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A New York Perspective on Workplace 'Spam'

When employees lose their jobs, bitterness may breed revenge - revenge that goes well beyond the pilfering of pens on the way out. Disgruntled former employees have been known to defame the company to its clients, offer inside information to competitors, and initiate frivolous litigation, all at great cost to their former employers. But there is another problem that may be on the rise: spam, the Internet's version of junk mail.

18 minute read August 01, 2003 at 02:04 PM
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Jay W. Waks And Joshua E. Abraham
A New York Perspective on Workplace 'Spam'

When employees lose their jobs, bitterness may breed revenge – revenge that goes well beyond the pilfering of pens on the way out.

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