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I like this personally. I can have a private conversation with a coworker in the break room, why not by email? If I wanted to include my boss I would have CC'd
by Skunkleton 7y ago
I like this personally. I can have a private conversation with a coworker in the break room, why not by email? If I wanted to include my boss I would have CC'd her.
This is not the current state of the law in the US however.
- saagarjha 7y agoCan an employer set up a microphone in the break area without letting you know?
- mentat 7y agoDepends on the state. I believe there are several in which the answer is "yes". https://www.justia.com/50-state-surveys/recording-phone-calls-and-conversations/ https://www.justia.com/50-state-surveys/recording-phone-call... Also, depends on to what extent that room can be considered public. (IANAL TINLA)
- javagram 7y agoMoreover, a lot of computer systems in the USA, for decades, have included a message telling employees that their access and use of the computer may be monitored, which seems similar to me to a sign in the break room letting you know if video/audio recording is in progress...
- markstos 7y agoIf your boss wanted to be included, she could have Bcc'ed herself.
- mobilemidget 7y agoWhen he she or it, is a gsuite admin ;)
- vidarh 7y agoThis is a large part of the justification in Europe - that the conventional expectations of (some degree of) privacy should extend into new mediums, because work makes up such a substantial part of our lives that employees need to accept that parts of employees private lives will happen at work, and they need to act accordingly.
- icedchai 7y agoUse your personal email accounts. Problem solved.
- Carpetsmoker 7y agoAsk the former secretary of state how well that went for her. It's not always an option, even if they can't read your email casually, your company may still have perfectly legitimate reasons to keep it under their control for reasons of auditing etc.