Being Fired for Posting on SJ

[fishwrapper]

I just wondered, how many folks have been fired for posting on here? Why did they get fired? Did they diss their employer or what? Do we have a hard count of doofusses that have gotten the axe for saying something stupid on here? ;D

I'm pretty sure the plural of doofusses is doofii.

Way off...It is

Doofii-nesses's'
It's both plural and possessive.

 

[Riddick]

A buddy of mine was confronted about postings about his shop. They thought it was him. One of his bosses even started yelling at him about it until my buddy pointed out how pissed he was because the anonymous poster was also making fun of him.
Management can be so stupid when the're threatened.

 

[dooley_womack1]

So how did you get fired for being on sj, journalist68?

 

[Ike Broflovski]

What is funny about this site is that sometimes I'm positive I know who is hiding behind an alias, and it turns out not to be that person at all -- and someone I've never heard of. I won't become quite as descriptive as Blonde Bomber in the above post, but I really don't know if anybody would be able to decipher who I am if I did ***** about my job here, anyway.

 

[dooley_womack1]

I'm guessing your byline is not Ike Broflovski.

 

[Ace]

I try not to say anything controversial, descriptive or interesting. Works best all around, really.

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

This thread is why God (or Moddy) created multiple screen names. Make the other VERY infrequent, and the utmost annonymous.

 

[Riddick]

I am Tiger Woods!

 

[msarzo]

Management can be so stupid when the're threatened.

I'm management and frankly, if one of my best reporters is on here, I don't care as long as he gets his work done and continues to live up to the standards he and I have set. In fact, I see a place like this as a benefit. If one reporter I hired back in September were still at my paper (he left after he got a more lucrative offer), I might actually point him to SportsJournalists.com and encourage him to sign up if he were so inclined.

When someone isn't getting his or her work done is where I'd have a problem with spending work time on something that isn't work-related.

 

[Clever username]

I'm actually hoping the reason I get fired is because I post on SJ.

 

[JackS]

Management can be so stupid when the're threatened.

I'm management and frankly, if one of my best reporters is on here, I don't care as long as he gets his work done and continues to live up to the standards he and I have set. In fact, I see a place like this as a benefit. If one reporter I hired back in September were still at my paper (he left after he got a more lucrative offer), I might actually point him to SportsJournalists.com and encourage him to sign up if he were so inclined.

When someone isn't getting his or her work done is where I'd have a problem with spending work time on something that isn't work-related.

Good post. It's pretty simple. Get your work done and don't blast your employer, and I don't even think anonymity is needed (unless you want to ogle your students, I suppose).

Of course, I'm sure a lot of people here would have problems with either or both.

 

[Kaylee]

Here's the hazard of posting on here...

How many of you have been involved in a conversation that went something like this?
"Dude, do you go on SportsJournalists.com?"
"Why?"
"There's a whole thread on [someone we know/a local job opening/a team we cover]!"
"Hmmm..."
"Yeah, some guy on there named [handle] went on there and said [the job/the sports editor/the departing writer/the incoming writer] was [terrible/wonderful/overrated/underrated/caught blowing goats on the Internet]."
"Wow."
"Yeah, know who I think it is? I think it might be [totally unfounded assumption]."

There are some who seem to make it their life's work to find out who's who on here. Personally, I think trying to find out who I am is stupid, but I'm well aware that's how the world works. And like a lot of people, I'm sure that if someone reeeaallly wanted to comb through my sentiments, they could probably guess who I am. That's why I don't bring work onto here, because once people start guessing, you have no idea who's going to get wind of what.

I'm far from perfect at this, but my general rule of thumb is to not post anything that you wouldn't mind your co-workers seeing over your shoulder. This way, those I work with may find that I'm somewhat neurotic and sophomoric, but not insubordinate.

You've gotta be careful out there.

 

[shotglass]

I'm far from perfect at this, but my general rule of thumb is to not post anything that you wouldn't mind your co-workers seeing over your shoulder. This way, those I work with may find that I'm somewhat neurotic and sophomoric, but not insubordinate.

I try to follow that, too. Although I'm not sure all my co-workers can read...

(Just keeeeeding....)

 

[buckweaver]

Get your work done and don't blast your employer, and I don't even think anonymity is needed (unless you want to ogle your students, I suppose).

Well, for the fortunate majority of us who don't have to worry about getting fired simply for being here, the anonymity is more to curb any big-timing that might go on. (Unfortunately, there's still some of that around here, but not nearly as much as there would be if people were under their real names.)

It's so we can have intelligent discussions about our chosen profession -- and we often do -- where Jason_Whitlock's opinion doesn't carry more weight than Joe_Agateclerk's, simply because he's Jason Whitlock and you're not. The quality of your content matters more than your name (ideally).

And that's the beauty of this place.

 

[shotglass]

I'm picturing Joe_Agateclerk with black horn-rimmed glasses and jet-black, greasy hair.

 

[Norman Stansfield]

I'm guessing your byline is not Ike Broflovski.

Hey Dools, nice sig line.

Although I'm betting you're not a member of the Villa Army like I am.

 

[cougargirl]

That's why I don't bring work onto here, because once people start guessing, you have no idea who's going to get wind of what.

I'm far from perfect at this, but my general rule of thumb is to not post anything that you wouldn't mind your co-workers seeing over your shoulder. This way, those I work with may find that I'm somewhat neurotic and sophomoric, but not insubordinate.

You've gotta be careful out there.

Well stated, Kaylee.

 

[tapintoamerica]

It's like anything else: If they want to whack you, this is a convenient excuse.

 

[blondebomber]

Here's the hazard of posting on here...

How many of you have been involved in a conversation that went something like this?
"Dude, do you go on SportsJournalists.com?"
"Why?"
"There's a whole thread on [someone we know/a local job opening/a team we cover]!"
"Hmmm..."
"Yeah, some guy on there named [handle] went on there and said [the job/the sports editor/the departing writer/the incoming writer] was [terrible/wonderful/overrated/underrated/caught blowing goats on the Internet]."
"Wow."
"Yeah, know who I think it is? I think it might be [totally unfounded assumption]."

There are some who seem to make it their life's work to find out who's who on here. Personally, I think trying to find out who I am is stupid, but I'm well aware that's how the world works. And like a lot of people, I'm sure that if someone reeeaallly wanted to comb through my sentiments, they could probably guess who I am. That's why I don't bring work onto here, because once people start guessing, you have no idea who's going to get wind of what.

I'm far from perfect at this, but my general rule of thumb is to not post anything that you wouldn't mind your co-workers seeing over your shoulder. This way, those I work with may find that I'm somewhat neurotic and sophomoric, but not insubordinate.

You've gotta be careful out there.

I think what always throws them off is that we'rereally the same person using two different screen names.

 

[Outsidethelines]

Have worked with a few people who abuse the freedom many papers provide in looking at a site like this one. One thing to make posts after deadline, quite another when you're on deadline and you look over and guy is typing like a mad man on SJ and not on the story you need.