I got suspended today from my job for sending an email to a co-worker. The email simply stated that no one likes you why don't you quit. I sent that email on my own time from my own personal computer. The email recipient contacted Human Resources and Security and they investigated and dug deep to find me. They found me. Said it took her a week longer to find me due to my using a proxy server.
My question....How can I be suspended and possibly fired for such a email? An email that I did at home, my time, my computer. I just don't understand it. Nothing threatening or anything like that. No one likes this person. Please tell me what i should do at this point? I'm suspended until further investigation. I can't be on the property or anything. All of this for an email that read " No one likes you. Why don't you quit?" Please advise.
2007-10-18 02:09:23 · 8 answers · asked by theresap6 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Law & Legal
He/She probably didn't realize no one liked him/her. You ruined their life!!!
If you didnt' admit to it already, blame your little sister/brother/etc. Act clueless....
OR go find a new job because now NO ONE likes you, and you should quit.
2007-10-18 05:52:54 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Obviously this co worker felt threatened by the anonymous e mail. The employer must provide a threat free workplace which is free of what could be considered harassment or workplace violence. You would have been better off to have minded your own business since now the other person has a job and you dont. Personalities often clash in a business office but this isnt the way to handle it. Most people leave of their own accord when they realize that all their co-workers don't like them. Who wants to go to work everyday and be miserable. Time probably would have solved this.
2007-10-18 02:21:03 · answer #2 · answered by Diane M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
companies now take workplace security very seriously. although you sent this mail on your time, from your computer, you sent it TO a coworker, who read it on company time and on a company PC. your email could be construed as a threat, whether you meant it that way or not. the company has suspended you while it assesses what sort of security risk you present.
in the future, don't send threatening emails to coworkers from any computer, at any time.
2007-10-18 04:41:21 · answer #3 · answered by Mel 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most companies have policies about harassment. You harassed this person. It doesn't matter where you did it from, you did it.
How would you have liked to receive that same email? It's not a nice thing to do. You're not that persons boss, obviously, so you're interfering in areas where you don't belong.
You might very well lose your job over this. Most companies take harassment very seriously.
2007-10-18 02:18:36 · answer #4 · answered by Glennroid 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because that is incredibly rude! You deserve to be fired. A lot of employers have policies about how you handle yourself outside of work.
Teachers have been fired for things that they do on their own time (public drunkenness, sex with minors, even being gay). You can be fired for things that you do on your own time if your employer thinks it affects your job, what you did definitely affected your co worker's work.
2007-10-18 04:42:57 · answer #5 · answered by hplss.rmntc 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's harassment. You were kind of wrong to say such a thing. Next time keep that to yourself because that's pretty much harassment. You should apologize because you can pretty much lose your job because of this, i know its going to suck, but I'd apologize for that comment, hope that help and next time keep these things to yourself.
2007-10-18 03:20:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You really have to ask this question?
I would have fired you. My guess is they will not be asking you to return any time soon.
I'd probably start looking for another job if I were you. I'd be a bit more mature in any future jobs.
2007-10-18 02:16:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no wonder you got suspended, not a smart move
2007-10-18 02:21:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋