I Was Fired From Google ( ask me questions about google thread )

[The DaveR]

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Can't access any outside email from work.

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Seriously, where do you work? China?

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Everyone I know that works at a financial services firm has the same restriction. I know people at Goldman, Lehman, Credit Suise and a few others that can only check work email.

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Why? Afraid you'll discuss secrets on the other e-mail?

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As Daver already mentioned, company email is logged while outside email isn't. His example of a trader was good, as were others that mentioned discussing any private information. I don't have access to anything that would really matter to anyone here, but there are still things that my company doesn't want to be public and it's a lot harder to tell if someone's published them if you allow access to outside email accounts.

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But PM'ing them on the forum, completely legit.

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No one claimed that IT departments in financial services are smart.