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CBGLuthier

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15. Bullshit. You have just as much right to FREE SPEECH at work as anywhere else. The problem is

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Mon Aug 6, 2012, 08:19 AM

Aug 2012

people do not understand what the words free speech mean. All the words FREE SPEECH mean is that the GOVERNMENT will not LOCK YOU UP for just saying stuff. Well, most stuff anyway. Threats and such not included.

People keep assuming free speech mean speech without consequence. If you are an employee or a business owner and you say something people disagree with you will be punished.

BUT not by the GOVERNMENT. Except for a few idiot mayors who made themselves look like idiots.

This stupid and tiresome distortion of what FREE SPEECH means is getting a little bit old.

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Where Free Speech Goes to Die: The Workplace [View all] xchrom Aug 2012 OP

Run government like a business 90-percent Aug 2012 #1

Was Adam Smith fired for exercising his 1st Amendment rights or for being an asshole? Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2012 #2

He was fired for being an asshole twizzler Aug 2012 #4

Assholes don't have rights? slampoet Aug 2012 #12

He didn't have the right to verbally attack the employee who was working the drive through dflprincess Aug 2012 #26

Verbal attack, is that a legal term or are you making up rights? slampoet Aug 2012 #28

I guess it depends if you are on your own time or purporting to be the company loli phabay Aug 2012 #3

He was purportedly on his lunch time twizzler Aug 2012 #5

when so much is riding on your job, you job should be better protected leftyohiolib Aug 2012 #6

Sorry, but I'm not aware... MattSh Aug 2012 #14

i was refering to a more general situation of watching what you say and not to the specific individu leftyohiolib Aug 2012 #21

And this may be THE most compelling reason for an online pseudonym! . .n/t annabanana Aug 2012 #7

The Bill of Rights needs to accompany us into the workplace... appal_jack Aug 2012 #8

Your relationship with the corporation is at will and voluntary tritsofme Aug 2012 #9

Employers can regulate what you say off-hours by firing people for having opinions online. Zalatix Aug 2012 #10

A sensible opinion, until you are faced only with job opportunities with bigoted companies. Robb Aug 2012 #11

Must be nice in La La Land... appal_jack Aug 2012 #13

So should an employer need a warrant to monitor customer service agent's phone calls? tritsofme Aug 2012 #23

Looking for balance here... appal_jack Aug 2012 #25

Bullshit. You have just as much right to FREE SPEECH at work as anywhere else. The problem is CBGLuthier Aug 2012 #15

Reading Is Fundamental, my friend appal_jack Aug 2012 #19

A corporation is a little totalitarian state. Odin2005 Aug 2012 #16

Too true, at present. appal_jack Aug 2012 #22

I couldn't be more happy about no free speech in the work place. cbdo2007 Aug 2012 #17

Does the same hold true at DU? joeglow3 Aug 2012 #18

I don't think that accepting the consequences of free speech... LanternWaste Aug 2012 #20

Huh. That's the same place Democracy goes to die. Octafish Aug 2012 #24

Hey, you can say whatever you like at work mindwalker_i Aug 2012 #27

Probably off topic. Reminded me of one of my first bosses. Trillo Aug 2012 #29