Woman Writes A Blunt Email To An Airline Employee For Giving Out Her Travel Details To Her Grandmother
Individuals enjoy spreading rumors and competing to break any big news first. It may aggravate those who prefer not to share their news too soon. People should respect others’ privacy since they find it amusing to gossip about others and find it offensive when it is about them.
OP was planning to travel back to her homeland to settle her health issues without informing her extended family about her arrival. To her bad luck, there was only one airline that traveled to her home country, and her grandmother’s friend was an employee there. She leaked her travel details to her grandmother, which OP didn’t like. OP wrote an email to the employee about breaching the company privacy policy by leaking out her travel details to someone else. Read the entire story to learn the employees reaction to OP’s email.
Source: Reddit
Image Credits: Rafael Cosquiere (not the actual photo)
1. OP wonders if she was wrong to write an email to an airline employee for disclosing her travel details to her grandmother.
2. OP booked an airline ticket to travel back to her home country through an airline employee who was her grandmother’s friend and found out that she told her grandmother about it.
3. OP did not want to inform her extended family of her return. She was unhappy because the employee had exposed her personal information, which was not allowed.
4. OP sent an email to the employee telling her that she repeatedly exposed her travel information, which violated the airline’s privacy policy.
5. The worker apologized to OP, but she was taken aback that OP would go to such lengths to hurt her since she believed they were family.
6. OP failed to comprehend the employee’s disappointment, given that it was she who violated the privacy rules.
The friend of OP’s grandmother took offense at the email from OP because she felt that since they were related, it was OK to talk to them about her travel itinerary. She also conveyed her dissatisfaction with OP’s email, saying that she never thought OP would go to the point of threatening her. All that OP asked was that she hold off on sharing the details until later, since it is OP’s right to decide when to inform her family of her plans.
Now that you’ve heard the story, let’s dive into what Redditors had to say. Keep reading to discover other people’s perspectives on the matter.
7. A Redditor suggests that OP should inform the airline about the employee’s wrong conduct.
8. OP didn’t want to escalate the matter, as she just wanted her grandmother’s friend to be careful next time.
9. Redditor gives many reasons to support the point.
10. According to Redditor, in the USA, it is not illegal for an airline employee to tell a friend about the travel details.
11. Redditor has never seen any airline privacy policy that stops an employee from discussing the travel details of a family member.
12. Redditor suggests that OP should report it to the higher level.
13. Redditor emphasizes OP’s own wellbeing and asks her not to escalate the matter.
14. Redditor disapproves of the employee’s response and wants OP to report her with proof.
15. Yes, OP needs all the proof to prove her point.
16. Yes, it is usual for employees to ignore compliance.
17. Yes, in a customer service job, privacy policies shouldn’t be breached.
18. Indeed! OP was a victim of someone with poor boundaries.
19. According to Redditor, the employee statement made OP question her own judgment.
20. Redditor criticized the airline employee for counterattacking OP when she was herself guilty.
OP was correct in warning the employee because the employee was violating the privacy rules. Because of personal issues, OP did not want to inform her extended family about her coming, but the employee did so without her permission. OP’s caution might have saved her from future leaks, but this time she had to tackle the matter herself. The employee’s use of the victim card should not concern OP because it is up to her to decide when to inform her family about her plans. What is your perspective on the OP’s situation? Share your thoughts in the comments area below, and stay tuned to Wholesomeness for more relatable stories.
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