ready to handle a lawsuit of that magnitude.

 

[Praetor]

Pretty sure they can't do that.

source

In what labor officials and lawyers view as a ground-breaking case involving workers and social media, the National Labor Relations Board has accused a company of illegally firing an employee after she criticized her supervisor on her Facebook page.

This is the first case in which the labor board has stepped in to argue that workers’ criticisms of their bosses or companies on a social networking site are generally a protected activity and that employers would be violating the law by punishing workers for such statements.

 

[Imp]

Worship the might <insert your company name>. Do His bidding, for He can do no wrong... Until they stop paying you.