By mommyfairy - 12/03/2011 08:34 - United States

Today, I realized that my boss is able to read all the emails my coworker and I send each other. Most of them are about how she is such a shitty boss. FML
I agree, your life sucks 11 145
You deserved it 43 275

Same thing different taste

Top comments

You're pretty slow, huh? You probably have her as a friend on facebook too.

UpsidedownKayak 9

It is called computer monitoring and it isn't new.

Comments

amh721 0

If you want to talk shit about work, don't do it on your company's equipment WHILE at work. You and your friend both deserved it. We all complain about work but while you're being paid, act professional. Leave the shit talking outside the workforce. Don't be so immature.

If the computer equipment or the account being used to send or receive the information belongs to your company / employer you have zero expectation of privacy! YDI

pnk_star07 0
digressions 13

I once got busted for some things a co-worker and I had an email conversation about, while using our work email...it was very embarrassing, but it was also almost 20 years ago! I think perhaps my co-worker and I can use the excuse that we had no idea that those emails could be monitored...but OP? Not so much...it is very common knowledge these days that work email can be viewed and monitored by pretty much anyone in the IT department at the very least. YDI for sure.

Unless you signed a contract saying personal emails could be viewed your boss is in violation of breech of privacy and your job is safe unless he would like to be the one who drug the company to court. Check your contract as far as company privacy.

Only if the emails were sent using a non-work email system- like through gmail or whatever, in which case the boss wouldn't have been able to view them. This sort of monitoring can only be done on an internal mail system, and there is no privacy in the use of company resources; just like if you work at a place that has its own Instant Messaging system, your IMs to your co-workers can, and most likely will be monitored and logged by your employer.

ChinaBabylove69 0

why help her out like that! she deserves what ever is coming her way! I'm sure it would be ok with you if someone was talking b.s about you! right? people should talk about people if they know about the facts first! then talk about them ! where are your morals, probably up your ass. your probably another dumb ass that goes around and talks about other people , you don't even know personally! Grow up and stop talking about people. and try to get some moral before it is to ******* late!

Are you working in North Korea? No? Why can your boss read your email, then?

OP is your mom or what?? Think! It's a company pc and they can do that. And btw OP, start looking for a new job because you are ******. YDI