WeAreElgin Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 I get literally thousands of emails, it's a total pain in the arse. I need to keep a lot of them as they are notifications and informational so I have to file them. I spend the first 15 minutes of every day doing it, sometimes longer. If I'm busy or forget then it gets out of hand and I've soon for 1000 unread. I think emails can be a drain. We use them for notifications so they can be useful for that but a lot of the emails that I receive are emails that are sent for the sake of being sent rather than anything else. People send emails so if someone asks them what they've done about an issue or a piece of work they say "well I wrote a brief and emailed it to all these people" and it kicks responsibility down the line to these other people. That happened a huge amount in my former job, in a large bank. You don't really need to use email to share information - you can use something like Dropbox to do that, and if you need to contact someone then you can use Skype or another messaging app, or phone them or just walk up to their desk and speak to them. I think emails are already outdated - most young people communicate using messenger apps and social media rather than long, letter-type emails. It's an example of technology perhaps creating non-productive tasks rather than making things easier. here's an internview with the head of Atos about banning email - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16055310 ETA - all the developers in my current work use Slack to communicate and that is far more effective at sharing information than email. I used the Slack desktop application for a few months last year but it reached Google Chrome levels of memory usage. Is it any more stable these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 2 hours ago, MEADOWXI said: Would then make each email and attachment into a bundle, on a scrap of paper would write a list of her managers that needed to see this (she was a Senior Manager), and would expect an Admin Asst to photocopy each one the required number of times and distribute. Trying to explain the concept of forwarding emails was beyond her brain capacity. This makes me sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 1 hour ago, The Master said: Dunno. Which School are you in? Medical. Thinking about it now though we most likely don't as I imagine you'd realise if there was a Pars fan in your office Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 42 minutes ago, DA Baracus said: Medical. Thinking about it now though we most likely don't as I imagine you'd realise if there was a Pars fan in your office Nah, I'm down on the main campus. But it wouldn't be that obvious to me. I don't have the keenest sense of smell in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 You get used to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 3 hours ago, Shandon Par said: Not so long ago, missus reading some of my work emails, gets arsey and asks "why is Tracy (name changed) putting Lots Of Love (LOL) in her emails to you?". Either 'Tracy' or your Mrs is David Cameron. Think we should be told. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 On 2/26/2017 at 17:18, Rugster said: They don't have to do it. They won't be disbarred or ignored if they don't. Another one that boils my piss. @The_Kincardine Dear Rugster In regard to your reference to me on the 26th inst. kindly GIRFU. With best regards The_Kincardine On 2/26/2017 at 17:27, itzdrk said: No, the staff have to follow the house style. This is an underappreciated point. I've worked on two long-term projects for City law firms over the past 5 years. In both cases I was given a firm's email ID as I was communicating with suppliers/contractors on their behalf and in both cases I had to endure an afternoon's 'style guide' workshop for internal and external communications - not just for emails but for all written communications. The second firm I worked for also asked that all of my external correspondence was passed by their 'media group' first to check it conformed to said style guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dindeleux Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 21 minutes ago, The_Kincardine said: I've worked on two long-term projects for City law firms over the past 5 years. In both cases I was given a firm's email ID as I was communicating with suppliers/contractors on their behalf and in both cases I had to endure an afternoon's 'style guide' workshop for internal and external communications - not just for emails but for all written communications. The second firm I worked for also asked that all of my external correspondence was passed by their 'media group' first to check it conformed to said style guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 My boss is very bad for sending e-mails rather than just picking the phone up to get a quicker answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DI Bruce Robertson Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Complete douchebag Mods please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 11 hours ago, philpy said: My boss is very bad for sending e-mails rather than just picking the phone up to get a quicker answer. The Project Managers I work with are fucking arseholes for this. We'll be on a conference call and the boss will go round the 'table' asking the latest on each project and it's always 'Aww I emailed him a few days ago then followed it up with a chase but I've not heard anything back yet'. Fucking phone them then you utter pipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 42 minutes ago, TheScarf said: The Project Managers I work with are fucking arseholes for this. We'll be on a conference call and the boss will go round the 'table' asking the latest on each project and it's always 'Aww I emailed him a few days ago then followed it up with a chase but I've not heard anything back yet'. Fucking phone them then you utter pipe. It's arse covering. Project Managers are glorified secretaries who just email constantly chasing things. They also tend to have a horrendous habit of starting emails off with "Team" which should be punishable by castration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 44 minutes ago, TheScarf said: The Project Managers I work with are fucking arseholes for this. We'll be on a conference call and the boss will go round the 'table' asking the latest on each project and it's always 'Aww I emailed him a few days ago then followed it up with a chase but I've not heard anything back yet'. Fucking phone them then you utter pipe. This is true in all aspects of life though. I remember moaning about having to always chase up tradesmen, appointments etc, and my dad gave me the rage-avoiding piece of advice that one should always prepare to make a follow up phone call to confirm or chase up anything. Once you make the mental step that people can't be trusted to do anything for you without a reminder or pie/boot interface, you stress about it less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 5 minutes ago, Rugster said: It's arse covering. Project Managers are glorified secretaries who just email constantly chasing things. They also tend to have a horrendous habit of starting emails off with "Team" which should be punishable by castration. Sending the initial email is arse covering I agree. However sending another pishy email 3 days later and then waiting for a reply is terrible form. Give it 2 days max then phone the hoor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrshire-SFC Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 My initial email is generally concise, polite etc. If I've not had a reply it is usually followed by sheer passive aggressive shite. This peaked dealing with the 'tradesman' who was my landladies agent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEADOWXI Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 For chasing I use phone calls, emails that cast doubt on the professional abilities of those that are failing to move things on through sarcasm and sometimes bluntness. My emails are amusing tea-break reading for some of my colleagues. A 2nd email to chase up will normally have a read receipt. If I get a read recipt back but no update the 3rd will have a copy of the read receipt attached with, 'Thanks for reading my email - any chance you will actually do anything now'. A couple of your colleagues and bosses CC'd in for good measure and amazing how quickly they respond. 90% of my rudeness is sanctioned by my boss as in this job it is required to get things done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerton Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Surprised nobody has mentioned the people who sign emails off with "Best,". Horrible behaviour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resk Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I once worked for a guy who would regularly ask me to do something via email while he was sitting next to me. I eventually took to just bursting out laughing whenever he did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeAreElgin Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I once worked for a guy who would regularly ask me to do something via email while he was sitting next to me. I eventually took to just bursting out laughing whenever he did it. I used to get this with people on Skype. I clearly have no headset on, come and speak to me you bellpiece.Also, my favourite is project managers sending nothing but "ping me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I once worked for a guy who would regularly ask me to do something via email while he was sitting next to me. I eventually took to just bursting out laughing whenever he did it. I email certain files all the time tbh. Provides a handy original backup that either of us can access away from the network, plus easily searchable at a later date (with meaningful subject headers). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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