Hello Beeler Bloggers,
Occasionally I actually post original content on my blog from real world & work situations. But, not today. I found this interesting article on Yahoo this morning. Should someone be fired for sending an email in All Caps? Read on:
WHAT COULD BE MORE ANNOYING THAN THIS? MAYBE IF IT WAS BOLD? AND RED?
And if you worked for New Zealand's Procarp Health, it could even get you fired.
That's exactly what happened to Vicki Walker, who was abruptly kicked out 
of her job for sending "confrontational emails" with text formatted in a variety of red, bold, and all caps fonts. Walker had sent the emails to fellow workers within the company, usually with stern and detailed instructions on how forms should be properly filled out.
Someone at ProCare didn't like her approach, suggesting she caused "disharmony in the workplace" and was being too confrontational via email, eventually firing her without warning.
Walker, however, got the last laugh. She sued for wrongful termination and won the case, pocketing $17,000 
in lost wages and for other unspecified harm caused due to the firing.
Quite a predicament. Is it actually possible to be confrontational in an email message? 
By all accounts, Walker's emails sound rude and brusque, but did she cross a line? Just how angry would an email have to be in order to merit being fired from her job? I know I've sent a "confrontational" message or two to my co-workers in the past, and I've received more than my fair share of them, I think. I never recall anyone getting fired for it.
What do you think? Is it OK to fire someone for misuse of their caps lock button? Feel free to respond by emailing your comments to me at sn@beelerinsurance.com
I'll be posting comments as they come in and eventually I'll have a blog that you can comment on write on my webpage.
Until next time, 
Chris Beeler