Dan,
FWIW, I think you did the right thing. WE manage information. WE manage
information for the people who pay us to manage it. When the assigned tasks
include monitoring mail, and reporting certain behavior, that's what you get
paid do! It is a shame that sometimes doing your job is damaging to
another's job, but in the end, it's the boneheads that were sending these
unauthorized E-mails who put you in the position you are in. In the end, it
is all business. I seem to recall you saying the documented company policy
is all mail is company property, so the two folks you referred to took the
risk, and they got caught, nothing covert there. Why should you even
consider compromising your work ethic because they were foolish? Good Job.
________________________
Lee H. Buskey
-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Evans [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 7:37 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] A tricky moral problem
Hi all,
I'd just like to thank everyone who replied. Some food for thought that's
for sure, and shown holes in the current set up.
I forwarded the mail in the end - find out next week what the final result
is, but there is a meeting scheduled and I reckon we will be 2 less this
time next week.
I'm still in the grey area - I think I did the right thing, I think that I
would rather I hadn't found it, I think that I don't want "random dipping",
I think that it's a good thing we found out, I think I'm glad I found out 2
people I thought were friends weren't, I think I'm sad I'm going to lose 2
friends (or rather 2 what I thought were friends).
Fsck it, I think I'll get a beer
Dan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Evans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 2:07 PM
Subject: [IMail Forum] A tricky moral problem
> Hi all,
>
> A little of topic, but relevant to mail admin duties.
>
> What would anyone here do if you came across a mail sent from one staff
> member to another through the company mail server which was basically
> libelous and potentially damaging to the company if the attitudes and
> sentiments in the mail were actually applied to someones working methods.
>
> Would you pass it on to the powers that be? Any suggestions on how to
handle
> it if you passed it on and the Boss went balistic and wanted the 2 parties
> in his office now for 'meeting'.
>
> A tricky one and I am fighting myself over turning the mail over to the
boss
> as if the company has difficulties (which having read what these 2 are
> saying we could have) then I have a hell of a lot to loose, and just
keeping
> my mouth shut and pretending I missed it in the random dip into the inbox.
>
> We officially keep copies of all mail so there is a backup copy,
> unofficially, the powers that be want to catch this sort of thing.
>
> Any advice - please!
>
> Dan
>
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