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DECEMBER 6, 2016

We don’t have any of those confidential or business-only type clarifications in the email signatures (the way schools and larger companies do); we are a very small business. Of course, he could copy and forward the emails to anyone, as could any of us. Your coworker sounds like a frickin’ disaster.

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AUGUST 8, 2017

My employer is having a few issues with my work ethic and what not (apparently), and has informed my parents about this, rather than bringing the issue up with me directly. But it’s quite reasonable to ask, and you can point out that HR work in particular often requires confidentiality and see what they say. Is it legal?

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JANUARY 3, 2017

Is that even legal? Legally, yes, they could. I certainly hope that you won’t let it impact your assessment of my own work and my own work ethic.”. Not every small business is a mess — many are great — but there’s a definite correlation between size and level of organization/professionalism.

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