Well last week someone started sending emails from our shared work inbox on outlook to numerous internal and external companies that we work with.
These emails were basically swearing at them telling them theyre rubbish using offence language etc.
Gross misconduct basically. Yesterday one got sent, but not from our shared inbox but from our bosses email.
Our boss says its not in their sent box and they didn't send it and these emails have been sent using the signatures of work colleagues from our shared inbox or someone's specific personal email at work.
Today I've been told that i'm suspended pending 'forensic analaysis' and investigation on the laptop at work which is my company laptop, which is a company laptop i must leave at work.
I did not send these emails but it seems that the work seem I do and apparently i've been told its all been traced back to my laptop, which is locked and password protected so only could have been me, I really don't know how to be honest.
I didn't say much when they told me as I was quite shocked to be honest- I didn't do it and didn't expect it..I just said I really don't know what to say as theres nothing i sent and I guess i need to speak to the union about this, well my work has no trade union and say i cannot take in friends/family to any meeting apparently and have to make my own representations apparently..as theyve given me a brief letter.. but they've made me hand my badge in..remove all my stuff from my desk (infront of other employees) etc and told me am suspended with pay.
The main boss who spoke to me said 'i think they'll have a pretty quick turnaround' on the investigation.
really can't be bothered with arguging it as am so upset tbh and i have a really bad family situation right now with alot of us having serious medical problems which the HR at my work are well aware of -(my mum has really bad insulin diabetes, my sister is undergoing medical treatment for her leg which is bent and i have kerataconus and back problems). I have been thinking to resign because even when the forensic analysis comes back that i didn't do anything..I know from the politics in this company..it is the sort to try and use something else against me or make something up and all of my colleagues after seeing me hand in my badge etc today will think am guilty regardless.
If I do resign for personal reasons is it true what I have read online that my reference will state 'resigned during suspension pending further investigation' ? I've heard some people say if you have a colleague there who will give you a reference you will be ok, all of the other managers there will give me a ref as they know I did not do this, infact at the time one of the emails was apparently sent..I was doing my job sending another email at the same time! (I text this to the manager after the meeting, asking when I will get an opportunity to compare the emails sent on the work email veruses the times of these alleged emails..and had no response.)
I could go back to my old job (have checked with a friend there and there is vacancies) and if not I can get a new job due to my qualifications..but i'd need to explain the gap if this ref will be bad..Any help would be appreciated
These emails were basically swearing at them telling them theyre rubbish using offence language etc.
Gross misconduct basically. Yesterday one got sent, but not from our shared inbox but from our bosses email.
Our boss says its not in their sent box and they didn't send it and these emails have been sent using the signatures of work colleagues from our shared inbox or someone's specific personal email at work.
Today I've been told that i'm suspended pending 'forensic analaysis' and investigation on the laptop at work which is my company laptop, which is a company laptop i must leave at work.
I did not send these emails but it seems that the work seem I do and apparently i've been told its all been traced back to my laptop, which is locked and password protected so only could have been me, I really don't know how to be honest.
I didn't say much when they told me as I was quite shocked to be honest- I didn't do it and didn't expect it..I just said I really don't know what to say as theres nothing i sent and I guess i need to speak to the union about this, well my work has no trade union and say i cannot take in friends/family to any meeting apparently and have to make my own representations apparently..as theyve given me a brief letter.. but they've made me hand my badge in..remove all my stuff from my desk (infront of other employees) etc and told me am suspended with pay.
The main boss who spoke to me said 'i think they'll have a pretty quick turnaround' on the investigation.
really can't be bothered with arguging it as am so upset tbh and i have a really bad family situation right now with alot of us having serious medical problems which the HR at my work are well aware of -(my mum has really bad insulin diabetes, my sister is undergoing medical treatment for her leg which is bent and i have kerataconus and back problems). I have been thinking to resign because even when the forensic analysis comes back that i didn't do anything..I know from the politics in this company..it is the sort to try and use something else against me or make something up and all of my colleagues after seeing me hand in my badge etc today will think am guilty regardless.
If I do resign for personal reasons is it true what I have read online that my reference will state 'resigned during suspension pending further investigation' ? I've heard some people say if you have a colleague there who will give you a reference you will be ok, all of the other managers there will give me a ref as they know I did not do this, infact at the time one of the emails was apparently sent..I was doing my job sending another email at the same time! (I text this to the manager after the meeting, asking when I will get an opportunity to compare the emails sent on the work email veruses the times of these alleged emails..and had no response.)
I could go back to my old job (have checked with a friend there and there is vacancies) and if not I can get a new job due to my qualifications..but i'd need to explain the gap if this ref will be bad..Any help would be appreciated
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