Whats the point of email
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when you have to call your co-worker to remind him to check his so he answers the damn emails he's been sent!!! Sigh...struck by Country Bob again :)
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you could have sent a postcard. ;)
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I am guilty of that. The problem for me is the company email throws away most attachments (among a long list of other unacceptable practices) so I do not use it often and I opt to use and check my gmail account instead.
John
Fair enough, then I'd just use your gmail account, assuming you hand it out to your co-workers :)
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No, the fax should be to alert him to the forthcoming phone call.
"A good athlete is the result of a good and worthy opponent." - David Crow
"To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne
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you could have sent a postcard. ;)
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
At the rate things are going, it may have been faster :) The problem is that I'm working from home. I could call, and I suppose I will in a bit if I don't hear back, but still, it's annoying.
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I am guilty of that. The problem for me is the company email throws away most attachments (among a long list of other unacceptable practices) so I do not use it often and I opt to use and check my gmail account instead.
John
John M. Drescher wrote:
...the company email throws away most attachments...
Even if they are renamed to something innocuous?
"A good athlete is the result of a good and worthy opponent." - David Crow
"To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne
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Fair enough, then I'd just use your gmail account, assuming you hand it out to your co-workers :)
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I do but not all of them use it.
John
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when you have to call your co-worker to remind him to check his so he answers the damn emails he's been sent!!! Sigh...struck by Country Bob again :)
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You're assuming that the email has actually been received by whatever mail server he's using. As good as things are now a days, that has not always been the case. Ironically, when you phone him and he is unavailable and you leave voice mail, how do you know when he has listened to it? :)
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar]
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when you have to call your co-worker to remind him to check his so he answers the damn emails he's been sent!!! Sigh...struck by Country Bob again :)
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I have the opposite problem, I prefer speaking to people face to face. I physically goto their office to answer an email. If they're not there, then they dont get their answer until they are. I'll answer the phone or a page, but I wont call or page. I guess I'm just old fashion like that.
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when you have to call your co-worker to remind him to check his so he answers the damn emails he's been sent!!! Sigh...struck by Country Bob again :)
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Doug's Helpful Email Office Tips Tip #132: Making sure your co-workers "get the message" Ever have a co-worker that will not respond to your Emails? You've waited patiently, you've sent reminders, but the guy just won't take 5 seconds out of his busy day of buying p0rn on eBay ... Here's how to get your answer: Step 1: Print out several copies of the Email in question (5-10 should do it) Step 2: Leave a copy in his "mail slot" (if he has one) a copy in his chair, on his desk, on his computer, on his monitor, taped to his office wall Step 3: Take stroll outside, get some fresh air, and put a copy on his car, under the wiper; although some people get really hostile when you do this, so perhaps one under EACH wiper Step 4: If you know the guy has lunch in the office frig, and know which lunch is his ... attach a copy to it ... you want to be certain he gets it. Remember, the important thing here is to be through! If he doesn't get back with you about your Email, you may need to check him for signs of life; just in case the sheer frustration has given him a heart attack, in which case, feel free to make any decision you want, with no concern for repercussions! If it succeeds, it was your decision, if it fails, it was that rat bastard that up and died in the office "on the job"; he should have known better. Good-luck!
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John M. Drescher wrote:
...the company email throws away most attachments...
Even if they are renamed to something innocuous?
"A good athlete is the result of a good and worthy opponent." - David Crow
"To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne
That works but it is a bit frustrating if I forget to tell someone to do so.
John
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At the rate things are going, it may have been faster :) The problem is that I'm working from home. I could call, and I suppose I will in a bit if I don't hear back, but still, it's annoying.
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Do you have an IM client on your PC? Does the co-worker? I will IM people to tell them to read an important/time sensitive e-mail. Or, if you're on VPN, use 'NET SEND' to send a mesasge to their PC. Hope that helps... Tim
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when you have to call your co-worker to remind him to check his so he answers the damn emails he's been sent!!! Sigh...struck by Country Bob again :)
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least you can i often had to get up:omg: and walk to his office to say "You have Mail" turn around and walk out.:| its a very good point most people dont check there mail enough :rolleyes:
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Doug's Helpful Email Office Tips Tip #132: Making sure your co-workers "get the message" Ever have a co-worker that will not respond to your Emails? You've waited patiently, you've sent reminders, but the guy just won't take 5 seconds out of his busy day of buying p0rn on eBay ... Here's how to get your answer: Step 1: Print out several copies of the Email in question (5-10 should do it) Step 2: Leave a copy in his "mail slot" (if he has one) a copy in his chair, on his desk, on his computer, on his monitor, taped to his office wall Step 3: Take stroll outside, get some fresh air, and put a copy on his car, under the wiper; although some people get really hostile when you do this, so perhaps one under EACH wiper Step 4: If you know the guy has lunch in the office frig, and know which lunch is his ... attach a copy to it ... you want to be certain he gets it. Remember, the important thing here is to be through! If he doesn't get back with you about your Email, you may need to check him for signs of life; just in case the sheer frustration has given him a heart attack, in which case, feel free to make any decision you want, with no concern for repercussions! If it succeeds, it was your decision, if it fails, it was that rat bastard that up and died in the office "on the job"; he should have known better. Good-luck!
:..::. Douglas H. Troy ::..
Bad Astronomy |VCF|wxWidgets|WTLDouglas Troy wrote:
Step 3: Take stroll outside, get some fresh air, and put a copy on his car, under the wiper; although some people get really hostile when you do this, so perhaps one under EACH wiper
And should the person own an SUV with a wiper on the rear window, one placed there should go a long way to help you get an answer. :)
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar]
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You're assuming that the email has actually been received by whatever mail server he's using. As good as things are now a days, that has not always been the case. Ironically, when you phone him and he is unavailable and you leave voice mail, how do you know when he has listened to it? :)
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar]
That's exactly what happened!!! I waited, no response (I know for a fact it doesn't take long for the emails to get there). Then I called, no one answered, I left a message. I waited, no response. Then I call his cell (the weather is bad here today - i.e. there's rain on the streets which almost surely means the NYC MTA will suffer a catastrophic meltdown at some point today) thinking maybe he's having problems getting in, or maybe he's working from home too. He picks up and I find out he *is* in the office, and didn't pick up the phone because he was chatting with a friend on his cell! Oh well, you win some, you lose some! :)
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I have the opposite problem, I prefer speaking to people face to face. I physically goto their office to answer an email. If they're not there, then they dont get their answer until they are. I'll answer the phone or a page, but I wont call or page. I guess I'm just old fashion like that.
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VonHagNDaz wrote:
I guess I'm just old fashion like that.
not necessarily. I do that now, walk instead of phone or email for anything unofficial. Email is still the "official" messaging system. Still, when I went to HR the otherday, the task was simple and she said I could have called. One of the ladies there commented on how nice I looked with the weight lost (my wife thinks she was hitting on me, but I doubt it), and how I managed to do it. I smiled and said I don't use the phone unless I have to. :doh: :laugh:
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Doug's Helpful Email Office Tips Tip #132: Making sure your co-workers "get the message" Ever have a co-worker that will not respond to your Emails? You've waited patiently, you've sent reminders, but the guy just won't take 5 seconds out of his busy day of buying p0rn on eBay ... Here's how to get your answer: Step 1: Print out several copies of the Email in question (5-10 should do it) Step 2: Leave a copy in his "mail slot" (if he has one) a copy in his chair, on his desk, on his computer, on his monitor, taped to his office wall Step 3: Take stroll outside, get some fresh air, and put a copy on his car, under the wiper; although some people get really hostile when you do this, so perhaps one under EACH wiper Step 4: If you know the guy has lunch in the office frig, and know which lunch is his ... attach a copy to it ... you want to be certain he gets it. Remember, the important thing here is to be through! If he doesn't get back with you about your Email, you may need to check him for signs of life; just in case the sheer frustration has given him a heart attack, in which case, feel free to make any decision you want, with no concern for repercussions! If it succeeds, it was your decision, if it fails, it was that rat bastard that up and died in the office "on the job"; he should have known better. Good-luck!
:..::. Douglas H. Troy ::..
Bad Astronomy |VCF|wxWidgets|WTLDouglas Troy wrote:
buying p0rn on eBay
You can get p0rn on eBay? (Smacks head!) That's what I've been doing wrong! :)
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Do you have an IM client on your PC? Does the co-worker? I will IM people to tell them to read an important/time sensitive e-mail. Or, if you're on VPN, use 'NET SEND' to send a mesasge to their PC. Hope that helps... Tim
NET SEND * "Click OK to pull my finger." Always amusing to see if the network guys notice anything :)
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Douglas Troy wrote:
buying p0rn on eBay
You can get p0rn on eBay? (Smacks head!) That's what I've been doing wrong! :)
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google never told me either!
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Doug's Helpful Email Office Tips Tip #132: Making sure your co-workers "get the message" Ever have a co-worker that will not respond to your Emails? You've waited patiently, you've sent reminders, but the guy just won't take 5 seconds out of his busy day of buying p0rn on eBay ... Here's how to get your answer: Step 1: Print out several copies of the Email in question (5-10 should do it) Step 2: Leave a copy in his "mail slot" (if he has one) a copy in his chair, on his desk, on his computer, on his monitor, taped to his office wall Step 3: Take stroll outside, get some fresh air, and put a copy on his car, under the wiper; although some people get really hostile when you do this, so perhaps one under EACH wiper Step 4: If you know the guy has lunch in the office frig, and know which lunch is his ... attach a copy to it ... you want to be certain he gets it. Remember, the important thing here is to be through! If he doesn't get back with you about your Email, you may need to check him for signs of life; just in case the sheer frustration has given him a heart attack, in which case, feel free to make any decision you want, with no concern for repercussions! If it succeeds, it was your decision, if it fails, it was that rat bastard that up and died in the office "on the job"; he should have known better. Good-luck!
:..::. Douglas H. Troy ::..
Bad Astronomy |VCF|wxWidgets|WTLDouglas Troy wrote:
Tip #132:
do we need to start a volume library here? or are you already published?
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Douglas Troy wrote:
buying p0rn on eBay
You can get p0rn on eBay? (Smacks head!) That's what I've been doing wrong! :)
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... somehow I knew you'd mention this ... :rolleyes: :laugh:
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