Supply Chain

You Could Be Fired For Reading This Post

April 23, 2009

A number of years ago, so long ago in Internet time that we still called blogging "web logging," a friend of mine asked me to check out his personal web log. I immediately sensed trouble could be brewing because not only was he taking direct shots at his then-employer, but he was naming names. Even back then, when we could all naively assume nobody would ever notice what we were posting to our personal websites, I thought it was a very bad idea to bad-mouth your boss in public, especially when potentially anybody could stumble upon your posts.

As things have devolved over the years, it's now become a very bad idea to bad-mouth your boss in private, too. Even if your negative comments are posted to a password-protected site and you've made those comments on your own laptop on your own time... you could still get in trouble. Check out this chilling article in the Wall Street Journal, which suggests that not only is Big Brother watching your every keystroke, but he'll not hesitate to fire your bad-mouthing rear-end if you're not careful.

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Dave Blanchard Blog | Senior Editor

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Contributing Editor Dave Blanchard provides the IndustryWeek audience his expertise in lean supply chain, reporting on topics from logistics, procurement and inventory management to warehousing and distribution. He also specializes in business finance news and analysis, writing on such topics as corporate finance and tax, cost management, governance, risk and compliance, and budgeting and reporting.

Dave is also the chief editor of Penton Media’s Business Finance and editorial director of Material Handling & Logistics.

With over 25 years of experience, Dave literally wrote the book on supply chain management, Supply Chain Management Best Practices (John Wiley & Sons, 2010), and is a frequent speaker at industry events. Dave is an award-winning journalist and has been twice named one of the nation’s top columnists by the American Society of Business Publications Editors.

Dave received his B.A. in English from Northern Illinois University, and was a high school teacher prior to his joining the publishing industry. He is married and has two daughters.