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Subject:Re: Bad Employers/Clients List??? From:Stephen Victor <svictor -at- HOUSTON -dot- GEOQUEST -dot- SLB -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 2 May 1997 10:04:58 -0500
Mitch Berg wrote:
>
> So - what if some intrepid soul were to put up an informational website,
> essentially a techwhirlers' "blacklist" of companies with a record of
> shabby treatment of techwriters? A sort of "Better Clients/Employers
> Bureau", if you will, where a job-searching techwhirler could look for
> any references to a potential employer or client.
I hope this intrepid soul has a good lawyer. Publishing a "bad
employers" list on the web? Not a good idea, in my opinion. In fact, a
downright dangerous idea, since it could result in a few libel suits.
Of course, I'm not a laywer, and I don't even play one on TV.
Regards,
Steve
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