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> That means no political views, no off-color humor, NOTHING that I would not say or post in public Yikes! I totally get not posting things on public websites

by loudmax 14y ago

> That means no political views, no off-color humor, NOTHING that I would not say or post in public Yikes! I totally get not posting things on public websites that you wouldn't post in public. But you really shouldn't be afraid to make your political views public, and even off-color humor has its place. I don't share the same political views as my employer, but we have mutual respect for each other. I guess if you're a holocaust denier or a birther or a 9/11 truther or something you may not want to make too much noise about it. But even if your views are somewhat fringe, you shouldn't be ashamed of what you believe.

TheCapn 14y ago
Depends on your situation. While we all want to think its nice we have political freedom and can make jokes among friends, if the information leaked to the wrong person (anal boss out to get you?) it isn't anymore about where the information comes from, its about protecting your rights and (possibly) source of income. If everyone played by the rules and kept their nose out of everyone else's business this wouldn't be a problem but I'm sure you know just as well as I do that there are always people out there looking for ways to bend the rules.
- loudmax 14y ago
  Yes, it does depend on the situation. If you depend on your job and you think your boss is looking for an excuse to fire you, I wouldn't blame you for keeping your head down. But that should be a somewhat exceptional circumstance. For typical work situations, that shouldn't be the default mode. Society is what we make of it and we should push back against repression. Naturally, this means tolerating views we disagree with.
silverbax88 14y ago
No matter what you believe in, someone will disagree with you. Many employers have people in positions of power who can, and will, try to hurt you, legally and/or financially, if they don't like how you believe. Is it right? No. Does it happen? Oh, heck yeah.

by loudmax 14y ago

TheCapn 14y ago

Depends on your situation. While we all want to think its nice we have political freedom and can make jokes among friends, if the information leaked to the wrong person (anal boss out to get you?) it isn't anymore about where the information comes from, its about protecting your rights and (possibly) source of income. If everyone played by the rules and kept their nose out of everyone else's business this wouldn't be a problem but I'm sure you know just as well as I do that there are always people out there looking for ways to bend the rules.

loudmax 14y ago
Yes, it does depend on the situation. If you depend on your job and you think your boss is looking for an excuse to fire you, I wouldn't blame you for keeping your head down. But that should be a somewhat exceptional circumstance. For typical work situations, that shouldn't be the default mode. Society is what we make of it and we should push back against repression. Naturally, this means tolerating views we disagree with.

silverbax88 14y ago

No matter what you believe in, someone will disagree with you. Many employers have people in positions of power who can, and will, try to hurt you, legally and/or financially, if they don't like how you believe. Is it right? No. Does it happen? Oh, heck yeah.