Re: [OT] Friday dilemma...

["Frank Mc Alinden" <fmcalind@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dean
Firstly i must say its pretty sad when you have to air your company
dirty linen in a mailing list...........

Since you have i will give my 2 bobs worth.........ALL IMHO.....

> This is probably quite contentious depending on where you look at it
from.

Quite correct ...lots of different angles......

> I'm having trouble with a guy at work complaining that we are opening
mail
> that is address private and confidential.
>
> He has Director status in name only, and as MD I have informed him
that I
> have a right to view any mail relating to company business that
arrives at
> the premises. He informs me that this is illegal...
>
> The question is - am I right ???

Reading between the lines...this is my thoughts on it (which could be way
off target)......

MD 30+ sees a letter addressed P+C  to MD 60+........Gets totally paranoid
(thinks MD 60+ is pulling a swifty)...I think this is an age thing typical
of 30+ MD,S.......  ;-)

OPens the letter to find it just a flyer from one of the
suppliers..............

MD 60+ is pissed off MD 30+ opened his letters becomes MORE arguementive
and
uncooperative................

> I become immediately suspicious of anyone that believes I cannot see
mail
> relating to my company

Dont worry this will pass with time typical 30+ MD  ...who believe  the
cake
is all theirs and everyone is trying to get a piece of it..........;-)

> so I have to tread fairly carefully. Some
> relief comes from the fact that he's only got a couple of years till
> retirement though :)

This is also typical of 30 + MD,S who values their employees ....meaning
hes
worth 100 grand a year in income  to the Company .........

Very cynical dont you think ???

Now i think Glenn Sullivans suggestion is the way to....................But
the problem there is the 60 + MD who brings is quite a BIG slice of the
work
...might take it with him and then the 30+ MD would really be pissed
off.......

Frank





----- Original Message -----
From: "Dean Barrett" <dean@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2004 4:26 AM
Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] Friday dilemma...


> This is probably quite contentious depending on where you look at it
from.
>
> I'm having trouble with a guy at work complaining that we are opening
mail
> that is address private and confidential.
>
> He has Director status in name only, and as MD I have informed him
that I
> have a right to view any mail relating to company business that
arrives at
> the premises. He informs me that this is illegal...
>
> The question is - am I right ???
>
> I become immediately suspicious of anyone that believes I cannot see
mail
> relating to my company. I will conceed that the girl opening mail
should
not
> open letters marked Private and Confidential, she however informs me
she
> never has done. Due to our fairly small size I see all mail when it
arrives.
>
> This guy is particularly argumentative, and I'm sure its age related
(60),
> he has never been comfortable with me running things, but he does
generate
a
> large portion of our revenue so I have to tread fairly carefully. Some
> relief comes from the fact that he's only got a couple of years till
> retirement though :)
>
> I'm keen not to back down, but by the same token don't want to end up
in a
> situation where words like illegal, and tribunal make surface.
>
> Any suggestions appreciated...
>
> I love work - I spend all day with people that act like kids, then get
home
> to deal with real ones :(
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