On his first week on the job, a former colleague of mine was sent for orientation training. While having dinner at a local bar, two attractive women propositioned him. Because he was married, he politely declined.
After the incident, he excitedly recorded a voicemail message. Unfortunately, he accidently sent it for global distribution. The next day, he received a personal message from the CEO.
The moral of the story is that you need to be very careful in all of your communications: e-mail, voicemail or even hallway conversations. You just don’t know who will hear it or where your e-mail might be forwarded to. No matter how excited or frustrated you are, think twice before you press the send button.
By the way, the CEO’s message to my friend was this: “You are crazy. I would have accepted the offer.”
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