do you ever use your work email for personal use?

[AreaCode707]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: AreaCode707
I admire your intention and attempts to act ethically.

In this situation, emailing your coworker and friend is perfectly acceptable. If you were in a call center environment it might be a bit of an issue, but in any normal corporate environment you are WELL within the bounds of acceptable behavior.

Keep it courteous and don't say anything that wouldn't be appropriate for your boss to read (foul language, personal embarrassing stories, etc.) and don't let the volume of mail back and forth get out of control and you're fine.

why would a call center make it any less appropriate?

Call centers have much stricter rules about how you can use your time, phone and email. Usually published and trained on when you start. Infractions of their rules can get you fired.

They do it because of their time metrics and resource planning. They literally count seconds on calls, call resolution time, etc.

 

[alkemyst]

waiting for the Parody: "A coworker I used to know but have been hoping he never finds me just emailed me"

 

[thomsbrain]

Expect that anything sent over work email will be read by both IT and your boss. So basically, it's ok for just enough messages to connect and exchange personal contact info.

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: Dear Summer
is it okay to do so?

I'm working at a company and realized an old classmate works at the same place. I want to email him internally and reconnect with him.
Is that wrong?

There is this wonderful invention called gmail. If that is too modern for you, you could always try the telephone.

 

[jagec]

Sure...although obviously I won't if it's sensitive or too personal for the IT guy to read.

 

[evident]

i think for your situation it should be ok. i try to not use work email for personal use as much as possible