Jake Barnes Has Been Posting Customer Complaints on One of His

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Essay

Jake Barnes has been posting customer complaints on one of his company's competitor's websites. Jake has never been a customer of those competitors, but he uses time during his work days to go online and issue negative reports to make his sales job easier. He uses the complaints posted in talking with customers in order to persuade them to sign with his company. Jake's employer has asked to review Jake's and other salespeople's computers to see whether anyone on the sales team is responsible for the uptick in negative feedback against competitors. Explain Jake's and his employer's rights.

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