Message #63179

[spitfire78]

I do not think of it as sneaky at all.  I think it can be a useful tool.  I rarely use it, but when I do it is usually for a reason.  I just used it last week because I wanted the other admin here to know about an issue that might arise in a day or so, just on the off chance that I was not here that day.  I did not want the parties to know that she knew what was going on unless something arose and I was not here.  It was not being sneaky or breaking confidentiality.  I had an issue with someone here wanting to reserve a conference room and instead of following proper procedure ended up involving a whole bunch of people unnecessarily.  I wanted the other admin to be aware of the situation, so if anything came up the day of the meeting and I happened to not be around, she would know what was going on.  On the other hand, I didn't want the e-mail recipient to know this other admin knew about it because she had already created a ruckus and run around to half a dozen other people already.