The net is rife with examples of email messages gone astray, such as the infamous sexy note a British woman sent her boyfriend that spread around the world. While no proprietary information was leaked, it certainly was embarrassing for her and her employer. The lengthy corporate statement that was appended to the mail made it even more humourous.
From the Stupid Management department, we learn that careless emails can be costly as well. Neal Patterson, CEO of Cerner Corp., discovered that Foot-in-Mouth disease spreads rapidly across the Internet after firing off a blistering email cracking the whip on his managers. Apparently, Mr. Patterson felt that the volume of cars in the company parking lot was an indication of productivity. Wall Street disagreed, and Cerner's stock tumbled 22% when the mail was posted on Yahoo!. Oops.
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