Darc Requiem said:
2. You don't seem top have followed the whole story. She was directly discussing her work and the difficulty in creating an interesting PC in an MMO environment. She didn't get hacked she posted this for the world to see on Twitter. Both she and Mr. Fries seemed to be under the false impression that posting something to a personal Twitter account is "private". I've never thought in 2018, someone would be so naive.
3. It was on personal Twitter account that listed her company name. It's like me going out on my off time in my company short and getting in a verbal altercation with a customer. It get's back to my boss. I get fired. She foolishly did this on a public forum. I'm curious to occupations of people with this stance. I've worked in a corporate environment for 16 years. Even when signed the documentation for employment on my first "corporate" job in 2002. There was clause about stating that showing company in a bad light, even in your off hours, is grounds for termination. These clauses have evolved with the social media age. Twitter isn't private. A personal Twitter account your name and company of employ on it. Makes you a representative of the company. It's like wearing a company shirt in public on your day off. Despite note being "on the clock" you are making yourself a representative of the company.
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When you say she was discussing her work, was there ever any mention on ArenaNet, or its products in that discussion. I will agree, I did not go through the entire threaded post so it can be easy for me to have missed that part. I know she did not get hacked or anything but also her own twitter account is her own account. You would have a point if her twitter account is tied to Arenanet, then it's a business account not her personal account. It also doesn't make a difference if its public or private if she disagree with someone following her on her own account then where does it stop. What I mean by that is, if your boss found post you have done on this forum and fired you, would you be in agreement that is fair game. At what point is it right when you leave a job that anything you say in any social media aspect is considered fair game to be fired over. Twitter and facebook are easy targets because of how big they are but in reality we are giving corporations power to do this over any space we speak our minds that is not on company time.
I went to her account and she does list Arenanet as her employer (still there for some reason which is funny). That I would agree was a mistake on her part as it makes a connection to her private account to her employer and thus gives them an avenue to pursue termination on those grounds alone.
I am have been in this industry for over 25 years and I know better to tie any of my accounts to my job. Linkedin, Twitter, Facebook you name it, you would not see one mention of who I work for or any affiliation because I understand that if you make those associations you have linked yourself with your job and thus is exposed. I already mentioned this happen to me in the early 90s so I fully understand the situations.
I am not taking a stand for Jessica price, I am getting tired of having to walk on eggshells when anything you say can be used with the old saying "Showing the company in bad light". This is the type of stuff in a booming economy you probably should be asking yourself should you be signing. Its the same agreement as a developer companies try to make you sign that anything you produce while you work for them is also their property. I get that crap out of my signing contract quick. If its on company time, I can agree, if its part of the same industry I can understand but you can forget me signing everything I do is yours because i work for you. Letting corporations control ever aspect of your life in and outside of work will always be a bad thing. Accepting that stuff only can lead to more power you give up and it being the norm.