Be careful what you blog. It could get you fired.
Peter Whitney said Wells Fargo dismissed him after co-workers discovered his online journal. Delta Airlines flight attendant Ellen Simonetti said she got the boot for hers. Even a staffer at Friendster, the social networking site in Mountain View that encourages users to post detailed personal information about themselves online, said she was fired for her blog.
With blogging going mainstream and millions of Americans logging details of their everyday lives, including work, a growing number of people are getting into hot water for being too candid about their jobs.
Some workers have been fired for revealing confidential information. Others have been let go for openly griping about their co-workers or bosses, potentially poisoning their relationships with colleagues.
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