事件回放:4月7日晚,EMC(全球最大的网络信息存储商,总部在美国)大中华区总裁陆纯初(Loke Soon Choo)回办公室取东西,到门口才发现自己没带钥匙。此时他的私人秘书瑞贝卡已经下班。陆试图联系后者未果。数小时后,陆纯初还是难抑怒火,于是在凌晨1时13分通过内部电子邮件系统给瑞贝卡发了一封措辞严厉且语气生硬的“谴责信”。
陆纯初在这封用英文写就的邮件中说,“Rebecca, I just told you not to assume or take things for granted on Tuesday and you locked me out of my office this evening when all my things are all still in the office because you assume I have my office key on my person. With immediate effect, you do not leave the office until you have checked with all the managers you support - this is for the lunch hour as well as at end of day, OK? ”(中文翻译:瑞贝卡,我曾告诉过你,想东西、做事情不要想当然!结果今天晚上你就把我锁在门外,我要取的东西都还在办公室里。问题在于你自以为是地认为我随身带了钥匙。从现在起,无论是午餐时段还是晚上下班后,你要跟你服务的每一名经理都确认无事后才能离开办公室,明白了吗?——英文的口气措辞非常非常激烈)。陆在发送这封邮件的时候,同时传给了公司几位高管。