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Counter Intelligence: Woman Fired for All-Caps E-mails

Employee sent e-mails to co-workers with words in bold, red, capital letters

Tuesday, Sep 1, 2009 | Updated 9:30 AM PST

Counter Intelligence: Woman Fired for All-Caps E-mails

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An accountant from New Zealand got fired for sending menacing emails with words in bold, red, capital letters to co-workers.

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An accountant from New Zealand got fired for sending menacing e-mails with words in bold, red, capital letters to co-workers. The woman who was with the company for two years was canned because she "caused disharmony in the workplace by using block capitals, bold typeface and red text in her emails," the company said.
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