Collecting his humor is difficult (often it was in personal e-mails), but many agree that a few typical scenarios recurred:

Similarly, people who send personal professional e-mails with 500 people in Cc are spammer too.

"If you have to wonder whether you're writing too many personal e-mails on company time, you probably are."

"You have plenty of time to send personal e-mails when you get home."

Some friends don't even bother to write personal e-mails anymore, but rather prefer to send links to their facebook profiles.

I'll be the first to admit that I write personal e-mails, shop and look for information on hobbies while I'm at work.

Employees are sending personal e-mails, playing games, viewing pornography, shopping, checking stock prices and gambling online during working hours.

"Sending personal e-mails and instant messages on the job is just something that interns shouldn't be doing," Mr. Jones said.

You shouldn't be sending or receiving personal e-mails, and don't check your Facebook page or other personal pages.