Would you report receiving religious and politically offensive email....

[OneGrassRoot]

to a company (U.S. Bancorp), especially seeing as these emails are sent not only from the company email (with quite a list of OTHER U.S. Bancorp employees noted in the mass email) but DURING business hours?

I found a case involving employee email from several years ago (same company) and their policy is as follows:


Defendants had policies in place that advised employees to use Company computers "for company business only." Employees were further advised not to use Company computer resources to "access inappropriate internet sites" and "not send emails which may be perceived as offensive …". Employees were also warned that the Company "reserves the right to monitor any employee's email and computer files for any legitimate business reason, including when there is a reasonable suspicion that employee use of this system violates…. a company policy… Examples include … emails containing sexual innuendo or off-color jokes …. or extensive or unauthorized use that violates Company policy."


U.S. Bancorp received bailout money and these are all Hannity-Palin peeps, so I find these nonstop Christian and Republican emails (with a thinly-veiled dose of racism at times), sent from their workplace, increasingly offensive.

If it was only this one person (unfortunately, a family member), I'd let it go. I have asked her to take me off these lists, to no avail. But seeing that this list is FULL of U.S. Bancorp colleagues, passing these emails back and forth to one another and and those on their address list throughout the day, it's really pissing me off.

[ingac70]

1. Report them. n/t

[monmouth]

2. Absolutely report them. They need to be put in their place. They lost...n/t

[Greyhound]

3. Yes. n/t

[rvablue]

4. Well, if you do it your family member could be fired.

So, if you're willing to "let it go" if it was just her, you should be prepared that if you out the others, she'll most likely get canned.

[Jack Bone]

5. yeah...I would...

There's too many people out there begging for work, to laugh off a few fundies wasting time on the job...like it's 1998 'er something.

I'd fwd them to U.S. Bancorp and ask them if this is their policy, politically or religiously speaking. If you still get them after that...turn 'em over to a local news team, ya know the ones that do the "If you've got a problem...Call Newsteam 6!" kinda stuff.

yeah...I'd turn 'em in.

[rurallib]

6. At some point your ass may be on the line for not reporting them

maybe you won't lose your job, but promotions may not come.
ETA - don't you just love it when others put you in this position?

[OneGrassRoot]

7. Not sure I follow?

I'm self-employed, so I don't have to worry about an employer monitoring my email. Is that what you meant?

:)

[rurallib]

10. yep - sorry.

[tabbycat31]

8. absolutely

[RagAss]

9. Get it to the media...make the shitheads famous !!!!!