21 July, 2006 | Leave a Comment

So the blog world has been buzzing the past few days about Petite Anglaise, the popular Paris-based Brit blogger who just got fired from her job after her blog was discovered by her employers. I’ve had her in my blogroll for a while. She has just made the news once again because she is suing the company that fired her and this will apparently be a test case for French law. This is an issue that scares me a lot. I have a certain U.S.-based job that I would very likely be fired from if my blog were discovered — no exaggeration. I never mention the job at all on my blog (though I’d love to), but many of the political views I’ve expressed here would not go over too well with the conservative people I work with. And given the nature of the job, my self-confessional posts (no matter how harmless) would just make it impossible for me to continue in my position. This is something I actually worry about quite a bit — although feeling like an outlaw is also fun. I really wish all the best for Petite Anglaise, who has a young daughter to support.

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