07.04.26: Listen here
Guest: Workfarce
Introduction: On the weak side. It sets up the rule of anonymity which reigns supreme during this episode.
Highlights: Unfortunately, the anonymity rule we employed probably makes the discussion terribly confusing to outsiders. Aside from that, it is one of the liveliest shows to date. If only every show stimulated this kind of conversation among the callers.
Other Participants: Dubya (pseudonym), Bull Doza, Dave Manaster
Background: Workfarce specializes in analyses of the Recruitosphere that make generous use of coarse humour and personal shots. Many of us found it hilarious but a comic who plays the fringes is bound to get burned and WF did.
There were two main charges against him
Workfarce specializes in analyses of the Recruitosphere that make generous use of coarse humour and personal shots. Many of us found this hilarious but a comic who plays the fringes is bound to get burned and WF did.
There were three main charges against him:
a. Some of his humour seemed to be gay-bashing. That's the prejudice we're referring to.
b. Workfarce did not protect his true identity well and although his blog was in no way connected to his employer, some readers believed that his kind of humour reflected poorly on the company he kept.
c. Because of his anonymity, some readers believed that Workfarce was expressing the professional biases of his employer without warning readers that he might be doing so.
As a result of all this, two prominent figures in the Recruitosphere (Mr X and Mr Y) called Workfarce's boss to complain. The boss told The Farce that he could maintain his blog but only if he revealed his identity and put a disclaimer on the blog denying that he was expressing views that were in any way connected to those of his firm.
Farce decided that this problem was getting too big and chose to close his blog instead. He did but he has, recently, started it up again.
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