Forwarding Pains

In the past week I had over 20 emails that were forwarded to me. I have to say that, some of them were informative, and others, well, I asked to be taken off the list. In my opinion, forwarding can be a very useful tool and at the same time very painful. You have this great technology, in which you can send information to a lot of people, and at the same time, you have a technology that can be very harmful. Forwarding and replying to everyone is good when there is information that everyone should and needs to know. That's the extent to which I believe that forwarding can be used. It should not be used to take surveys, to respond to emails, to discuss business, or even to send chain letters. This type of communication should be used sparsely and with caution. Many forwards contain viruses, trojans, or even spyware. To respond to the specific cases of A and B, I will start by saying that both individuals were inconsiderate. The accountant should have informed her client about the sharing of information because that is sensitive material and he or she could really lose the trust that their business is based on. Also, someone else, to whom the information was not intended, could get the it and use it for their own interests. In the second case, I believe that it is completely inappropriate to talk about group partners behind their backs to other partners while working on a project. If there are any complaints, they should be taken to that person or written in the evaluation, but not during an important project in which that partners have to depend on each other. There should definitely be a code against forwarding personal information. Also, only a select few, such as managers, should have the power to mass email information. All other conversations should be kept between the individuals online or in person.