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My colleague posted a photograph of all the paperwork he’d been left to do to our work’s social media group chat. He is now in major trouble with our supervisor because the paperwork had confidential information on it.
However, I am wondering how serious this is as you couldn’t read anything from the photograph as the papers were stacked and at and angle. So no info was passed on. Also the group chat is for work and was seen only by the staff. Although it is social media, it is encrypted.
Of note, the supervisor was responsible for not completing the paper work the day before which is why perhaps they are so angry. My colleague has been given a formal warning.
How would you respond to this? Is it fair? It appears that the supervisor is attacking the staff one by one so I want to prepare myself.
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My colleague posted a photograph of all the paperwork he’d been left to do to our work’s social media group chat. He is now in major trouble with our supervisor because the paperwork had confidential information on it.
However, I am wondering how serious this is as you couldn’t read anything from the photograph as the papers were stacked and at and angle. So no info was passed on. Also the group chat is for work and was seen only by the staff. Although it is social media, it is encrypted.
Of note, the supervisor was responsible for not completing the paper work the day before which is why perhaps they are so angry. My colleague has been given a formal warning.
How would you respond to this? Is it fair? It appears that the supervisor is attacking the staff one by one so I want to prepare myself.
confidentiality
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Why did your colleague feel the need to photograph internal paperwork and post it to the group chat? Is this your colleague's personal phone? What cloud sharing services does your colleagues phone automatically upload photos to?
– Snow♦
7 mins ago
This was WhatsApp from personal phone. The group chat is specifically for work. I think my colleague was making a point because the supervisor went on an aggressive rant the week before about not leaving this particular kind of work till the next day, then did it himself. Obviously my colleague regrets that now!
– Owebee
4 mins ago
Do you routinely use the same chat for the same confidential information, or do you communicate that via other means (ie. email)?
– rath
3 mins ago
Why do you think the manager is attacking people one by one? Has something similar happened before?
– rath
2 mins ago
What are you planning to do to prepare yourself?
– rath
2 mins ago
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My colleague posted a photograph of all the paperwork he’d been left to do to our work’s social media group chat. He is now in major trouble with our supervisor because the paperwork had confidential information on it.
However, I am wondering how serious this is as you couldn’t read anything from the photograph as the papers were stacked and at and angle. So no info was passed on. Also the group chat is for work and was seen only by the staff. Although it is social media, it is encrypted.
Of note, the supervisor was responsible for not completing the paper work the day before which is why perhaps they are so angry. My colleague has been given a formal warning.
How would you respond to this? Is it fair? It appears that the supervisor is attacking the staff one by one so I want to prepare myself.
confidentiality
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My colleague posted a photograph of all the paperwork he’d been left to do to our work’s social media group chat. He is now in major trouble with our supervisor because the paperwork had confidential information on it.
However, I am wondering how serious this is as you couldn’t read anything from the photograph as the papers were stacked and at and angle. So no info was passed on. Also the group chat is for work and was seen only by the staff. Although it is social media, it is encrypted.
Of note, the supervisor was responsible for not completing the paper work the day before which is why perhaps they are so angry. My colleague has been given a formal warning.
How would you respond to this? Is it fair? It appears that the supervisor is attacking the staff one by one so I want to prepare myself.
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Why did your colleague feel the need to photograph internal paperwork and post it to the group chat? Is this your colleague's personal phone? What cloud sharing services does your colleagues phone automatically upload photos to?
– Snow♦
7 mins ago
This was WhatsApp from personal phone. The group chat is specifically for work. I think my colleague was making a point because the supervisor went on an aggressive rant the week before about not leaving this particular kind of work till the next day, then did it himself. Obviously my colleague regrets that now!
– Owebee
4 mins ago
Do you routinely use the same chat for the same confidential information, or do you communicate that via other means (ie. email)?
– rath
3 mins ago
Why do you think the manager is attacking people one by one? Has something similar happened before?
– rath
2 mins ago
What are you planning to do to prepare yourself?
– rath
2 mins ago
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show 2 more comments
1
Why did your colleague feel the need to photograph internal paperwork and post it to the group chat? Is this your colleague's personal phone? What cloud sharing services does your colleagues phone automatically upload photos to?
– Snow♦
7 mins ago
This was WhatsApp from personal phone. The group chat is specifically for work. I think my colleague was making a point because the supervisor went on an aggressive rant the week before about not leaving this particular kind of work till the next day, then did it himself. Obviously my colleague regrets that now!
– Owebee
4 mins ago
Do you routinely use the same chat for the same confidential information, or do you communicate that via other means (ie. email)?
– rath
3 mins ago
Why do you think the manager is attacking people one by one? Has something similar happened before?
– rath
2 mins ago
What are you planning to do to prepare yourself?
– rath
2 mins ago
1
1
Why did your colleague feel the need to photograph internal paperwork and post it to the group chat? Is this your colleague's personal phone? What cloud sharing services does your colleagues phone automatically upload photos to?
– Snow♦
7 mins ago
Why did your colleague feel the need to photograph internal paperwork and post it to the group chat? Is this your colleague's personal phone? What cloud sharing services does your colleagues phone automatically upload photos to?
– Snow♦
7 mins ago
This was WhatsApp from personal phone. The group chat is specifically for work. I think my colleague was making a point because the supervisor went on an aggressive rant the week before about not leaving this particular kind of work till the next day, then did it himself. Obviously my colleague regrets that now!
– Owebee
4 mins ago
This was WhatsApp from personal phone. The group chat is specifically for work. I think my colleague was making a point because the supervisor went on an aggressive rant the week before about not leaving this particular kind of work till the next day, then did it himself. Obviously my colleague regrets that now!
– Owebee
4 mins ago
Do you routinely use the same chat for the same confidential information, or do you communicate that via other means (ie. email)?
– rath
3 mins ago
Do you routinely use the same chat for the same confidential information, or do you communicate that via other means (ie. email)?
– rath
3 mins ago
Why do you think the manager is attacking people one by one? Has something similar happened before?
– rath
2 mins ago
Why do you think the manager is attacking people one by one? Has something similar happened before?
– rath
2 mins ago
What are you planning to do to prepare yourself?
– rath
2 mins ago
What are you planning to do to prepare yourself?
– rath
2 mins ago
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Why did your colleague feel the need to photograph internal paperwork and post it to the group chat? Is this your colleague's personal phone? What cloud sharing services does your colleagues phone automatically upload photos to?
– Snow♦
7 mins ago
This was WhatsApp from personal phone. The group chat is specifically for work. I think my colleague was making a point because the supervisor went on an aggressive rant the week before about not leaving this particular kind of work till the next day, then did it himself. Obviously my colleague regrets that now!
– Owebee
4 mins ago
Do you routinely use the same chat for the same confidential information, or do you communicate that via other means (ie. email)?
– rath
3 mins ago
Why do you think the manager is attacking people one by one? Has something similar happened before?
– rath
2 mins ago
What are you planning to do to prepare yourself?
– rath
2 mins ago