Comments on: PARANOIA, OR WHY THE BLACK HELICOPTERS ARE COMING FOR YOU http://gomerville.com/2009/12/09/paranoia-or-why-the-black-helicopters-are-coming-for-you/ Buckman is a paramedic and an organ donor coordinator working in the wilds of Kentucky. He is also a husband and a father. Occasionally he fancies himself to be a writer, hence the blog. He tries to make sense out of his odd and varied experiences here. You are welcome to witness this train wreck but the experience can be disorienting. Don't go swimming for at least thirty minutes. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:48:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Rogue Medic http://gomerville.com/2009/12/09/paranoia-or-why-the-black-helicopters-are-coming-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1123 Rogue Medic Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:18:48 +0000 http://gomerville.com/?p=617#comment-1123 I have worked for enough companies that <i>misbehave</i>, that I chose my current employer more for the owner, than anything else. Also, he knows what I am like. The ways that I may annoy an employer. If he has a problem with anything I am doing, if any of the people with buttons that get pushed by me have a problem, he will come to me and not spring a surprise on me. I used to have as many as 10 jobs at a time. It made things so redundant that I did not need to worry about being fired. In a period of less than half a year, I was laid off from the two employers I worked for the most and it was not a big deal. Now, for a variety of reasons, job security is more important to me. I have worked for enough companies that misbehave, that I chose my current employer more for the owner, than anything else.

Also, he knows what I am like. The ways that I may annoy an employer. If he has a problem with anything I am doing, if any of the people with buttons that get pushed by me have a problem, he will come to me and not spring a surprise on me.

I used to have as many as 10 jobs at a time. It made things so redundant that I did not need to worry about being fired. In a period of less than half a year, I was laid off from the two employers I worked for the most and it was not a big deal.

Now, for a variety of reasons, job security is more important to me.

]]> By: Buckman http://gomerville.com/2009/12/09/paranoia-or-why-the-black-helicopters-are-coming-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1115 Buckman Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:51:24 +0000 http://gomerville.com/?p=617#comment-1115 Pollyanna? No. But trying to ask people to be responsible about their postings on the internet is like asking kids not to run by the pool. If silly people want to post silly comments they will get dinged. I am assuming (perhaps wrongfully so) that if someone goes to the kind of trouble that I describe above, it would be for a big reason. Like a union. Or exposing Medicare fraud, or unsafe practices. But I could be wrong. Using social media would be a good lesson to teach, but I hear someone is already doing that. ;) Pollyanna? No. But trying to ask people to be responsible about their postings on the internet is like asking kids not to run by the pool. If silly people want to post silly comments they will get dinged. I am assuming (perhaps wrongfully so) that if someone goes to the kind of trouble that I describe above, it would be for a big reason. Like a union. Or exposing Medicare fraud, or unsafe practices. But I could be wrong. Using social media would be a good lesson to teach, but I hear someone is already doing that. ;)

]]> By: Dave Konig http://gomerville.com/2009/12/09/paranoia-or-why-the-black-helicopters-are-coming-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1114 Dave Konig Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:20:51 +0000 http://gomerville.com/?p=617#comment-1114 I understand what you're saying more than I think you realize. I would just prefer to advocate for being responsible in Social Media than to endorse actions that may provide someone with a false sense of security. In turn that leads them to being irresponsible with their actions. You're absolutely right... EMS Agencies can find people smart enough to find these things out or battle whatever has been blogged/tweeted/ranted about them. Seeing as how I happen to occasionally be one of those people... that's really all I have to say on it. I do know that if you properly educate Agencies and Responders on how to be responsible, the outcome is usually more positive for all than it seems your imagining. Of course, you may call me Pollyanna if you like... and maybe that's just what I am. I understand what you’re saying more than I think you realize.

I would just prefer to advocate for being responsible in Social Media than to endorse actions that may provide someone with a false sense of security. In turn that leads them to being irresponsible with their actions.

You’re absolutely right… EMS Agencies can find people smart enough to find these things out or battle whatever has been blogged/tweeted/ranted about them. Seeing as how I happen to occasionally be one of those people… that’s really all I have to say on it.

I do know that if you properly educate Agencies and Responders on how to be responsible, the outcome is usually more positive for all than it seems your imagining. Of course, you may call me Pollyanna if you like… and maybe that’s just what I am.

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