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beticat -> RE: Effects on being outed on your career (1/15/2007 11:24:58 PM)
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If you signed a morality clause then was seen in a sleezy bar or doing bdsm, yeah I bet you could be.
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And you may not have actually signed a separate morality clause agreement.
My last employeer had a section in the employee handbook about 'behaving in a manner that reflected well on oneself and the company, on and off work'.
It is possible that the employer might attempt to invoke that clause ~even given the ambiguous language and the fact that I worked for a private company ~not public sector (fire, police, etc), not children (schools, daycare, etc) so presumably my time not representing the company in any fashion is my time. It is more likely however that should the company take exception to my private activities, they will then build a case for other violations (tardy, attendance, performance, insubordination, etc) and terminate me based on that.
I am not interested in having my private time be subject to someone else's opinions on what is right and moral and so now I check the handbook and other documents before I accept the job. This way, although I don't go out of my way to describe my personal time, if I happen to be 'outed', the repercussions will hopefully be less.
It's not right ~ it's not fair ~ it is reality for far too many people. And as has been mentioned, the ripple out factor can be much wider than suspected.
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