Assignment:
Employee Bad News: Refusing the Use of Instant Messaging on the Job
As the vice president of the Green Group, an environmental firm, you had a request from team leader Emily Tsonga. She wants to know whether her team can use instant messaging on the job. Emily is working on the plans for an environmentally friendly shopping center, Westbury Mall. Her team project is moving ahead on schedule, and you have had excellent feedback from the shopping center developers.
Emily’s team is probably already using instant messaging through public systems, and this worries you. You are concerned about security, viruses, and wasted time. However, the company has been considering a secured “enterprise-level” instant messaging system. The principal drawbacks are that such a system is expensive, requires administration, and limits use to organizational contacts only. You are not sure your company will ever adopt such a system.
You will have to refuse Emily’s request, but you want her to know how much you value her excellent work on developing sustainability and green building techniques for the Westbury Mall project. You know you cannot get by with a quick refusal. You must give her solid reasons for rejecting her request.
- Send an e-mail to Emily Tsonga ([email protected]) refusing her request. For more information on the pros and cons of instant messaging. Also do research on the Web to understand better the risks of instant messaging.
Your answer must be, typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman font (size 12), one-inch margins on all sides, APA format and also include references.