Just wanted to follow this up and put some closure on, what this thread kinda derailed into for me.
First, thank you to everyone for your words of wisdom, ideas, offerings, sympathies and opinions. It means a lot to me to hear back from all of you that have contacted me in some way shape for form this weekend. Too many people to list so a big "y'all is just awesome!" from me to you. I spent this weekend talking with my wife and thinking about everything that happened last week at work. Realizing that I have to do what is best for me, I've made the decision that I am going to be leaving my job and begin freelancing full-time. I could stay, let them fire me and fight it but to what end? I dont want to be there. Why fight for something like that when I can spend my creative abilities on something more productive. My wife would know best that I am not someone that likes to have things dictated to him and loves to get in and battle it out. However, this is a battle that I have no interest in participating in. So, cross your fingers for me. Here we go taking that big step off the cliff! Thanks :) David http://www.davidhowellstudios.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Nathan Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Miss B... > Great reply as always... > I work in a med lab twice a week and everyone I work > with has seen or even been in a video or two of mine. > My boss has watched some and of my stuff, and even > asked his boss if we could do a short documentary of > an angioplasty procedure...we got the thumbs up...I > was very surprised...we haven't actually made the > video yet, however later this fall I think we are > gonna get serious and make a little 15 minute > documentary on the whole process... > > nathan miller > www.bicycle-sidewalk.com > --- missbhavens1969 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > God, is this ever disturbing. And dumb. > > > > I get that your company wouldn't want its > > confidential information > > spread around the internet; that makes perfect > > sense. I work in a > > hospital. Pretty much all patient information is on > > computer, and > > it's against the law (and morally inept) to share > > it, but my company > > is too slow and sprawling and stupid to even think > > of removing email > > applications from the very computers that store that > > information, > > much less putting a 'no blogging' clause in our > > policy. I'm on one of > > those computers right now. > > > > I'd get it if your contract had a 'no blogging about > > work' policy. In > > my heart of hearts I'd know that it was simply for > > liability purposes > > so they could cover their butts if some of their > > info got loose. But > > even then, it seems like such a sad and desperate > > idea. No blogging? > > Isn't this some sort of information systems company? > > How is it that > > they don't know how anonymous the internet can > > really be? If you > > wanted to you could be b/vlogging about all sorts of > > work-related > > things and they'd never, ever be able to find you. > > Now, if you did it > > FROM work, perhaps...but from your own home? It > > seems desperate > > somehow. And Josh has made such an important point: > > why blogging? > > What if it were something else? Under your contract > > could you not be > > a freelance writer (I use writing because their > > policy doesn't seem > > to take video into account) for a magazine or > > newspaper? What about a > > neighborhood gazette? Pennysaver? What if you > > independently > > published the journal you'd been writing in a green > > Trapper Keeper? > > Would that be okay? > > > > I'm just sick at the idea that you'd be forced to > > stop posting videos > > because of something this dumb. I totally understand > > if you do stop, > > but yeesh. What's the world coming to? I guess I'm a > > little naive, > > but I find it quite shocking. You don't even vlog > > about work! > > > > Also, it scares me some. I DO vlog at or about work > > occasionally. > > There's the odd video and then there's a seperate > > blog that's only > > about hardcore hospital stuff. It's got several > > unpublished entries > > lined up because I iz skared. The only related > > clause in my contract > > states that I cannot talk to the media about any > > hospital-related > > anythings. It doesn't define 'media' and is worded > > such that you walk > > away from it with the impression that they mean > > "when Channel 7 jumps > > out from behind the bushes with a microphone to ask > > you about a > > scandal, don't say anything!". Still, I worry. I'd > > love to know how > > many people on this list work for companies with > > policies like this. > > Is this common? > > > > Whatever you choose to do, you've got my support. > > That being said, I > > vote that you take it underground. Run off with > > Heath's idea, change > > your name to Ethel Pettibone, do whatever you need > > to do. Just make > > sure you let us know where to find your work! > > > > ;) > > > > Bekah > > > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "David Howell" > > <taoofdavid@> > > 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 videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, 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? > === message truncated === >
