Under the pseudonym of Sarcastic Journalist, Rachel Mosteller wrote this entry on her personal Web log one day last April: "I really hate my place of employment. Seriously. Okay, first off. They have
these stupid little awards that are supposed to boost company morale. So you go and do something 'spectacular' (most likely, you're doing your JOB) and then someone says 'Why golly, that was
spectacular.' then they sign your name on some paper, they bring you chocolate and some balloons. It did not say where the company was based. But apparently, Mosteller's supervisors and co-workers at
the Durham (N.C.) Herald-Sun were well aware of her Web log. The day after that posting, she was fired.
Read the whole story at Washington Post, February 11, 2005 »
