tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18730709.post1328421876309745437..comments2023-11-03T04:49:12.668-06:00Comments on Tales of Wit and Charm...: dooced?Sarah Bellumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16536648074258319524noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18730709.post-37345955456462506962007-03-04T19:38:00.000-07:002007-03-04T19:38:00.000-07:00Your blog is one of the hippest and coolest blogs ...Your blog is one of the hippest and coolest blogs out there. And if it were to be wiped from cyber space the internet would lose all meaning. Sure, I speak with hyperbole, but it is a necessary trope to illustrate the point that your blog must stay!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18730709.post-61298672047007251512007-03-04T15:06:00.000-07:002007-03-04T15:06:00.000-07:00It sounds to me like it might be time to "Get Geph...It sounds to me like it might be time to "Get Gephardt"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18730709.post-46271613220701859712007-03-03T10:36:00.000-07:002007-03-03T10:36:00.000-07:00What happens if you don't stop blogging?I vote you...What happens if you don't stop blogging?<BR/><BR/>I vote you quit and sell ad space on your blog. Controversery sells.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18730709.post-57600007076035965622007-03-02T21:45:00.000-07:002007-03-02T21:45:00.000-07:00I say you quit and then bring them down with all t...I say you quit and then bring them down with all that information you haven't written about that they should be worried about! I'm sure you could support your Starbuck's habit on a fast food job! :)Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09842403440920377465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18730709.post-15454613033265116212007-03-02T20:23:00.000-07:002007-03-02T20:23:00.000-07:00I'm sorry you're having problems. Hang in there, ...I'm sorry you're having problems. Hang in there, you have an entire city behind you. We love our little Sarahbellum!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18730709.post-41424289155480720102007-03-02T19:56:00.000-07:002007-03-02T19:56:00.000-07:00wow! that sucks! i can understand your company bei...wow! that sucks! i can understand your company being upset if you were publicly bashing them, but i'd bet the majority of your readers don't even have a clue who you work for, and those that do are the ones you'd be just as likely to bitch about work with in person. seems awfully silly to me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18730709.post-23337497191415973982007-03-02T17:58:00.000-07:002007-03-02T17:58:00.000-07:00I never read your blog (unless I show up in it, of...I never read your blog (unless I show up in it, of course), but I firmly stand behind your continuing to do so. Can you, eh, start a new, more positive one? Or is that exactly what The Man would want?<BR/><BR/>Damn the man! DAMN THE MAN!!Dainon.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13336123090037373810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18730709.post-37137717721689572682007-03-02T17:57:00.000-07:002007-03-02T17:57:00.000-07:00The first 'reported' blogger to get fired for thin...The first 'reported' blogger to get fired for things she said on her <A HREF="http://www.dooce.com/about.html" REL="nofollow">blog</A>:<BR/><BR/><I>I started this website in February 2001. A year later I was fired from my job for this website because I had written stories that included people in my workplace. My advice to you is BE YE NOT SO STUPID. Never write about work on the internet unless your boss knows and sanctions the fact that YOU ARE WRITING ABOUT WORK ON THE INTERNET. If you are the boss, however, please don’t be a bitch and talk with your hands. And when you order Prada online, please don’t talk about it out loud, you rotten whore</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18730709.post-80247595649548999002007-03-02T17:44:00.000-07:002007-03-02T17:44:00.000-07:00--i'm sure to get flamed for this--Bloggers get Do...--i'm sure to get flamed for this--<BR/><BR/>Bloggers get Dooced all the time. .. and it's perfectly legal. Mainly because their blog is related and or sanctioned by their work.. I don't post anything particular to work or clients on my blog for this reason. <BR/><BR/>Legal counsel really won't help all that much either. There are lists and lists of people who have been Dooced. (just google it people.)<BR/><BR/>Business is a big world. And your first amendment rights allow you to speak your mind, and it also allows employers to fire you for it.<BR/><BR/>I love you Sarah, and I hope to hell you keep blogging, and keep your job. But.. c'mon, do you really feel your employer doesn't have the right to mention things you've said that they don't approve of when your blog is pretty much tied directly to your column? .. <BR/><BR/>Obviously, it would be a bad decision on their part to really do anything.. but still. <BR/><BR/>I hope all this works out for you though. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18730709.post-51062293317181380112007-03-02T17:27:00.000-07:002007-03-02T17:27:00.000-07:00FUCK THAT COMPANY!! I WILL PERSONALLY MAKE SURE T...FUCK THAT COMPANY!! I WILL PERSONALLY MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOES NOT GO UNTOLD!!! THIS WILL CREATE SUCH A MEDIA STINK FOR THOSE DUMBASSES!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18730709.post-27024432974631443282007-03-02T15:45:00.000-07:002007-03-02T15:45:00.000-07:00Sarah,I am 150% behind you. I can not imagine havi...Sarah,<BR/>I am 150% behind you. I can not imagine having the ability to express my thoughts and opinions in a forum of support and respectful debate.<BR/>I say take up the folks who have offered to help, and make sure to call the media.<BR/>Brits are known for their uptight personalities. Here is proof of that.<BR/><BR/>Long live free speech!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18730709.post-71579960887640703272007-03-02T15:04:00.000-07:002007-03-02T15:04:00.000-07:00I wouldn't work for a company with that sort of po...I wouldn't work for a company with that sort of policy -- no matter what they pay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18730709.post-81349776006205591542007-03-02T11:59:00.000-07:002007-03-02T11:59:00.000-07:00Bellum,Bad press is bad press, no matter how large...Bellum,<BR/><BR/>Bad press is bad press, no matter how large or small a company is.<BR/><BR/>With your media connections you should be able to make a stink and hopefully come to an agreement.<BR/><BR/>Best of luck,<BR/><BR/>AlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18730709.post-46275989432150991192007-03-02T11:15:00.000-07:002007-03-02T11:15:00.000-07:00Sarah, I don't think "the powers that be" realize ...Sarah, <BR/><BR/>I don't think "the powers that be" realize who they're up against. You are an amazing writer. To be cliche, you've touched others through your talent in writing. <BR/><BR/>Silly, they think that by telling you to take this down you'll be under the radar never to have your words surface again? <BR/><BR/>You have loyal followers and admirers. This is ludacris...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18730709.post-90154399635494629412007-03-02T11:05:00.000-07:002007-03-02T11:05:00.000-07:00Censorship sucks.Fight for what's right Sarah.I'm ...Censorship sucks.<BR/>Fight for what's right Sarah.<BR/>I'm behind you.<BR/><BR/>-pantsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18730709.post-84046727884648889682007-03-02T10:46:00.000-07:002007-03-02T10:46:00.000-07:00Sarah-Standing firmly behind you. Should you call...Sarah-<BR/><BR/>Standing firmly behind you. Should you call a press conference, drop me a line.<BR/><BR/>Heck, I think we should hold a press conference.<BR/><BR/>Just don't quit your job! Or your blog!<BR/><BR/>-Bob<BR/><BR/>P.S. - My blog looks terrible in pink.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904969537714974512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18730709.post-65450901020501268682007-03-02T10:03:00.000-07:002007-03-02T10:03:00.000-07:00Wait, that's french...shit. I suppose the next be...Wait, that's french...shit. I suppose the next best alternative is to burn the Union Jack in front of the British Pantry. (I wonder if Orrin gets all twisted in a bunch if the UJ were burned, or is it only the stars & stripes?) Anyway, I hope the blog love at least has you feeling a bit better today.<BR/><BR/>As the other lawyers probably told you (and what most people fail to realize), your 1st amendment prevents only the gov't from trying to muzzle you. In our glorious at-will employment system most employers can fire anyone for any reason at any time. I'd start duplicating and keeping hard copies of all evaluations and comments, especially positive ones and those since the norman conquest, although the further back you can document your performance the easier it will make an argument of your habitual, crunchy goodness as an employee. If someone provides a positive verbal comment, send that person an email thanking them for the comment and repeating the comment as close to verbatim as possible in the text, and then print the message out. Keep the work quality and chipper attitude up at the office, as painful as it may be - if you're interested in keeping the job. If not, depending on the circumstances, a Bridge Over the River Qwai style immolation is always pleasing at the visceral level. Since you have never id'd the company and only made secondary reference to the industry it'd be hard for them to say that you were sullying their reputation. At best, you'd have a potential wrongful termination lawsuit - unfortunately, that'd probably be very expensive to fight, although it'd provide excellent fodder to keep the conflict alive and the company's name associated with bad publicity in your blog and the media, always a useful bit of leverage. (We do have a couple of good attys here at my firm, though, that I could introduce you to.)<BR/><BR/>The best bet, I think, is to keep the references scrupulously clean, as you have. I suspect that since they are reading the blog, one look at all the posts and the obvious media implications would give anyone with half a brain serious reason to pause before doing anything stupid. <BR/><BR/>Buena suerte (good luck)!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18730709.post-7883297378048082362007-03-02T10:00:00.000-07:002007-03-02T10:00:00.000-07:00Hi sarah I will support you! this ones kinda hard ...Hi sarah I will support you! this ones kinda hard for me to read though? I mean understandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18730709.post-52013161460633595662007-03-02T09:38:00.000-07:002007-03-02T09:38:00.000-07:00Dear New British Company Owners:(Since you are obv...Dear New British Company Owners:<BR/><BR/>(Since you are obviously aware of this blog space.)<BR/><BR/>I've known Sarah for some time now. You haven't. I've had her in my home. You haven't. <BR/><BR/>She was one of the very first employees of the company you recently bought. Are you aware of her contribution to the value of the company you bought? I think not. If you should succeed in managing her out the door, the business you bought will suffer.<BR/><BR/>She isn't hurting you, nobody knows who you are, or even what industry you're in, and apparently the support here shows that you stand to lose a fair amount of community friendliness by sending her out the door for this blog.<BR/><BR/>Are you people DAFT? Is it customary to seek control of employees lives, both inside AND outside of the workplace? <BR/><BR/>It's not customary here, and you're making a mistake, on all sorts of fronts.<BR/><BR/>Now, kiss and make up.<BR/><BR/>Thank you.That One Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02733838946095632239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18730709.post-84316909203993649362007-03-02T09:35:00.000-07:002007-03-02T09:35:00.000-07:00I can't imagine that the big ol' Coach would have ...I can't imagine that the big ol' Coach would have a problem about this??<BR/>Hell, wasn't this blog a big reason the Trib wanted you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18730709.post-11829559980957354352007-03-02T08:40:00.000-07:002007-03-02T08:40:00.000-07:00Booooo! I guess this explains your less than jov...Booooo! I guess this explains your less than jovial mood last night. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18730709.post-83385324654109593492007-03-02T08:18:00.000-07:002007-03-02T08:18:00.000-07:00bellum,you know you've got my support.bellum,<BR/>you know you've got my support.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01813702212502645840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18730709.post-49224154338789195242007-03-02T08:17:00.000-07:002007-03-02T08:17:00.000-07:00Sarah,Your blog is too popular to go away. Too bad...Sarah,<BR/>Your blog is too popular to go away. Too bad we don't know the company you work for, maybe we could hire someone to "take care" of the situation. (I'm kidding).<BR/>You have my support!<BR/>You know where I work, maybe we can get your Uncle to help out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18730709.post-87750297578078654282007-03-02T08:01:00.000-07:002007-03-02T08:01:00.000-07:00OH Sarah - your blog is like my daily coffee. Don'...OH Sarah - your blog is like my daily coffee. Don't stop! Don't stop!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08548297569597918771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18730709.post-87079330978558585532007-03-02T06:24:00.000-07:002007-03-02T06:24:00.000-07:00Post your resume on your blog. Shouldn't take lon...Post your resume on your blog. Shouldn't take long to get snatched up. Looks like you have a lot of fans. Just make sure you can remain blogging. Our boring corporate jobs provide us with bleak days so your blog is a highlight.<BR/><BR/>It's been mentioned again and again but there's a reason. Go to the media with this. Doesn't matter how serious the request was, it will soon be forgotten in order to hush you.<BR/><BR/>Am I the only one who wants to know what the things you aren't blogging are?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com