My contract says silly things, such as any idea I have whilst working there, even if its at 3am, belongs to them. Im not convinced such a broad clause will stand up in court and luckily the quality (or lack thereof) of my ideas means I dont have need to test this, yet anyway.
When i asked my boss about it he said it wasnt as broad as it sounded, it would only cover ideas directly related to their industry, but Im not sure I place much emphasis in verbal reassurances, they may not be worth the paper they arent written on. Cheers Steve Elbows --- In [email protected], "David Howell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ok. I work for a company where I am privy to vast amounts of personal > and financial information for both individuals and enterprises. > > My assumption is that they dont want that information to be published > on blog sites for anyone to see. So, to guard against that I guess, > they say the employees arent allowed to have blogs. A rather archaic > method, to say the least, of preventing an information leak on such a > grand scale that a blog would provide. > > Personally I think it's just a way for them to get their rocks off in > thinking they have full control over our personal lives. I in no way > understand why their rules are thus however if I break those rules, as > it states in the policy I signed, I would be dismissed from my position. > > Again. I take full blame and am taking the weekend to decide if I > really want to work for a company that treats it's employees this way. > I cant afford to be unemployed however this might just be the kick in > the arse that pushes me into the freelancing world full-time rather > than evenings and weekends. > > David > http://www.davidhowellstudios.com > > --- In [email protected], Josh Wolf <inthecity@> wrote: > > > > There's something strange about your company unilaterally blocking > > "advocacy groups," but I haven't the foggiest what you do, and have > > never worked somewhere with content filters so maybe it's all a bit > > more common than I realized. > > > > > > You state that the company policy is no blogs. What exactly is the > > purpose behind this ban? Would you be prohibited from writing a > > letter to the editor? Publishing a paper-zine? Making your own films > > that were distributed through traditional means? It's all a bit > > puzzling, you know? > > > > Josh > > > > > > On Sep 14, 2007, at 9:31 AM, David Howell wrote: > > > > > My sites dont have anything to do with work. However the policy states > > > that employees are not allowed to have blogs. Nothing further > > > detailing what type of blog employees are not allowed to have. Just a > > > blanket statement. I knew that when I signed the policy and agreed to > > > it. My own fault. I take full responsibility. > > > > > > I'll have to check that link out once I get home as according to > > > Websense here at work..."The category "Advocacy Groups" is filtered." > > > > > > David > > > http://www.davidhowellstudios.com > > > > > > > Does your blog have to do with your work? If not, how can a company > > > > tell you how to behave outside of your worktime? If the blog doesn't > > > > relate to your work, you may want to contact the EFF about this: > > > > > > > > http://www.eff.org/about/contact/ > > > > > > > > -- Enric > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > >
