Faxes and E-Mail
传真和电子邮件
The arrival of fax machines and desktop computers in most offices has also given rise to a new etiquette regarding their use. Never assume that either a fax or e-mail is private. And with that in mind, never send any communication via either method that you wouldn't like to have your boss, or even your entire office, read. Most fax machines are located in public places, so anyone who passes by can read them, and some businesses routinely screen their employees' e-mail. (That's not necessarily polite, but it's easier to keep e-mail impersonal than to tell the boss she can't read it.)
传真机和桌面电脑进入大多数办公室以后也产生了一种新的有关使用传真机和电脑的礼仪。决不要认为传真或电子邮件是私人的。清楚这点就不要使用它们发任何你不愿让老板甚至是整个办公室都能读到的信件。大部分传真机放在公共地点,所以每位经过的同事都可以看,而有些公司例行公事地检查雇员的电子邮件。(那不见得是礼貌之举,但让电子邮件成为非私人邮件要比告诉老板请勿阅读更容易些。)
