Someone elses emails

scheming_gypsy

RedSoleShoes wrote: »

Little update for you. The 'bit on the side' of one of the girls decided to try and get me in trouble by complaining that I had read their emails (he didn't even know this, but just went on what his pretend g/f told him). His boss (one of the directors) told him that as I was covering reception, I was perfectly entitled to have access to (and read) the emails and that it was human nature to continue to read after I saw emails making personal derogatory comments about me therefore I am not in trouble or considered in the wrong. In fact, he is rather annoyed at these other girls for wasting work time and using the work email system for their personal emails. Although the temp girl is not under his line management, he is going to ensure she is not around for much longer.

Sounds like you got lucky with having an understanding director rather than one that follows the rules.
Because even though he said you're entitled to, you're really not.

Jinx

One of my work colleagues was sacked for this offence. He had read some emails received by the person he line managed and was daft enough to respond to one, proving he did it!

redcard

scheming_gypsy wrote: »

Because even though he said you're entitled to, you're really not.

Who says she isn't?

What if the postman came when she was covering, and it was the receptionist's job to open the mail? Should she not do the job she has been asked to do?

I believe that's called insubordination.

magenta22

Sorry but When you snoop, you often see things that you don't like.

Even though your boss said what he did, really you shouldn't have read her emails and she should have locked her PC as others have said. You knew that it was her email account that you were using. If that is so then the reception should be a generic account.