Thursday, June 17, 2010

23 Things Not To Write In An E-mail

Every e-mail you write could wind up in court. Everybody knows this, but people still act like it will never happen to them.
If you can't help yourself -- if you just have to write that incriminating e-mail -- you can at least avoid a few obvious red flags.:
  • stupid
  • huge mistake
  • big mistake
  • dumb
  • can't believe
  • cannot believe
  • serious trouble
  • big trouble
  • unsalvageable
  • shocked
  • speechless
  • too late
  • uncomfortable
  • not comfortable
  • I don't think we should
  • very sensitive
  • highly sensitive
  • very confidential
  • highly confidential
  • do not share this
  • don't share this
  • between you and me
  • just between us