Should your employer be able to fire you for remarks you make on Yahoo Answers?

If, by reading your answers, someone could identify your employer, yes. The issue is whether or not you are directly or indirectly associated with your employer in the reader's mind.

Hello Saddle Shoes,

No and I believe in my country their would be grounds to sue the employer for that. There have been some let go over this sort of thing but their case has not come to court yet; it takes quite a spell. If you are referring to this Duck show case I'll have to see what transpires in your country if it goes to court.

Cheers,

Michael Kelly

If certain conditions were met, yes.

Should you post under your actual name, and are clearly identifiable, and agreed as a condition of your employment to refrain from public statements on certain issues, and violated that agreement, then yes, your employer should be able to fire you.

My employer doesn't even know I'm alive let alone having an opinion on the Internet or otherwise. If your boss is hanging on every word you say, you must be very important.

If both you and the company are easily identifiable, and what you say goes against the companies view, yes.

@palesummer. This has nothing to do with freedom of speech. That protects you from state / govt. action based on what you say, an employee contact is not covered by freedom of speech

No.

But me cousin was fired for comments he made on Facebook. The comments were out of line--even he admitted it--but he was fired for "compromising the rights of other workers"

It doesn't matter if they should or shouldn't—

It's just the way the wind's blowing. Best get used to it.

Be smart:

Use pseudonyms. â´²

Only if they're very extreme or they compromise the employee's ability to do his job.

yes

don't use your real name for your user name and it wont be an issue. im guessing you already know that, or is saddle shoes your real name?