7 Ways Your E-mail Can Get You Fired

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re: hate_american_employer

Employers are taking time from employee's home-lives? We chose the careers we're in and accepted the salaries we make. If you don't want a salary position and the expectations that come with them, then don't take the job. I don't see you complaining about the weeks that you get to work less than 40 hours and still get paid the same. We're on their time, their rules. Personal life should always be left at the door when you're arriving at work, and if you work from home, well, then you're working within a luxury in itself and should be more appreciative of the extra spent comfortably at home and focus more on the work you're getting paid to do.

Zinch of GA @ Sep 26, 2008 15:09:38 PM

employers are taking time from employees homelifes

this is a joke, employers are taking time from employees home- lifes without thought, with zero respect for the employee. So why not use email at work. When you I get paid for overtime,or oncall or afterhours meetings, then I will stop sending emails at work.

Were exactly are the employees legal protections for any of this.

hate_american_employer of KS @ Sep 24, 2008 14:06:33 PM

Blackberry

Thats why I have the new blackberry with a full keypad and large screen; Or I just take my own laptop with me and use my air card. I have credit cards linked with one of my e-mail services so I don't want nosey nellies seing that either.

Emily of KS @ Aug 26, 2008 00:35:17 AM

email security

I notice that in your artcle you dont talk about encryted email services.You can write what ever you want if your email service is a close network and high level encrytion.People are taking email security very lightly and now are getting burned.Look at IQWEBMAIL's service it will surprise you!!!!Its a big differenece from yahoo,hotmail etc.Why people send important information in open text over the internet,blows my mind.

michael Riggins of CA @ Aug 07, 2008 10:24:25 AM

Dont forget webmail

Just because you use the webmail feature of your personal e-mail account, don't think you are safe. You are still using the network resources of your company to send and receive web pages, which can be scanned. Many e-mail website don't use secure web sites to log you in, so it's possible to have your username & password revealed. After you log in, you are probably not using secure transmissions.

of LA @ Aug 06, 2008 10:52:07 AM

E-mail at wok

E-Mail, at work, equals evidence! Remember that simple statement and all is well.

Holly Villiger of HI @ Aug 04, 2008 23:07:00 PM

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