WorkFarce was begun in January of 2007 as a place where people in the Blog-O-Sphere could come and share a good laugh. It has grown bigger than I ever had invisioned and established more influence than I had ever dreamed…so much so that it has caused some very powerful and vocal critics to contact my employer.
I had made a conscious effort to not use my real name, mention my employer and took steps to protect my identity as I believe that my personal life and my work is not important in the matters here on Workfarce.
WorkFarce the site and WorkFarce the person are 2 totally different things. I don’t want my clients or my employer to take offense or any flack for being within 3 degrees of separation from a site that in most cases is not to be taken literally.
I am a firm believer of Free Speech and the ability for people to express their views. Freedom lost this weekend.
It has come to my attention that people have taken efforts to “out” me as a blogger and have contacted my employer.
WorkFarce is my alter ego…a “character” and is not me as a person…and that was the whole point. It became a place where the most outrageous of comments and assertions could be made within the confines of a site where the absurd could be embraced…a place where those in the recruit-o-sphere caould come and say…”I can’t believe he said that!” (But I was thinking it)
Sure the Daily Show is not REAL news, and Alice cooper on Stage is different than he is off. But, no matter. WorkFarce the Site/Character is getting confused with the Author of WorkFarce…the person.
My loyalty resides with my friends, family my Employer and my clients.
Therefore, this will be the last posting by here on WorkFarce. It was fun while it lasted.
I will not:
1.Reaveal my identity
2. Reveal my employer
3. make any apologies.
I would simply rather shut down the site.
I have made a conscious effort to shut down the site at the risk that my employer and clients will be somehow pulled into its madness.
I can safely say that the witch hunt by a select few people in the HR Technology business and main stays in the Blogging/Recruiting news industries played a huge role in my decision…evil prevails in this case…
I hope to return to the Blog-O-Sphere in another reincarnation soon.
But until then, please know that this is the LAST STOP for WorkFarce.
Until we meet again
I Love You,
WORKFARCE
THE END
This makes me really sad. Best of luck to you and thank you for bringing a little levity to this space.
Dont be such a wussy farce
Thanks for the laughs- I love you too
Hey – it’s old style Dave – he was always at his best with Tim and with the band jamming.
I haven’t watched him in years – got too poppy – but this I like.
And I sympathize with you – I’ve had to kill two blogs for the same reasons – it’s why I own my own business now.
Shame for this to happen now–a few initial stylistic differences aside, you seemed to have really started to hit your stride recently. Hope to see you again soon in some format or another.
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Hey HR Guy—
Glad you could get some traction out of my demise…the good thing is that you will get even more rubber out of my death than my continuation.
The readers here have WorkAFace in their hands now…at http://www.WorkFarceBlog.com
My choice to post the content I have chose,n was MINE…glad it could serve as an example for good or ill…
It is so late that I would like to kick you in the nuts….go to sleep.
but…
I LOVE YOU,
WorkFarce