Is Anonymity Important to You?

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  1. Is your anonymity on allnurses important?

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Is your anonymity on allnurses important?  Please respond in the poll and then post here why your anonymity on allnurses is important.  Also, feel free to post what else that allnurses offers is important. 

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Specializes in ER.

All they have to do is use a search option and put in "Wrong-way Medical Center"

I'm also pretty sure that big corporations have more sophisticated software to scan the internet for incriminating information about their companies.

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Specializes in Critical Care.
1 hour ago, Emergent said:

All they have to do is use a search option and put in "Wrong-way Medical Center"

I'm also pretty sure that big corporations have more sophisticated software to scan the internet for incriminating information about their companies.

I'm sure they have the money and technology to do that, but so what.  Wrongway Medical Center is not the name of any hospital, but probably a very true description of the majority of health systems in America today!

I just read an article that the largest healthcare system in NY has decided to not just fire staff for not getting the covid vax, but to engage in actual wage theft of their PTO, that they probably weren't able to use because of covid, and also all the employer retirement contributions for the last 9 months!  This is a very bad sign as if this isn't stopped with a lawsuit, these tactics will spread across the country and not just re the covid vax, but for any reason they think of to cheat people out of their hard earned pay!

I will post the article, it is from a right wing news site, don't shoot the messenger!  Sad that only these media have the courage to publish this!

https://www.theepochtimes.com/healthcare-giant-northwell-denies-some-benefits-to-employees-fired-over-vaccine-mandate_4025706.html?fbclid=IwAR06bpCI9NXoQrhOSU2X5p3rTkBXavExHy8njvCWFKvfMShGz1Paot8jC74

Last year they were heros working in unsafe conditions probably without adequate PPE and now they are zeros for choosing to not get the vax. 

I know the vocal majority opinion on this site is that everyone that doesn't get the covid vax are terrible human beings and deserved to be fired and any talk about deaths and serious adverse side effects is just a coincidence and miniscule in their eyes compared to covid, but I disagree!  I'm in the silent minority who believe in choice.  I imagine there are others here that won't stick their neck out as they will receive a lot of flack and ire from the pro covid vaxers.  Maybe my comment will even be deleted by the administrators for daring to say anything against the pro vax narrative, but I hope not.  I actually know of a coworker's family member who got GB after the J&J vax and has spent months in the hospital and rehab dealing with paralysis from it.  He is slowly recovering and finally able to walk but it sounds like he has a long road ahead.

I have not gotten the covid vax for many reasons including hx of multiple episodes of anaphylaxis and also that I had covid last year while working during the pandemic.  It is especially ridiculous that they are forcing staff that already had covid to get the vax. 

PS Use your PTO because unless your state law says it must be paid out, they don't have to do it!  Plus you need time away to for your own mental health and your family and friends!  Put yourself first and take time off to refresh, recharge and try to avoid or deal with burnout!

 

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Specializes in Peds/outpatient FP,derm,allergy/private duty.
9 hours ago, hppygr8ful said:

Actually there is no constitutional protection of anonymous speech. As a person must be identified to be singled out for consequences,

Hppy

 

Interesting point. I've never heard that before. My first impression as a non-lawyer is that "de facto", the principle is framed the way I did both in legal circles and in discussions by  people who's lives are ruined by those seeking to have their identities revealed by third parties.  

It's something I've learned something about on the flip side when I helped uncover an anonymous troll on a different forum.  I've used the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) frequently as a resource  (a group of lawyers who created an organization in 1990 specifically to deal with just these issues). Here is what their website says.

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Anonymous communications have an important place in our political and social discourse. The Supreme Court has ruled repeatedly that the right to anonymous free speech is protected by the First Amendment.

 

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Specializes in Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life).
1 hour ago, nursel56 said:

Interesting point. I've never heard that before. My first impression as a non-lawyer is that "de facto", the principle is framed the way I did both in legal circles and in discussions by  people who's lives are ruined by those seeking to have their identities revealed by third parties.  

It's something I've learned something about on the flip side when I helped uncover an anonymous troll on a different forum.  I've used the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) frequently as a resource  (a group of lawyers who created an organization in 1990 specifically to deal with just these issues). Here is what their website says.

 

I think we are talking about the fourthh Ammend right to privacy. There have been several ruling by several different Supreme Courts throughout history in America. What the court has essentially stated is that a person is not entitled to privacy in situations where there is no reasonable expectation of privacy.  The Internet being a public forum is such a place where the is no such reasonable expectation. 

There may be other cases in the future which address social media and the internet and the EFF may well be the organization that brings change to this area. Still it can cost up to a million dollars for a person to have an appeal to the Supreme Court. This is why one must be circumspect in what they post on social media.

 

 

hppy

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Specializes in ER.

I got the vaccine, that is not why I left nursing. However, My philosophy is fully libertarian and I support the choices of others even when I disagree with them.

 

 

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Specializes in Private Duty Pediatrics.
On 9/29/2021 at 7:10 AM, klone said:

But that desire for at least a semblance of anonymity is why it does bother me when posts here get posted to facebook without the knowledge of the contributors. I wish you would stop doing that.

I agree. 

I think I would have to change my writing style to be truly anonymous. Friends tell me they can "hear my voice" when they read something that I have written. Anyway, I don't write anything that couldn't be read aloud in church. Certainly, I would be fine with my boss reading it. That goes for anything on the internet.

That goes for anything else, too. I keep an on-again, off-again journal (written on real paper in a book!) I keep those journals on the bookshelf in my living room, for anyone to see. I've found family members reading them. ?

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Definitely important to me for many reason as many others have mentioned 

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Specializes in Peds/outpatient FP,derm,allergy/private duty.
3 hours ago, hppygr8ful said:

I think we are talking about the fourthh Ammend right to privacy. There have been several ruling by several different Supreme Courts throughout history in America. What the court has essentially stated is that a person is not entitled to privacy in situations where there is no reasonable expectation of privacy.  The Internet being a public forum is such a place where the is no such reasonable expectation. 

There may be other cases in the future which address social media and the internet and the EFF may well be the organization that brings change to this area. Still it can cost up to a million dollars for a person to have an appeal to the Supreme Court. This is why one must be circumspect in what they post on social media.

 

 

hppy

I'm not talking about the Fourth Amendment.  My association with the EFF has been primarily in their providing of free legal advice in cases where people certainly would be bankrupted by legal fees, not their lobbying efforts. I would be interested in seeing where you are finding the legal principles and cases you reference, though, if you don't mind sharing.  I'm always interested in seeing alternate points of view on topics I have a particular personal interest in following.

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Specializes in Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life).
11 hours ago, nursel56 said:

I'm not talking about the Fourth Amendment.  My association with the EFF has been primarily in their providing of free legal advice in cases where people certainly would be bankrupted by legal fees, not their lobbying efforts. I would be interested in seeing where you are finding the legal principles and cases you reference, though, if you don't mind sharing.  I'm always interested in seeing alternate points of view on topics I have a particular personal interest in following.

I did a paper on this a few years ago. I'll see if I can find it as the electronic version got killed in the great wipe when my husband and I were hacked after a government employee lost his laptop. In any case I do agree that this type of forum Should and does protect the privacy of it's members which even led to tragedy.

hppy 

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Specializes in Peds/outpatient FP,derm,allergy/private duty.
8 hours ago, hppygr8ful said:

I did a paper on this a few years ago. I'll see if I can find it as the electronic version got killed in the great wipe when my husband and I were hacked after a government employee lost his laptop. In any case I do agree that this type of forum Should and does protect the privacy of it's members which even led to tragedy.

hppy 

Oh no!  Don't worry about it.  You can PM me if you find it or not.  You've been through enough stress just with that! 

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I think there are many instances of nurses getting screwed at work because it's that sort of profession and they would like to air their frustrations without having to worry about repercussions and it's also a good way to get realistic feedback from people who have been there. 

So anonymity is important! Especially in this age of small minded management! 

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Specializes in Cardiology.

Absolutely it's important. If current and former employers knew who was posting what about their facilities you know they would come after them legally or punish them at work. 

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