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My emails to the "synth1" address are going unanswered.

No news for 3.5 weeks.

Corporations can be butt heads....

California just had to pass a law forbidding employers from demanding the
passwords for employee's Facebook accounts!

BTW, I did hear from Paul. He expects to finish unpacking this weekend and
"get back to synth stuff".

Too bad he can't just retire and make modules the rest of days. He's a
real great resource.

> Microchip
>
> The restrictions are not that surprising given the competing 32 bit
> processors and DSPs in SynthTech's recent digital designs.
>
> John Loffink
>
> On 9/26/2012 4:15 PM, Ritchie DeCarlo wrote:
>>
>>
>> Paul has started a new job & said that he can't post publicly anymore.
>> His "last post" is in the archives.
>> He said that he would respond to emails.
>>
>> I would love to know what company he is with now that won't let him
>> post....
>> Yamaha, Roland, Arturia, NASA???
>>
>> Can't imagine that being stated at a job interview....
>> We will hire you Paul, BUT you can't be involved with your synths
>> anymore!
>> If we see you posting on a Synth Forum YOU ARE FIRED!!
>>
>> Too Much..............
>>
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From: John Loffink 
>>Microchip...The restrictions are not that surprising given the competing 32 bit processors and DSPs in SynthTech's recent digital designs.<<

Surprising or not, it just seems completely unreasonable and I don't see how a company has the nerve to think they can tell an employee what they can or can't do when off the clock. Imagine working for the Ford auto company and them telling you that unless you own a Ford then you can't talk about cars on the internet with other people.


From: Blacet
>>California just had to pass a law forbidding employers from demanding the passwords for employee's Facebook accounts!<<

I've heard about this kind of thing. It seems awfully presumptuous of them to assume that everybody has a Facebook account or that potential employees  wouldn't just tell them that they don't have one. Of course you could just tell them you're on Google+ and when they go to look they'll find it virtually empty with no activity, assuming Google+ will still be around in the future.

-Elhardt

I work in the pro audio industry, which is a tiny little casual industry.  And even there I've seen corporate policies about posting on internet forums.  That us nothing compared to the "real" world of corporate America such as major software and semiconductor manufacturers.  These types of restrictions in employment agreements is commonplace, and an example of HOUR departments run amuck. Sad but true.  

Ivan


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