Thursday, January 6, 2011

Censorship


A word on censorship in regards to Under The Table And Dreaming....

When I first started this blog, it felt quite liberating. A little place on the internet that I could call home. I could say whatever I wanted with no repercussions. When I started this last year, it was strictly personal, nothing to hide.

As time went on and I got a job with Chipotle, I started writing about my experiences there. At the time, I was still flying under the radar. At one point during this past summer, I linked my blog to Twitter, where Twitter users could easily access my blog directly. After a short series of messages back and forth, the guys over at the "Official Chipotle Twitter" (http://twitter.com/#!/ChipotleTweets) decided to follow my account. It wasn't long after when they informed me that they checked out my blog, and wished my luck on all future endeavors, and the road to Restaurateur. This was pretty cool, but also probably s small turning point in the blog. From then on I realized I couldn't say anything detrimental or harmful about the company. I can't see myself doing that anyway, but now I know that there are eyes in Denver and they are watching.

So from here on out, my aspects of my work life will be censored. What will NOT be censored, is parts of my personal life. I post things whenever I'm feeling inspired, or feel like I have something to share. When doing this, I usually try to include something that Frank posted onto PostSecret from the previous week. Some of the secrets I post are random, while others sometimes hold some kind of significant meaning. Most readers would usually never be able to differentiate the two, (but isn't that half the fun?) I always pick the ones that touch me in some way.

I don't pick them for anyone else, I pick them for me.

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1 comments:

Every Little Thing said...

I don't post about work at all. I work with the public though, so that would be incredibly unethical but I think some things should just stay private I guess. Your job is different from mine but I understand the need to censor it a bit!