Quoting Post Topic work emails Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from Anonymous at 9:07 pm on June 7, 2012[quote]Quote: from [m]dR sLeEp[/m] at 9:04 pm on June 7, 2012[quote]Use a personal email account. Personally i wouldnt use a work email for anything unless it correlated with work. Just to be on the safe side of things anyway. i know some employers are kind of strict on that kind of thing, even if its an innocent email....so yeah.[/quote] right. i know the company very well and i know its okay to use it for personal. my mom worked for the company and emails me all the time all day long. so its okay i'm just scared that they are going to see what he said and take it terribly[/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post Anonymous Posted at 8:53 pm on June 7, 2012 okay so i just started a new job and i have my own email address with the corporation. my boyfriend and i were e-mailing which is fine but then he sent me something saying "can i show you my talents" which correlates with my job, i'm somewhat of a talent scout. im freaking out because i know that companys monitor emails and i'm scared that they are going to see this inuendo and fire me or something!! should i be worried?! i told him not to talk to me and am considering breaking up with him because this is my career and i worked soooo hard to get here! HELP!!

Replies Anonymous Posted at 3:23 pm on July 3, 2012 Quote: from thinkexist at 11:34 pm on June 8, 2012 Quote: from Anonymous at 10:26 pm on June 8, 2012 Quote: from thinkexist at 9:23 pm on June 7, 2012 jeeze, don't break up with him. it isn't his fault. you were the irresponsible one, flirt-emailing your boyfriend on your work-monitored email. whether you know the company to be "okay" with personal emails or not, i would use a different account for everything non work related, just to avoid worries like these altogether.   delete the email in question. i'[m sure they probably won't see it, and if they do, that's hardly the stuff that warrants firing. just don't be a dummy in the future, and take responsible for your own shit. it's your job, not his - your responsibility, not his.    One, i didn't initiate the flirting. we were discussing something prior to that comment. and two, i told him to make sure that if we e-mail he needs to be appropriate. i told him multiple times. so yes, it's his fault. he should have known better. . nope, sorry, still yours. you cannot control what other people will do, you can only control what you do. you had control over which account you emailed him from, and chose your work-monitored one over a seperate personal account. if you got in any troule over this (which honestly, i doubt you will, so chill) he should feel bad for the role he played in it, but ultimately it was your email, your job on the line, your fault. and you're wrong. thinkexist Posted at 11:34 pm on June 8, 2012 Quote: from Anonymous at 10:26 pm on June 8, 2012 Quote: from thinkexist at 9:23 pm on June 7, 2012 jeeze, don't break up with him. it isn't his fault. you were the irresponsible one, flirt-emailing your boyfriend on your work-monitored email. whether you know the company to be "okay" with personal emails or not, i would use a different account for everything non work related, just to avoid worries like these altogether.    delete the email in question. i'[m sure they probably won't see it, and if they do, that's hardly the stuff that warrants firing. just don't be a dummy in the future, and take responsible for your own shit. it's your job, not his - your responsibility, not his. One, i didn't initiate the flirting. we were discussing something prior to that comment. and two, i told him to make sure that if we e-mail he needs to be appropriate. i told him multiple times. so yes, it's his fault. he should have known better. . nope, sorry, still yours. you cannot control what other people will do, you can only control what you do. you had control over which account you emailed him from, and chose your work-monitored one over a seperate personal account. if you got in any troule over this (which honestly, i doubt you will, so chill) he should feel bad for the role he played in it, but ultimately it was your email, your job on the line, your fault. Anonymous Posted at 8:26 pm on June 8, 2012 Quote: from thinkexist at 9:23 pm on June 7, 2012 jeeze, don't break up with him. it isn't his fault. you were the irresponsible one, flirt-emailing your boyfriend on your work-monitored email. whether you know the company to be "okay" with personal emails or not, i would use a different account for everything non work related, just to avoid worries like these altogether. delete the email in question. i'[m sure they probably won't see it, and if they do, that's hardly the stuff that warrants firing. just don't be a dummy in the future, and take responsible for your own shit. it's your job, not his - your responsibility, not his. One, i didn't initiate the flirting. we were discussing something prior to that comment. and two, i told him to make sure that if we e-mail he needs to be appropriate. i told him multiple times. so yes, it's his fault. he should have known better. . thinkexist Posted at 9:23 pm on June 7, 2012 jeeze, don't break up with him. it isn't his fault. you were the irresponsible one, flirt-emailing your boyfriend on your work-monitored email. whether you know the company to be "okay" with personal emails or not, i would use a different account for everything non work related, just to avoid worries like these altogether. delete the email in question. i'[m sure they probably won't see it, and if they do, that's hardly the stuff that warrants firing. just don't be a dummy in the future, and take responsible for your own shit. it's your job, not his - your responsibility, not his. JennyColada Posted at 9:17 pm on June 7, 2012 It is unlikely that they would fire you for that simple comment. But it isn't a good habit to get into to use your professional email address for personal contact. Stop emailing your boyfriend on your work account. Just because your mom emails you doesn't make it "ok". If you can help it, don't do it. It's just not worth the hassle and the worry. Especially if your boyfriend is going to send you stuff like that. Anonymous Posted at 9:07 pm on June 7, 2012 Quote: from dR sLeEp at 9:04 pm on June 7, 2012 Use a personal email account. Personally i wouldnt use a work email for anything unless it correlated with work. Just to be on the safe side of things anyway. i know some employers are kind of strict on that kind of thing, even if its an innocent email....so yeah. right. i know the company very well and i know its okay to use it for personal. my mom worked for the company and emails me all the time all day long. so its okay i'm just scared that they are going to see what he said and take it terribly DR SLEEP Posted at 9:04 pm on June 7, 2012 Use a personal email account. Personally i wouldnt use a work email for anything unless it correlated with work. Just to be on the safe side of things anyway. i know some employers are kind of strict on that kind of thing, even if its an innocent email....so yeah. Lexxisue Posted at 8:55 pm on June 7, 2012 use a different email.. also delete the email and be smarter next time. All 8 previous replies displayed.