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Guess I really should say ...well...something.
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Hello everyone,

Some of you may remember me - I haven't been around in quite a long time.
I first joined this motley crew in 2003, and participated in the discussion for four years. It was a lot of fun.
Back in 2007 I took a job with a draconian employment agreement I had to sign. This agreement severely limited my ability to participate in online forums, or "discussions of a technical nature" (direct quote there - yeah, it was both that vague, and promised dire consequences if I were caught in violation). But that agreement I signed lapsed on November 1, 2014.

And so, I came back. Whether this is cause for celebration or lamentation is up to the individual.

For those who don't remember me, or are too new to have known me:
By trade, I am an aerospace engineer. By education, I am a computer engineer. By personal preference, I am an irreverent jokester. If you see something I wrote, and can take it two different ways - and one way gets your panties in a bunch......assume I meant the other way.
It is my belief that you should laugh at life....because if you don't, you'll start crying.

I am a writer - though my usual fare is fantasy oriented (at least that's the only thing I've been paid for so far), and I have a tendency to approach Orion's Arm more as a writer than a world builder, but that being said, one of my pet peeves in writing is works that lack internal consistency. In fantasy writing, this burden is placed squarely on the author. In hard sci-fi writing, the author has the help of Newton, Einstein, and the like.

So, hello everyone. I'll try not to derail every topic I post in....honest Angel
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#2
Welcome ,back. I for one
(11-10-2014, 03:02 PM)rom65536 Wrote: Back in 2007 I took a job with a draconian employment agreement I had to sign. This agreement severely limited my ability to participate in online forums, or "discussions of a technical nature" (direct quote there - yeah, it was both that vague, and promised dire consequences if I were caught in violation). But that agreement I signed lapsed on November 1, 2014.

That sounds awful. Welcome Back, I look forward to your contributions again. Smile
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#3
Great to have you back. I think I can just about understand an employer wanting to apply a restriction like that- but it seems far too open-ended.
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#4
Welcome back, Rom!

I am not the least bit fond of employers who stick their fingers into the private lives of their employees. However, I realise that there are professions where this may be a necessary evil; such a certain government positions, engineering, emergency services, or any field where security and secrets have an obvious, common-sense high priority. Similarly, frequent drug and alcohol tests are a safety requirement for some professions, such as airline pilots.

One thing that I cannot stand, however, is the "boss" who wants to make sure that no-one is talking behind his back. Or corporate paranoia such as this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWC0SN-5hZ0
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#5
Hi rom - Welcome backSmile

Todd
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#6
My non-competition clause is only six months, and my job was safety testing of gas turbine engines.
That's bad enough, and has already cost me TWO job offers.

Two years for a sandwich?

I thought it was silly that my employer's policy was that I had to "friend" the corporate facebook page, so they could monitor what I posted to facebook. I laughed in the HR rep's face and told them "No." At the time I didn't have a facebook account.....so I went straight home and got one. Then I told my supervisor that I wouldn't friend the corporate account, and he said "That's fine. I didn't either."

And saying the "U" word? I believe the phrase "Them's fightin' words!" best describes it.

What's next? paying employees with company scip and shopping at the company store?

I'm just glad to be back among people that won't call me a "Durn Commie" for even considering the possibility of a post-scarcity economy.
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#7
Here's another thing I don't get. If a former employee cannot sign up with a competitor for two years, then that former employee suddenly has less job opportunities. Ultimately, this could mean more time searching for a new job, and probably more time spent on welfare.

Isn't this the last thing that Republicans want?
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(11-13-2014, 04:38 PM)DarrenRyding Wrote: Isn't this the last thing that Republicans want?

No one ever accused either side of the political aisle of being either logical or consistent.
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