They found me!

[hollyking]

My company is changing our vacation and holiday plans to combine all employees under one global plan. The changes don’t effect me because I was hired after the new plan started, but I went to the information meeting yesterday for a refresher and to see what had changed.

Notice that this time I didn’t say where I worked. There’s a reason for that. I attended the last meeting of the day because I knew that there would be crowds at the early meetings. This is a hot topic because while 60% of the company is gaining more vacation time, the folks here at the headquarters are losing a bit of vacation time. So I figured the last meeting of the day would be lightly attended and I was right.

When I entered the room the only other person there was the CEO who was presenting the plan. I had been told that he knew everyone by name in the company though I figured I hadn’t been here long enough to stand out in any way. I bet you can guess a bit of what’s coming next.

While waiting for more people to show up he asks me how things are going and what I’m working on. Then he says “I’ve seen your blog.” “Excuse me,” I reply. He then tells me how he searched for our company name and blog on Google and found my post from last summer when I started here. Eep! He quickly assured me that he didn’t read anything else on the blog. He was just looking into viral marketing ideas and wondered if anyone had blogged about the company.

This is why I make sure that anything I post about my job is public information. We have a ton of cool projects in the works that I would like to show off but they have to stay under wraps for now.

Comments

[littlemystories.livejournal.com]

That's where the friends-lock comes in handy for me. I don't write anything, even nice things, about work without locking it, and rarely mention the business name. I also don't associate my legal name with my blog.

[hollyking.livejournal.com]

I'll probably lock posts about work in the future. No need to tempt the beast. ;)

[tithonium.livejournal.com]

Our CEO apparently came to my boss-to-be after they gave me their offer and I blogged about it, having just read said post. I'm unclear as to whether he was concerned about it or what, but apparently my boss responded that he'd already seen it.

We googlestalk a /lot/ there. We were kind with today's interviewee and didn't project the picture of him in the lobster suit on the wall. I really wish we had.

[hollyking.livejournal.com]

That's the wave of the future. Maybe that's why Qualcomm suddenly changed their mind and bounced me.

[ragnorokt.livejournal.com]

The people at work can see it if they want. I did not name names or identify the company. I just don't want my Mom to see it. Not that I care that she knows things, just I don't want to have to explain anything.

[hollyking.livejournal.com]

I'm counting on Mom and her lack of internet savvy to not find me here. If she does, oh well.

You I figured could handle it. ;)