'Blogger' Sacked by Microsoft - a Lesson for Employers

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Microsoft fired a worker in the US this week after he posted a picture of Mac computers being delivered to Microsoft offices in his daily web log, or blog. The company 'let go' of Michael Hanscom four days after the picture went on-line, according to his own account.

Michael Hanscom had been working as a long-term temp in Microsoft’s print shop when he noticed some Apple Power Mac G5s being delivered to the nearby shipping department. The G5 claims to be the world’s fastest personal comp... (457 more words)

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