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January 3, 2014
Clause No. 12: No Disparagement.
“You agree,” it reads, “that you will never make any negative or disparaging statements (orally or in writing) about the Companyor its stockholders, directors, officers, employees, products, services or business practices, except as required by law.” If I don’t agree to this nondisparagement clause, I will not receive my severance — in this case, the equivalent of two weeks of pay. Two weeks? Must be hard times out in San Francisco, or otherwise why the dirt parachute — and by the way, is that the sort of remark I won’t be allowed to make if I sign clause No. 12? .... Because as quaint as this may seem, giving up the right to speak and write freely, even if that means speaking or writing negatively, strikes me as the unholiest of deals for a writer and an editor to accept. - - Fired? Speak No Evil
Posted by gerardvanderleun at January 3, 2014 12:45 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.