Seems like an obvious “tip” to me.
Lose your job? You lose a lot of things. Not the least of which is your paycheck, “your” email address, and access to it.
You add to the disaster when you use the employer’s email address to register for sites.
Stay in control, use your “personal” email address for anything that isn’t strictly related to your employment.
I personally recommend you establish your own “stuff”.
Go register your “name” as a web site. Most commercial grade web site providers throw in a slew of email addresses with most packages.
I chuckle when I see a 6 figure executive using his employer’s email address on a networking, job, or resume site; that makes him “clueless” imho.
Or even worse is some lame internet service provider’s address like AOL for email or a free kid’s site for webpages.
But, the truly worst is when they use a “lame” email name. In the last year, I’ve seen: “bigexec@”, “expertmgmt@”, and even “irishstud@” … on resumes. (I busted a gut getting out a “helpful suggestion” email.)
At least, GOOGLE GMAIL for email or GPAGES for web sites makes you look avante garde.
“My” WSP offers a “beginner” package for $36/year that includes: 1 FREE domain name; 10 GB web space; 300 GB traffic; 600 e-mail accounts; and bunch of other stuff. http://www.1and1.com/?k_id=9113251 I’m sure that all the comparable professional sites offer similar. (I laugh at consumer sites that charge lot’s more for lot’s less!)
They now all have “fill out a form” interfaces to do what used to be complicated stuff! Build a web page, you worry about content, not html. Forward your special personal email address (i.e., corporate drone @ my first mi last name dot com) to my business one (i.e., corporate drone @ corporate dot com) by a different form. Use your “seeking address” (i.e., corporate drone seeks new hive @ my first mi last name dot com) for your networking activities.
So, it’s control. You control “your” email.
Note, while you can check your email via the web interface from your workplace, if you really need to, I don’t recommended is. Don’t mix business with “pleasure”. At least, not without encryption. Your employer has the “right” to look at everything on their stuff, and many do. Some archive as search everything. Reprisals are commonplace. It’s a snooper’s paradise. Don’t be a victim.
Yell if you need help!
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