Admin opening your letters

[User]

 

[longers]

I agree, I had a supervisor who would open all the post addressed to me at work and then not even bother giving me it when he found out it wasn't work related

Like you, got nothing to hide but it is rude.

 

[Arch]

I thought you meant our Admin for a moment, and he'd been reading PM's !

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Did they all wear them or just try them on?

You're lucky it wasn't those 'special pants' you ordered...

 

[Arch]

It also might have something to do with the fact that I came back from A/L on Friday to find that 2 pairs of Endura socks had done the rounds of the office.

Next time, order a job lot of chinese finger traps and handcuffs with no keys and enjoy the sight of the whole workforce shackled together helplessly...

 

[John Ponting]

Started as IT Manager at current employer 10 years ago and was the first time I'd ever encountered this.

Chairman (owner) always arrived early to open the post and then pass it on to other directors. They nosed around and then distributed what they thought "suitable". Claimed it gave them a chance to "keep abreast of the situation". I think they just wanted to read The DP Managers Diary each week.

Chairman retired, passed company on to two kids who really think they have more important things to do. Post is still opened and orders, cheques, remittances etc are passed on asap.

 

[mr Mag00]

we had that here, director just has to have complete control. i complained and it seems to have stopped. is not illegal?

 

[Angelfishsolo]

If I had anything delivered to me at work I always requested that the address stated FSAO (for Sole Attention of). Just once my mail was opened, just once.

 

[Crackle]

I thought most mail is routinely opened with an envelope opening machine. It was in our place unless marked private or it was a parcel and you'd had a word with the postroom to say you were expecting something.

Pretty critical really, if invoices etc are addressed to someone off, they need dealing with, it's not your mail but your employers.

 

[alecstilleyedye]

iirc it's actually illegal to open mail not addressed to you, unless you have written consent. i might be wrong, any lawyers in the house? patrick…

 

[bonj2]

Put in the comments section on wiggle/crc:
"please put 'to be opened by addressee only' on parcel"
and they usually do.

 

[bonj2]

Bridgedale are a better maker of socks, btw.

 

[surfgurl]

I had a temp job several years ago for one of the government departments. I used to help out with the post. I was told anything marked private and confidential or addressee only was not to be opened and to be given to the addressee. Anything else was opened and then directed to the correct person or department.

 

[Bromptonaut]

Where I work all mail except that bearing specific internal privacy markings is opened in the mailroom and routed through line management. Receipt of personal mail is banned, though most reasonable managers would allow the odd item, particularly if the alternative were a half day off to wait for a delivery.

 

[Mr Phoebus]

This is still something I can't get used to.

It's not that I've got anything to hide, it just feels rude.

It also might have something to do with the fact that I came back from A/L on Friday to find that 2 pairs of Endura socks had done the rounds of the office.

As you're one of those 'weirdo' cyclists, I only think that it's fair that you're treated with suspicion.