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Subject:Re: Disclaimers in Electronic Correspondence From:"Walker, Arlen P" <Arlen -dot- P -dot- Walker -at- JCI -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 8 Oct 1997 10:50:13 -0500
If I am communicating within the company - so he believes - and I
have been hired by the company to handle documentation issues, then
my opinions actually -ARE- to be construed as representing my
employer, and should be protected as such.
I dunno. Company Policy is usually arrived at via give and take among many
political factions in the office, and as such is rarely the work of a
single person (except in a small company). My opinion on which is the best
tool to use for a particular job is not always the same as my employer's.
When I state my opinion of the best tool for the job, then I am obviously
*not* stating my employer's opinion, even though I may be doing the job in
question.
That's why I include the disclaimer.
Have fun,
Arlen
Chief Managing Director In Charge, Department of Redundancy Department
DNRC 224
Arlen -dot- P -dot- Walker -at- JCI -dot- Com
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In God we trust; all others must provide data.
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Opinions expressed are mine and mine alone.
If JCI had an opinion on this, they'd hire someone else to deliver it.
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