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Does anyone know what the current thought is on blogging if your blog has absolutely nothing to do with your job?

Do employers look down upon the practice of exposing your life to the world?

And is it best practice to keep the blog anonymous?


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Great question Leah!

I truly believe it depends on the employer. If you blog about something and mention your job, people in the job, your boss....etc...many employers would frown if they found out. In some cases, depending on what you wrote, it could be cause for dismissal if it's sensitive info.

Now,of course, all that is dependent upon them having the time to find and read your blog in the first place. smile

A blogger also may care if they are looking for a job. Many employers will Google applicants, if you have a questionable post, they may look negatively upon that.

It also depends on whether your job is tied in with confidential information.

A small company also might care more, for example, than a smaller organization, why, I don't know.

I would say, live your life outside of your work hours unless you have a job which specifically dictates otherwise. For example, I wouldn't recommend the president of the United States keeping a blog smile

I wouldn't say that keeping it anonymous is a best practice (if you're really threatening national security, they can find out who you are :)) It depends on your level of paranoia or privacy (not to offend anyone, but I couldn't think of a better word, but it's along the same premise that people are a lot bolder when they can do things anonymously). I have a totally non-job related blog and I don't think my employer could care less.

Would love to hear more thoughts!


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While I an a writer’s writer, I always have in the back of my mind that I am also a “working” writer in that I will always need a job to support my writing habit. Most of the great romance authors I know work full-time jobs unless they are retired.

So I do often think when I write something, what if an employer sees this?

I just started a new blog where I am using a pen name. I am looking forward to seeing what I will create without that yellow caution sign flashing over my head.


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