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RE: One reason why firing people via email is a really bad idea
From: Blanchard_Michael () emc com
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 10:19:16 -0400
I'm just waiting for the person to send one of these e-mails to the VP's, managers, etc of RadioShack. Hehehe... A disgruntled employee could fire the whole lot of them simply by spoofing a return address.... See how they like it.... I am not a number! I am a human being! Sorry, you work for RadioShack, apparently they feel you are, indeed, a number. Michael P. Blanchard Antivirus / Security Engineer, CISSP, GCIH, CCSA-NGX, MCSE Office of Information Security & Risk Management EMC ² Corporation 4400 Computer Dr. Westboro, MA 01580 -----Original Message----- From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Alex Eckelberry Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 7:08 PM To: Richard M. Smith; funsec () linuxbox org Subject: RE: [funsec] One reason why firing people via email is a really bad idea This is so asinine. It's unreal. -----Original Message----- From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Richard M. Smith Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 6:46 PM To: funsec () linuxbox org Subject: [funsec] One reason why firing people via email is a really bad idea I wonder if any of the folks at Radio Shack who got fired in this manner proceeded to "fire" fellow employees by resending the termination email message they got with a fake return address. Hitting an internal email list could really make for a mess. Richard ================================================= RadioShack lays off employees via e-mail http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060830/ap_on_hi_te/radioshack_layoffs_1 Wed Aug 30, 12:52 PM ET FORT WORTH, Texas - RadioShack Corp. followed through on its announced plans to cut about 400 jobs, but the electronics retailer has been forced on the defensive about its method of notifying laid-off employees by e-mail. Employees at the Fort Worth headquarters received an e-mail Tuesday morning telling them they were being dismissed immediately. "The work force reduction notification is currently in progress," the notice stated. "Unfortunately your position is one that has been eliminated." Company officials had told employees in a series of meetings that layoff notices would be delivered electronically, spokeswoman Kay Jackson said. She said employees were invited to ask questions before Tuesday's notification on a company intranet site. ... _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
Current thread:
- RE: One reason why firing people via email is a really bad idea Alex Eckelberry (Aug 30)
- Re: One reason why firing people via email is a really bad idea Dude VanWinkle (Aug 30)
- RE: One reason why firing people via email is a really bad idea Blanchard_Michael (Aug 31)