You assume I'm ignorant and grumpy, though. My response to the ghost was simply to say that last post wasn't me, and I really was thankful to work with a great bunch of people. However, the possibility that an employer will post as you on Slack should be taken very seriously. Perhaps my case isn't much of an error mode (setting aside feelings of creepiness) but consider the possibilities!

Try to assume the best in people and their actions and your life will likely be better for it.

i think he just meant if you didnt reply at all might look like that and since he saw it just put a thanks in to save face for you

NB: I am not a lawyer, and nothing that is said here can be construed as to be legal advice. If you're really concerned, you need to speak directly to a lawyer who is admitted and recognized by the appropriate bar association for the jurisdiction in question, etc....

That said, the company owns that Slack instance. They can do whatever they want with it.

Now, it might be unethical for someone else to post as another person, but I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be illegal.

Slack does make it difficult for anyone to remove a post made by someone else. That is intentional. But if you can log into their account as them, then I guess they can do whatever they want as the person in question.

Disclaimers: IANAL, YMMV, etc....

How do you know what they’re saying as you after you’re locked out? Like, what if they’re sending messages as you to outside vendors, to leverage existing relationships?

Yes. My new Black Mirror script: AI's sockpuppeting dead salespeople, for profit! (note: I'm serious)

Shoving words into someone's mouth is no favor.

Agreed.

If the ops engi is trying to do a favor, that favor would be removing access. Under no circumstances should someone fake being another employee. They shouldn't even have the access to do so. This smells like bad security practices.

It's not. Supervisors and managers have the right to request access for business continuity purposes. They have to carry any business in-flight to its conclusion. Of course audit logs will show how access an account when and form where, etc.

People have to remember, these are business accounts, not personal accounts and all their content belong to the business --which is why one should avoid using business accounts of any type for personal use.

It's only bad security if you assume that you own the account. You don't. Your employer is paying for it, and they have full control of it. They can access all messages. They can reassign it to someone else. All of this is by design.

> Try to assume the best in people and their actions and your life will likely be better for it.

This is solid advice. After 20 years of (trying to) implementing it, it's made for much better professional and personal relationships.