Sacked for using a fake email address

thomasparker430

Basically I was using my phone and someone came past from another office, I was looking at a fake email address that I had. Could I get into trouble for having a fake email address? 

400ixl

Not understanding this at all. What do you mean you were looking at a fake email address?

Dakta

thomasparker430 said:

Basically I was using my phone and someone came past from another office, I was looking at a fake email address that I had. Could I get into trouble for having a fake email address? 

As above, much more info needed.

What exactly the fake email address is, how it was being used, any impact on the business and the context of the situation as a minimum

elsien

thomasparker430 said:

Basically I was using my phone and someone came past from another office, I was looking at a fake email address that I had. Could I get into trouble for having a fake email address? 

It’s a heck of a jump from someone walking past and you being sacked, as per your thread title.
Care to fill in the gaps? 

Marcon

thomasparker430 said:

Basically I was using my phone and someone came past from another office, I was looking at a fake email address that I had. Could I get into trouble for having a fake email address? 

How did the 'someone' even see what was on your phone, let alone know it was a ''fake' email address - and what exactly do you mean by 'fake' ??

TadleyBaggie

I assumed it meant looking at personal email during business hours...

thomasparker430

So basically I looking at my phone during lunch time in a corridor, I was looking at my emails. I was looking at my fake email account and someone came past, they looked at my phone and then my Id and saw the name on the Id didn’t match the name on an email that I had open 

TadleyBaggie

I think you need to tell us exactly what a "fake email account" is? Making no sense to me.

elsien

Still baffled as to the getting sacked bit. Has anyone started any disciplinary proceedings, is your manager asking questions,  or are you just getting massively ahead of yourself? 

MalMonroe

I don't see a problem. You were looking at your own phone during your lunch time. If I walked past someone in a corridor and they were looking at their phone, I don't think I'd be able to see much at all. Maybe if I stopped and had a very good look at the phone screen I would see more but I don't think anyone could have seen much if they were walking past. Unless your phone screen is massive? 

I don't think I've ever heard of anyone being sacked for looking at an email on their own phone during their own time, whether the address was fake or not. You're probably worrying unnecessarily.  

Marcon

thomasparker430 said:

So basically I looking at my phone during lunch time in a corridor, I was looking at my emails. I was looking at my fake email account and someone came past, they looked at my phone and then my Id and saw the name on the Id didn’t match the name on an email that I had open 

Why would the names match if you're talking about a personal e-mail account as opposed to the one you use through your employer? Or are you saying you've spoofed an email address using your employer's domain name (in which case that is highly likely to be a sackable offence).