The organizational tools of the Internet have changed how employees interact with each other, and in uncertain times, the Internet has allowed former employees to form a series of informal networks. Former employees are using web-sites and regular gatherings as a forum for continuing their discussions, some to further career opportunities and others merely to socialize. Alongside professional development and frivolous discussion, however, are complaints that expose the weaknesses or former employers.
See "Ex-workers make contacts and socialize", Abigail Klingbeil, USA Today, July 26, 2001