Comments on: I Was Just Fired for Blogging

By: EbizReporter.com Internet Marketing Blog

EbizReporter.com Internet Marketing Blog — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 16:51:29 +0000

Jeremy Has Left The Building
Jan. 5/05 fellow Canadian and avid blogger Jeremy Wright announced that he had been fired from his day job for â€œdivulging company secrets in a public space”. In other words, he was fired for blogging. Is this a trend? Seems…

By: James

James — Thu, 20 Jan 2005 06:22:09 +0000

I think it’d be very interesting to see how well he could do with just blogging being his job. But with his experience in it, and his popularity I’m sure he could do well with it.

By: Jon Berg

Jon Berg — Thu, 20 Jan 2005 06:00:23 +0000

Sorry to hear that you got fired. Don’t feel down I’m sure you will get a new job fast if you are not going for blogging 24/7. You are a tallented guy.

By: David St Lawrence

David St Lawrence — Tue, 18 Jan 2005 07:01:40 +0000

Jeremy, take this incident as a blessing in disguise.

A repressive company environment is not good for you and you will do better elsewhere. I am sure that there were indicators of this kind of treatment which you may have ignored because you were getting your work dome.

Any outside creative activity can be a target for those whose game is playing office politics rather than getting work out.

Figure out what your next job is going to be and don’t waste time trying to fight your dismissal. I’ve been there and done that and it is generally a waste of time. Keep networking until your friends and associates hook you up with somebody that needs your skills.

Good luck!

By: Tejas Patel

Tejas Patel — Tue, 11 Jan 2005 02:28:40 +0000

Jeremy, good luck with your life ahead.

By: larry borsato

larry borsato — Mon, 10 Jan 2005 18:56:06 +0000

Bloggers’ rights.
Ellen Simonetti, a former Delta Airlines flight attendant, was fired for posting pictures of herself and others in their Delta uniforms. She is one of the more well known instances of someone being fired for “blogging-related” reasons. She now…

By: Gautam

Gautam — Mon, 10 Jan 2005 12:30:01 +0000

Hey Jeremy,

Really sad to hear this..

I guess you could ask for your HR guy to respond to your demand for information on this policy.

I am not very conversant with US/Canadian labour law, but in India some companies say that any company information you share can get you fired…without warning…so you’ve got to check if you signed any such document and also what is the instance of that violation…

All the best on your other company….godspeed and good luck !

regards
Gautam

By: Web Marketing News from the EbizReporter.com

Web Marketing News from the EbizReporter.com — Sat, 08 Jan 2005 23:49:40 +0000

By: negocio

negocio — Sat, 08 Jan 2005 16:12:09 +0000

Hi Jeremy, sorry to hear the news.

I suggest you look into this matter. I believe you’ll get a get lawyer from your blogosphere to assist you. Geoffrey

By: Johnnie Moore

Johnnie Moore — Sat, 08 Jan 2005 10:30:41 +0000

It was interesting to hear of Cameron’s experience… not least because it worked well for him. My experience is that a firm with a reputation for nastiness can be nasty not merely to opponents but also to its own clients. I would not judge a firm’s competence by its size either. And I would always get at least two different opinions and compare firms before appointing them.