Re: Comments posted on this ng, by myself

[Greg Rudd <grudd@mail.usyd.edu.au>]

Dave Proctor wrote:

> "Greg Rudd" <grudd@mail.usyd.edu.au> wrote in message
> 3ACCFC07.F969D88B@mail.usyd.edu.au">news:3ACCFC07.F969D88B@mail.usyd.edu.au...
>
> > But these people are posting to the newsgroups (which effectively are chat
> rooms in
> > the new internet speak) in their own time and as private citizens
>
> I suppose it depends on how something is said. If someone says something
> like "I work for State Rail and all passengers are arseholes" then State
> Rail would probably have the right to say something to them.
>
> If, on the other hand, it was something like "I work for a rail organisation
> and all passengers are arseholes" then maybe not, as they could work for
> anyone (a freight operator? Of course passengers are arseholes, since
> passenger trains delay freight trains) and they are not bringing their
> employer down.
>
> Dave

INMHO if you said something like that I would ask why the hell are you working
in a customer service environment, and if that is the case you should find
alternative employment.