On: We know what you're doing

[lukevdp]

I can't believe people are still publicly posting stuff about their bosses. Surely there has been enough press coverage about people getting fired for fb/twitter antics

[kmfrk → lukevdp]

People said stupid things in public before social media. :)

[csallen → lukevdp]

Au contraire, regardless of whether or not it's wise to diss your boss online, the last thing we need more of is mass knee-jerk reactions to information over-reported by the press.

[dasil003 → lukevdp]

Well according to the Gervais principle, there are two likely possibilities here. If it's a Loser insulting his Clueless boss then he probably has little to lose and probably enjoys the risk of his boss finding out while sharing a good laugh with his friends. On the other hand if it's a Clueless insulting his Sociopath boss then, well, there's probably a good indicator of why he's stuck in the Clueless caste.

[megablast → lukevdp]

Most bosses do not have the time, wherewithal or care enough to do this. There is nothing wrong with people blowing of steam.

[dinkumthinkum → megablast]

I think this is so naive. Sure a "good" boss probably won't be snooping on his or her employees. However, I'm pretty sure most bosses are humans and humans tend to snoop on each other

[lukevdp → megablast]

>>Most bosses do not have the time, wherewithal or care enough to do this.

Agreed.

>>There is nothing wrong with people blowing of steam.

And each to their own, but it's easy to make a post private instead of public, and doing so seems much more prudent to me.

[paganel → lukevdp]

> I can't believe people are still publicly posting stuff about their bosses.

It's a free world. People should be allowed to say whatever they want on whatever medium they want (as long as it's not hate-speech etc.)

[lukevdp → paganel]

I'm not saying they legally shouldn't be allowed to (I doubt you will find anybody here that thinks that). I'm just saying it's a stupid thing to do

[raspie → paganel]

It's also free in that the boss can fire you if he feels like it in many places.