More reasons why secret blogging just doesn't work

There once was a girl named Helena. A young lass, a smart one, toiling day in and day out at a Major League Publishing House (think of the initials "R" and "H.") The problem is, her job was getting to her. Five years, and she wanted out. She sent out resumes, contacted recruiters, and everything seemed all hunky-dory.

Except for one thing: she set up a blog and bitched about her employers and co-workers, and sadly, our lovely heroine's fate took a decidedly more dramatic turn.

So why do I even know about this?

Well, start with a blind item. Add in a flurry of emailed guesses ("it isn't you, right?" "Nooooo....") and eventually, the the target was hit, and the answer revealed.

And that just makes this missive even more telling...

UPDATE: As expected, the blog's been taken down, though I'm sure the Wayback Machine has an archive kicking around somewhere...

Comments

[Clair Lamb]

She's looking for work as a copy editor, and spells "relieved" "releived."

That explains so much, really.

[Bryon]

I immediately distrust anyone over the age of 15 who has a blog on MySpace. I also have no sympathy for stupid people who actually mention the name of the company they work for while complaining about their job.

[PollyPI]

For my current PI work I always change names and a few details so (hopefully) nobody could point to any of my posts and say "Yep..that's me."

Another cool thing is my job is "virtual". Most of my coworkers and superiors have never seen me in the flesh, so posting pictures isn't an issue.

Now, on posts from previous work as a death investigator, I still change names but the details are very accurate. Not like they can fire me...

[otis]

There once was a girl named Helena
Who blogged Random House while un-seen-a
She bitched and she moaned
Contraceptively foamed
‘Til sent home with her tail up between-a

or - should the Montana pronunciation be preferred…

There once was a girl named Helena
Who griped just too much, boy, I’m tellin’ ya’
She kvetched and she schemed
By her boss she got reamed
Career in a hand-basket – to hell in a

[Natsuo]

Another trick is to write your posts in a language they can't read.

[ratfase]

"She's looking for work as a copy editor, and spells "relieved" "releived."

That explains so much, really."

haha, owned.