Help..fellow RN breaking into co-workers E mail

[iluvivt, BSN, RN]

I feel so violated...an IT RN accidentally left my screen up in our office while my friend and I were on a break.. Our male co-worker then got into my E mail.......he had to click on the E mail icon to get into my mail...THEN he E mailed some of my mail to my manager and director in an attempt to get me into trouble.....and get this...he has done this before...he gets into our mail and then sends a messages impersonating that person and says stuff like..."please call me right away I am really mad at you". This man is out to get me...who knows why..perhaps he is jealous ..or some other reason....I have reason to believe he has been into my personal belongings as well. I think he should be FIRED!!!. He is an overall pain and complains about everything especially his schedule.....they called us in separately on Thursday to investigate....I was really angry and called him the evening before and calmly told him that if he ever violated my reasonable expectation of privacy again that he woud be speaking with my attorney....I sought legal advice before the call...and they told me that was OK...since I am not his superior...How come they did not fire him on Thursday,,,he admitted he did it...Has this happened to anyone else what are anyone's thought on how to handle this....I am really quite upset...the irony is that I trained this man......and everything he knows and can do with IVs.........I and my co=workers taught him and this is how this jerk behaves!!!

[caroladybelle, BSN, RN]

Exactly how could an IT RN leave YOUR screen up and how did this man get into your email using your password?

I thought that it was we have to obey all those rigorous security details....to prevent this from happening.

[catlynLPN]

Always at least one in every place of employment.

Hope things get worked out.

Personally, I'd be working them out for him.....

I'd let him speak to my attorney...............NOW.

[morte, LPN, LVN]

is the IT person, perhaps, involved WITH him, not an inadvertant helper?

[iluvivt, BSN, RN]

The nurse is working as a special computer nurse and I was helping her with special orders for all the types of Venous Access Devices we use....she had special permission to use my screen and she just forgot to log off.....he came in and took advantage of the situation...clearly demonstrating his BAD judgment and most certainly revealing his true character...and YES he did violate the Network User Policy ...I know he has done this before and I am so careful to log off and I just thought she would log off as she is the computer expert...guess I was wrong.....his desire to get me in trouble must be so strong that his judgment is severely impaired......I can not understand how they can keep him.....Human Resources knows him well....he has been in trouble before...and always calls the union (CNA) to bail him out....he goes to HR every 18 months and gets his write ups expunged from his files...I despise the guy

[morte, LPN, LVN]

The nurse is working as a special computer nurse and I was helping her with special orders for all the types of Venous Access Devices we use....she had special permission to use my screen and she just forgot to log off.....he came in and took advantage of the situation...clearly demonstrating his BAD judgment and most certainly revealing his true character...and YES he did violate the Network User Policy ...I know he has done this before and I am so careful to log off and I just thought she would log off as she is the computer expert...guess I was wrong.....his desire to get me in trouble must be so strong that his judgment is severely impaired......I can not understand how they can keep him.....Human Resources knows him well....he has been in trouble before...and always calls the union (CNA) to bail him out....he goes to HR every 18 months and gets his write ups expunged from his files...I despise the guy

since you are union, YOU need to go to them for assistance.....and what is this "expunging" of his write ups? is that part of the union contract?

[gonzo1, ASN, RN]

This is why under no condition should anyone ever have "special" permission to use anyone elses computer codes etc. You can't count on your computer "specialist" to log out appropriately.

Do not ever let anyone use your codes or have access to your computer.

[iluvivt, BSN, RN]

Yes our contract says you can get any write-ups removed every 18 months....he has it penciled in his calender :angryfire If they do not fire him...I still have to work with this evil snake...he said I harassed him b/c I called him and told him to stay out of my E-mail and my belongings,,, Can you believe that...he is the one that violated me......SUCH PROJECTION.....I had to work with him one day already and ignored anything and everything he said UNLESS it had to do with patient care....I am praying someone has the guts to fire him..sometimes they are so intimidated by the union..they do not do the right thing...I think if you have been in 3 co-workers E mail...THAT IS ENOUGH...he keeps getting away with it

[pumpkinpatchquilter]

Wow, I'm amazed as well that this person still has a job. Does his superior realize that it is illegal to break into someone's email? This is an act that has and could be taken to court. Especially if he is attempting to tarnish your reputation and cause you to lose your job, or effect your reputation among your coworkers/employer. I would have a calm and professional, yet serious talk with your superior. If the matter isn't resolved and this kind of behavior continues, I would take a hard look at who your working for and possibly reconsider your employment there. Depending on how far your employer allows this to escalate, a talk with a lawyer may also be in order.

[XB9S, BSN, MSN, EdD, RN, APN]

not sure how it works in the US but in the UK we are stricly forbidden to allow anyone access to our IT accounts, there are no special permissions the only ones allowed to access is the user and the IT security administrators.

Where I work even if someone had sent an email from my account I'd be in huge trouble for sharing my log in information, and / or leaving my account open to abuse. Data protection is an absolute and any breeches are treated as disciplinary.

If this IT RN had permission from your organisation to access your account then it is her responsibility to ensure the security of your account, this is something that needs investigating and dealing with. If this is an informal arrangment then I am afraid the responsibility lies with you to ensure your account security and log out when you leave the computer. All of our computers automatically lock after a few minutes of inactivity to ensure security.

As far as this other person sending emails from your account, unless you can prove it then your hands are tied and there is little you can do.

[Otessa, BSN, RN]

I'd be DONE today letting anyone for any special project or anything use my log-in. That's why they have temporary passwords.

Yikes!

[XB9S, BSN, MSN, EdD, RN, APN]

Otessa is this something that is common in the US, there is no way anyone would be allowed access in the UK it's just not allowed. If they need access to certain files they are put onto a shared drive and they access this with their own account