Thing is, you guys all act like he was snooping. Or he wanted to hook up with her. Why don't you read the story as it is written instead of implying crap. All you blokes that talk about him wanting to hook up etc, sound like that is something you would do. Honestly, I said review his damn company policy, and he doesn't need to tell the whole damned story, just that he was retrieving files, saw something that didn't look right, and saw some ****** that concerned his friend, so he told his friend about it, out of concern.
As a true life example and somewhat similar situation. I went to school with this really hot chick, yeah I kind of had a crush on her, but I was shy, etc, only spoke with her in class sometimes. While I was at a job interview, that was sort of a group interview, I happened to meet her BF, who was there for the same interview, so I was like hey, "my friend" mentioned you whats up. While the Employer was gone for a bit, he started ranting off about how my friend was "dumb as a board, and he how she wouldn't put out, he just wanted to get laid by her" I was hardly friends at all with this girl, but.
I sent her an email, since I had her on msn, and just quoted the other guy, and let her know that I was sorry, and I hope she didnt read more into it, and no I wasnt trying to get on her good side, or get with her. I just felt it was wrong.
Needless to say the chick got pissed at me, I didn't try and defend myself, and like a month later she apologized, and told me how she had noticed some things, and said thank you for telling me, all my friends agreed with what you said, after I dumped him, but you told me before, knowing that I might not believe you or never talk to you again.
Doing what feels right on the inside, isn't always doing what public perception believes is right. Sometimes it ends well, sometimes it doesn't, and often you walk alone.