Recently, I have been receiving rather threatening emails from a new hire. I finally decided to stick up for myself.All that I did was state the facts that were missing in his string of emails. He referenced info that was requested from the president of the company. So, being he was giving misinformation in his emails, I took it upon myself to set forth the facts and copy the president, in order to defend my good name.I received a call from my VP today and he demands that I send the gentleman an email with sincere apologies. Of course the VP is trying to save face.The only catch is that he also says that I will be reprimanded, probably a two month probation for copying the president of the company on these emails.Should I send out his requested apology?Also, do I have any legal recourse when it comes to his wanting to reprimand me?Clearly the email was only sent to the President in an effort to keep him in the loop.This is all clearly an effort for the VP to save face because he was
2007-09-10 06:42:46 · 4 answers · asked by jesselovesrandi 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
You made a huge mistake. You should not have replied to a threatening e-mail, you should immediately have called company security, if you have such a department, otherwise your superiors should have been given copies of any threats you received. Now, you are backed into a corner, and have no legal recourse. Sorry.
2007-09-10 07:21:37 · answer #1 · answered by Fred C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Talk to your HR department about how the process works - they can fill you in on whether you have any recourse. Involving the president in your squabble showed poor judgment and a lack of a sense of perspective. If you can't resolve your issues directly with the person, you might try talking to your boss, the other person's boss, or HR about it. Face-to-face contact is often more effective than email in working these things out. I'm not sure exactly what's going on there, but it sounds like you over-reacted badly and need to do some apologizing to save face for yourself.
2007-09-10 14:10:15 · answer #2 · answered by injanier 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not know about the probation part but not going through your immediate supervisor on this issue leaves questions unanswered. Since you have decided to fly solo on this, even if you are in the right, I would suggest you take your lumps and move on. The way you chose to deal with this is not correct. Learn from it and be better off in the future.
2007-09-10 13:55:40 · answer #3 · answered by neonman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is yes, and you can be fired for such.
2007-09-10 13:49:12 · answer #4 · answered by hexeliebe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋