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When your boss uses your work email against you like it's a weapon. Usually happens when they want you gone, or someone else gets promoted over you, or they don't want to pay people who get fired.
My boss sent me an email saying I was 'unreliable' even though I was the one who fixed the server crash.
They used my email to blame me for the coffee machine breaking. I didn't even touch the coffee machine.
I got an email saying I was 'disrespectful' after I told my boss he looked like a drowned rat.
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When your job gives you an email, and then they use it to fire you or make you look bad. It’s like being set up for a punchline you didn’t write.
My email was used as evidence in a meeting where I was told I was ‘not a team player’ even though I was the one who stayed late every night.
They printed out my emails and showed them to the whole office like I’d sent them all in a fit of rage.
They used my email to say I ‘didn’t care about the company’ even though I was the one who fixed the printer.
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Getting in trouble for using your work email. Usually means you’re about to get fired, or someone else is getting promoted, or you’re just the office scapegoat.
I got in trouble for sending a funny message to my coworker about our boss’s hair. Now I’m on thin ice.
They said I was ‘abusing’ my email after I sent a reminder that the office was on fire.
I got a warning for sending a message to my friend about how our boss was a ‘disaster’.
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When your company uses your email to make you look bad. It usually ends with you getting fired, someone else getting promoted, or you getting yelled at in front of the whole office.
They used my email to say I was ‘disrespectful’ even though I was the one who stayed late to fix the IT issue.
I got in trouble for sending a message to my friend saying my boss ‘sucks at his job’.
They used my email to make it look like I was arguing with the cleaner, even though I was just telling her about the coffee machine.
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When your job gives you an email, and then they use it to make your life hell. Usually means you’re going to get fired or stuck with the worst job.
They used my email to say I was ‘toxic’ even though I was the one who fixed the internet.
I got in trouble for sending a message to my friend saying my boss ‘looks like a drowned cat’.
They used my email to blame me for the coffee machine breaking, even though I was just telling my friend about it.
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When your company uses your work email to make you look bad. It usually ends with you getting fired, someone else getting promoted, or you getting screamed at in the middle of the day.
They used my email to say I was ‘lazy’ even though I was the one who stayed late to fix the printer.
I got in trouble for sending a message to my coworker about my boss’s terrible haircut.
They used my email to blame me for the office being on fire, even though I was just telling my friend about it.
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