Page MenuHomePhabricator

Decide what to do with an employees email address during offboarding
Open, MediumPublic

Description

Redirect, auto reply etc.

The current approach has been ad-hoc. A standardised one is needed.

In particular suspending an account also kills the e-mail address meaning no customised auto-reply can be used.

Event Timeline

Lokal_Profil renamed this task from Decide what to do with an employees email address when they quit to Decide what to do with an employees email address during offboarding.Nov 24 2020, 9:18 AM
Lokal_Profil updated the task description. (Show Details)

Suggested is:

  1. Set an auto reply indicating a suitable person to contact instead
  2. Reset the password
  3. Reset any app connections

After X months.

  1. Set the account to suspended

Still undecided:

  • Is it worth checking into the e-mail at regular intervals to make sure it is not the contact-address of any important service, e.g. getting information about status of an application or billing?

The above considers a case where the person does not wish to keep their e-mail in a volunteer capacity.

@Lokal_Profil, we should make a decision on this. Alternatively we'll have to sit down and figure it out when it happens next, which probably won't be the best timing.

Suggested is:

  1. Set an auto reply indicating a suitable person to contact instead
  2. Reset the password
  3. Reset any app connections

After X months.

  1. Set the account to suspended

Still undecided:

  • Is it worth checking into the e-mail at regular intervals to make sure it is not the contact-address of any important service, e.g. getting information about status of an application or billing?

What happens when we "Set the account to suspended"?

I do think we should have a routine to check in to the email at least the following 2 years to catch the type of semi-recurring requests for joint activities that we get now and then.

What happens when we "Set the account to suspended"?

From https://support.google.com/a/answer/33312:

When you suspend an account, the user's:

  • Email, documents, calendars, and other data aren't deleted.
  • Collaborators who have been granted access to shared documents will retain their ability to view, edit, and collaborate on those documents.
  • New email and calendar invitations are blocked.

I also believe suspending means that you can't log into the account or use it in any other way.