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I am recently new at my job and have yet to be set up for remote access to the company intranet at home. The project communication is not urgent but the project is due near the end of next week. If I were to use my personal email account to communicate with my colleague whom I am working in tandem with, how would this most likely be perceived as?
I live in the United States. Given the distinction of work vs personal life balance, how can I communicate the information and minimize disruption to my colleague's personal life balance? Thank you!
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I am recently new at my job and have yet to be set up for remote access to the company intranet at home. The project communication is not urgent but the project is due near the end of next week. If I were to use my personal email account to communicate with my colleague whom I am working in tandem with, how would this most likely be perceived as?
I live in the United States. Given the distinction of work vs personal life balance, how can I communicate the information and minimize disruption to my colleague's personal life balance? Thank you!
communication email work-life-balance
asked Feb 28 '15 at 0:15
Anthony
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Depends on your company's policies. It could fall anywhere on a spectrum from "you did a great proactive thing to get the job done despite obstacles! good job!" to "you put proprietary company information on an unapproved system. you're fired".
– Andrew Medico
Feb 28 '15 at 0:33
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It's just not perception but consider other consequences once you start using your personal email (or personal phone number for that matter) you set a potentially bad precedent. E.g. people will contact you there for work related things or they will do so during non work hours, while you're on vacation or taking leave etc, and it's best to avoid that in general. For everyone involved.
– Brandin
Feb 28 '15 at 10:48
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@Anthony - Ask your manager. That is the only person you should listen to.
– Ramhound
Mar 1 '15 at 6:32
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Is your real first name Hillary?
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Apr 7 '15 at 20:33
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I am recently new at my job and have yet to be set up for remote access to the company intranet at home. The project communication is not urgent but the project is due near the end of next week. If I were to use my personal email account to communicate with my colleague whom I am working in tandem with, how would this most likely be perceived as?
I live in the United States. Given the distinction of work vs personal life balance, how can I communicate the information and minimize disruption to my colleague's personal life balance? Thank you!
communication email work-life-balance
asked Feb 28 '15 at 0:15
Anthony
5,1611255
I am recently new at my job and have yet to be set up for remote access to the company intranet at home. The project communication is not urgent but the project is due near the end of next week. If I were to use my personal email account to communicate with my colleague whom I am working in tandem with, how would this most likely be perceived as?
I live in the United States. Given the distinction of work vs personal life balance, how can I communicate the information and minimize disruption to my colleague's personal life balance? Thank you!
communication email work-life-balance
asked Feb 28 '15 at 0:15
Anthony
5,1611255
asked Feb 28 '15 at 0:15
Anthony
5,1611255
asked Feb 28 '15 at 0:15
Anthony
5,1611255
asked Feb 28 '15 at 0:15
Anthony
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5,1611255
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Depends on your company's policies. It could fall anywhere on a spectrum from "you did a great proactive thing to get the job done despite obstacles! good job!" to "you put proprietary company information on an unapproved system. you're fired".
– Andrew Medico
Feb 28 '15 at 0:33
1
It's just not perception but consider other consequences once you start using your personal email (or personal phone number for that matter) you set a potentially bad precedent. E.g. people will contact you there for work related things or they will do so during non work hours, while you're on vacation or taking leave etc, and it's best to avoid that in general. For everyone involved.
– Brandin
Feb 28 '15 at 10:48
3
@Anthony - Ask your manager. That is the only person you should listen to.
– Ramhound
Mar 1 '15 at 6:32
2
Is your real first name Hillary?
– blankip
Apr 7 '15 at 20:33
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Depends on your company's policies. It could fall anywhere on a spectrum from "you did a great proactive thing to get the job done despite obstacles! good job!" to "you put proprietary company information on an unapproved system. you're fired".
– Andrew Medico
Feb 28 '15 at 0:33
1
It's just not perception but consider other consequences once you start using your personal email (or personal phone number for that matter) you set a potentially bad precedent. E.g. people will contact you there for work related things or they will do so during non work hours, while you're on vacation or taking leave etc, and it's best to avoid that in general. For everyone involved.
– Brandin
Feb 28 '15 at 10:48
3
@Anthony - Ask your manager. That is the only person you should listen to.
– Ramhound
Mar 1 '15 at 6:32
2
Is your real first name Hillary?
– blankip
Apr 7 '15 at 20:33
5
5
Depends on your company's policies. It could fall anywhere on a spectrum from "you did a great proactive thing to get the job done despite obstacles! good job!" to "you put proprietary company information on an unapproved system. you're fired".
– Andrew Medico
Feb 28 '15 at 0:33
Depends on your company's policies. It could fall anywhere on a spectrum from "you did a great proactive thing to get the job done despite obstacles! good job!" to "you put proprietary company information on an unapproved system. you're fired".
– Andrew Medico
Feb 28 '15 at 0:33
1
1
It's just not perception but consider other consequences once you start using your personal email (or personal phone number for that matter) you set a potentially bad precedent. E.g. people will contact you there for work related things or they will do so during non work hours, while you're on vacation or taking leave etc, and it's best to avoid that in general. For everyone involved.
– Brandin
Feb 28 '15 at 10:48
It's just not perception but consider other consequences once you start using your personal email (or personal phone number for that matter) you set a potentially bad precedent. E.g. people will contact you there for work related things or they will do so during non work hours, while you're on vacation or taking leave etc, and it's best to avoid that in general. For everyone involved.
– Brandin
Feb 28 '15 at 10:48
3
3
@Anthony - Ask your manager. That is the only person you should listen to.
– Ramhound
Mar 1 '15 at 6:32
@Anthony - Ask your manager. That is the only person you should listen to.
– Ramhound
Mar 1 '15 at 6:32
2
2
Is your real first name Hillary?
– blankip
Apr 7 '15 at 20:33
Is your real first name Hillary?
– blankip
Apr 7 '15 at 20:33
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You should definitely not transmit any company propietary information through your personal e-mail, without express written permission. Even then, it should really be avoided.
Ask for guidance from your manager. Offer your suggestion for using personal e-mail, and if approved, go ahead. Your desire to get the work done on time is commendable, but you could find yourself in hot water even if you inadvertently violate company policy.
answered Apr 7 '15 at 20:14
mjulmer
1,607310
Just noticed the date this question was posted. If you still don't have e-mail setup by now, you have bigger problems...
– mjulmer
Apr 7 '15 at 20:15
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In addition, you should strongly consider creating a separate email account for only this purpose, so that, should the need arise, you can turn that mailbox over to corporate IT later.
– Monica Cellio♦
Apr 7 '15 at 20:20
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I would create a new 'work personal' address and correspond from that.
Colleagues may not wish to use their personal email addresses, but there's nothing stopping you from creating a professional work email address not hosted on company servers, though that is probably preferable if that is a choice.
answered Feb 28 '15 at 1:32
Vhon Newmahn
774
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This still will result in work product being on a server outside of the companies control. He should only do what the company wants.
– Ramhound
Mar 1 '15 at 6:33
@Ramhound Question states "use my personal email account to communicate with my colleague " and makes no mention of sending company owned property.
– Vhon Newmahn
Mar 1 '15 at 9:34
1
@VhonNewmahn In many cases, any relevant job information, that could be included in the text of an email, is considered proprietary company property.
– David K
Apr 3 '15 at 12:25
Revisiting my answer, two years on, and I now agree with the comments that the company would most likely prefer communication be controlled and hosted internally. However, the question implies the arrangement would be one of convenience, presumably for a short-term, and I believe using initiative to resolve productivity blockers would be seen positively; given the internal delay could be used as an excuse to be unproductive. The use of tools like Slack, Skype, and IM clients is also not uncommon and companies rarely control the data shared with them.
– Vhon Newmahn
Jul 2 '17 at 0:13
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2 Answers
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active
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You should definitely not transmit any company propietary information through your personal e-mail, without express written permission. Even then, it should really be avoided.
Ask for guidance from your manager. Offer your suggestion for using personal e-mail, and if approved, go ahead. Your desire to get the work done on time is commendable, but you could find yourself in hot water even if you inadvertently violate company policy.
answered Apr 7 '15 at 20:14
mjulmer
1,607310
Just noticed the date this question was posted. If you still don't have e-mail setup by now, you have bigger problems...
– mjulmer
Apr 7 '15 at 20:15
2
In addition, you should strongly consider creating a separate email account for only this purpose, so that, should the need arise, you can turn that mailbox over to corporate IT later.
– Monica Cellio♦
Apr 7 '15 at 20:20
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
4
down vote
You should definitely not transmit any company propietary information through your personal e-mail, without express written permission. Even then, it should really be avoided.
Ask for guidance from your manager. Offer your suggestion for using personal e-mail, and if approved, go ahead. Your desire to get the work done on time is commendable, but you could find yourself in hot water even if you inadvertently violate company policy.
answered Apr 7 '15 at 20:14
mjulmer
1,607310
Just noticed the date this question was posted. If you still don't have e-mail setup by now, you have bigger problems...
– mjulmer
Apr 7 '15 at 20:15
2
In addition, you should strongly consider creating a separate email account for only this purpose, so that, should the need arise, you can turn that mailbox over to corporate IT later.
– Monica Cellio♦
Apr 7 '15 at 20:20
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
4
down vote
up vote
4
down vote
You should definitely not transmit any company propietary information through your personal e-mail, without express written permission. Even then, it should really be avoided.
Ask for guidance from your manager. Offer your suggestion for using personal e-mail, and if approved, go ahead. Your desire to get the work done on time is commendable, but you could find yourself in hot water even if you inadvertently violate company policy.
answered Apr 7 '15 at 20:14
mjulmer
1,607310
You should definitely not transmit any company propietary information through your personal e-mail, without express written permission. Even then, it should really be avoided.
Ask for guidance from your manager. Offer your suggestion for using personal e-mail, and if approved, go ahead. Your desire to get the work done on time is commendable, but you could find yourself in hot water even if you inadvertently violate company policy.
answered Apr 7 '15 at 20:14
mjulmer
1,607310
answered Apr 7 '15 at 20:14
mjulmer
1,607310
answered Apr 7 '15 at 20:14
mjulmer
1,607310
answered Apr 7 '15 at 20:14
mjulmer
1,607310
1,607310
Just noticed the date this question was posted. If you still don't have e-mail setup by now, you have bigger problems...
– mjulmer
Apr 7 '15 at 20:15
2
In addition, you should strongly consider creating a separate email account for only this purpose, so that, should the need arise, you can turn that mailbox over to corporate IT later.
– Monica Cellio♦
Apr 7 '15 at 20:20
suggest improvements |Â
Just noticed the date this question was posted. If you still don't have e-mail setup by now, you have bigger problems...
– mjulmer
Apr 7 '15 at 20:15
2
In addition, you should strongly consider creating a separate email account for only this purpose, so that, should the need arise, you can turn that mailbox over to corporate IT later.
– Monica Cellio♦
Apr 7 '15 at 20:20
Just noticed the date this question was posted. If you still don't have e-mail setup by now, you have bigger problems...
– mjulmer
Apr 7 '15 at 20:15
Just noticed the date this question was posted. If you still don't have e-mail setup by now, you have bigger problems...
– mjulmer
Apr 7 '15 at 20:15
2
2
In addition, you should strongly consider creating a separate email account for only this purpose, so that, should the need arise, you can turn that mailbox over to corporate IT later.
– Monica Cellio♦
Apr 7 '15 at 20:20
In addition, you should strongly consider creating a separate email account for only this purpose, so that, should the need arise, you can turn that mailbox over to corporate IT later.
– Monica Cellio♦
Apr 7 '15 at 20:20
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
0
down vote
I would create a new 'work personal' address and correspond from that.
Colleagues may not wish to use their personal email addresses, but there's nothing stopping you from creating a professional work email address not hosted on company servers, though that is probably preferable if that is a choice.
answered Feb 28 '15 at 1:32
Vhon Newmahn
774
3
This still will result in work product being on a server outside of the companies control. He should only do what the company wants.
– Ramhound
Mar 1 '15 at 6:33
@Ramhound Question states "use my personal email account to communicate with my colleague " and makes no mention of sending company owned property.
– Vhon Newmahn
Mar 1 '15 at 9:34
1
@VhonNewmahn In many cases, any relevant job information, that could be included in the text of an email, is considered proprietary company property.
– David K
Apr 3 '15 at 12:25
Revisiting my answer, two years on, and I now agree with the comments that the company would most likely prefer communication be controlled and hosted internally. However, the question implies the arrangement would be one of convenience, presumably for a short-term, and I believe using initiative to resolve productivity blockers would be seen positively; given the internal delay could be used as an excuse to be unproductive. The use of tools like Slack, Skype, and IM clients is also not uncommon and companies rarely control the data shared with them.
– Vhon Newmahn
Jul 2 '17 at 0:13
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
0
down vote
I would create a new 'work personal' address and correspond from that.
Colleagues may not wish to use their personal email addresses, but there's nothing stopping you from creating a professional work email address not hosted on company servers, though that is probably preferable if that is a choice.
answered Feb 28 '15 at 1:32
Vhon Newmahn
774
3
This still will result in work product being on a server outside of the companies control. He should only do what the company wants.
– Ramhound
Mar 1 '15 at 6:33
@Ramhound Question states "use my personal email account to communicate with my colleague " and makes no mention of sending company owned property.
– Vhon Newmahn
Mar 1 '15 at 9:34
1
@VhonNewmahn In many cases, any relevant job information, that could be included in the text of an email, is considered proprietary company property.
– David K
Apr 3 '15 at 12:25
Revisiting my answer, two years on, and I now agree with the comments that the company would most likely prefer communication be controlled and hosted internally. However, the question implies the arrangement would be one of convenience, presumably for a short-term, and I believe using initiative to resolve productivity blockers would be seen positively; given the internal delay could be used as an excuse to be unproductive. The use of tools like Slack, Skype, and IM clients is also not uncommon and companies rarely control the data shared with them.
– Vhon Newmahn
Jul 2 '17 at 0:13
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
I would create a new 'work personal' address and correspond from that.
Colleagues may not wish to use their personal email addresses, but there's nothing stopping you from creating a professional work email address not hosted on company servers, though that is probably preferable if that is a choice.
answered Feb 28 '15 at 1:32
Vhon Newmahn
774
I would create a new 'work personal' address and correspond from that.
Colleagues may not wish to use their personal email addresses, but there's nothing stopping you from creating a professional work email address not hosted on company servers, though that is probably preferable if that is a choice.
answered Feb 28 '15 at 1:32
Vhon Newmahn
774
answered Feb 28 '15 at 1:32
Vhon Newmahn
774
answered Feb 28 '15 at 1:32
Vhon Newmahn
774
answered Feb 28 '15 at 1:32
Vhon Newmahn
774
774
3
This still will result in work product being on a server outside of the companies control. He should only do what the company wants.
– Ramhound
Mar 1 '15 at 6:33
@Ramhound Question states "use my personal email account to communicate with my colleague " and makes no mention of sending company owned property.
– Vhon Newmahn
Mar 1 '15 at 9:34
1
@VhonNewmahn In many cases, any relevant job information, that could be included in the text of an email, is considered proprietary company property.
– David K
Apr 3 '15 at 12:25
Revisiting my answer, two years on, and I now agree with the comments that the company would most likely prefer communication be controlled and hosted internally. However, the question implies the arrangement would be one of convenience, presumably for a short-term, and I believe using initiative to resolve productivity blockers would be seen positively; given the internal delay could be used as an excuse to be unproductive. The use of tools like Slack, Skype, and IM clients is also not uncommon and companies rarely control the data shared with them.
– Vhon Newmahn
Jul 2 '17 at 0:13
suggest improvements |Â
3
This still will result in work product being on a server outside of the companies control. He should only do what the company wants.
– Ramhound
Mar 1 '15 at 6:33
@Ramhound Question states "use my personal email account to communicate with my colleague " and makes no mention of sending company owned property.
– Vhon Newmahn
Mar 1 '15 at 9:34
1
@VhonNewmahn In many cases, any relevant job information, that could be included in the text of an email, is considered proprietary company property.
– David K
Apr 3 '15 at 12:25
Revisiting my answer, two years on, and I now agree with the comments that the company would most likely prefer communication be controlled and hosted internally. However, the question implies the arrangement would be one of convenience, presumably for a short-term, and I believe using initiative to resolve productivity blockers would be seen positively; given the internal delay could be used as an excuse to be unproductive. The use of tools like Slack, Skype, and IM clients is also not uncommon and companies rarely control the data shared with them.
– Vhon Newmahn
Jul 2 '17 at 0:13
3
3
This still will result in work product being on a server outside of the companies control. He should only do what the company wants.
– Ramhound
Mar 1 '15 at 6:33
This still will result in work product being on a server outside of the companies control. He should only do what the company wants.
– Ramhound
Mar 1 '15 at 6:33
@Ramhound Question states "use my personal email account to communicate with my colleague " and makes no mention of sending company owned property.
– Vhon Newmahn
Mar 1 '15 at 9:34
@Ramhound Question states "use my personal email account to communicate with my colleague " and makes no mention of sending company owned property.
– Vhon Newmahn
Mar 1 '15 at 9:34
1
1
@VhonNewmahn In many cases, any relevant job information, that could be included in the text of an email, is considered proprietary company property.
– David K
Apr 3 '15 at 12:25
@VhonNewmahn In many cases, any relevant job information, that could be included in the text of an email, is considered proprietary company property.
– David K
Apr 3 '15 at 12:25
Revisiting my answer, two years on, and I now agree with the comments that the company would most likely prefer communication be controlled and hosted internally. However, the question implies the arrangement would be one of convenience, presumably for a short-term, and I believe using initiative to resolve productivity blockers would be seen positively; given the internal delay could be used as an excuse to be unproductive. The use of tools like Slack, Skype, and IM clients is also not uncommon and companies rarely control the data shared with them.
– Vhon Newmahn
Jul 2 '17 at 0:13
Revisiting my answer, two years on, and I now agree with the comments that the company would most likely prefer communication be controlled and hosted internally. However, the question implies the arrangement would be one of convenience, presumably for a short-term, and I believe using initiative to resolve productivity blockers would be seen positively; given the internal delay could be used as an excuse to be unproductive. The use of tools like Slack, Skype, and IM clients is also not uncommon and companies rarely control the data shared with them.
– Vhon Newmahn
Jul 2 '17 at 0:13
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Depends on your company's policies. It could fall anywhere on a spectrum from "you did a great proactive thing to get the job done despite obstacles! good job!" to "you put proprietary company information on an unapproved system. you're fired".
– Andrew Medico
Feb 28 '15 at 0:33
1
It's just not perception but consider other consequences once you start using your personal email (or personal phone number for that matter) you set a potentially bad precedent. E.g. people will contact you there for work related things or they will do so during non work hours, while you're on vacation or taking leave etc, and it's best to avoid that in general. For everyone involved.
– Brandin
Feb 28 '15 at 10:48
3
@Anthony - Ask your manager. That is the only person you should listen to.
– Ramhound
Mar 1 '15 at 6:32
2
Is your real first name Hillary?
– blankip
Apr 7 '15 at 20:33