Whats the point of email
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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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Bad Astronomy |VCF|wxWidgets|WTLDouglas Troy wrote:
Tip #132:
do we need to start a volume library here? or are you already published?
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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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Unless I'm in a meeting, or really heads down, I normally respond to all email instantly. I feel more productive that way than slogging through heaps of mail at the start or end of the day. That's time for CP!
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I am just the opposite. I despise the interruption when I am trying to get work done. So, I only read my email twice a day. Usually at 11:00 and then at ~1.5 hours before I call it a day.
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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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sonsam wrote:
i often had to get up and walk to his office to say "You have Mail" turn around and walk out.
only works for AOheLl users. He might grumble and growl and walk to the office postal-stop and check his box. :doh:
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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
that sucks, the only thing I've had to work around is that it strips unzipped executables. Putting one in an unpassworded archive is completely ok however. :rolleyes:
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... somehow I knew you'd mention this ... :rolleyes: :laugh:
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Bad Astronomy |VCF|wxWidgets|WTLHey you brought it up first!!! :) It's a good thing I'm on the company VPN otherwise I'd have to fact check the veracity of your outlandish claims!
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Hey you brought it up first!!! :) It's a good thing I'm on the company VPN otherwise I'd have to fact check the veracity of your outlandish claims!
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Jim Crafton wrote:
otherwise I'd have to fact check the veracity of your outlandish claims
... and we'd expect nothing less from you. ;)
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Hey you brought it up first!!! :) It's a good thing I'm on the company VPN otherwise I'd have to fact check the veracity of your outlandish claims!
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Jim Crafton wrote:
I'd have to fact check the veracity of your outlandish claims!
you can send me a report, just send it securely encrypted. ;P
_________________________ 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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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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Jim Crafton wrote:
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.
you could send lillies to the office in case he passed away. ;)
_________________________ 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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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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Jim Crafton wrote:
I'd have to fact check the veracity of your outlandish claims!
you can send me a report, just send it securely encrypted. ;P
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
I'll make sure it's labeled "Eyes Only" :)
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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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Jim Crafton wrote:
You can get p0rn on eBay?
exactly what I wanted to reply!
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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
Only works if the domain gods haven't disabled it via group policy.
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Jim Crafton wrote:
I'd have to fact check the veracity of your outlandish claims!
you can send me a report, just send it securely encrypted. ;P
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
do you want him to email the decryption key too?
-- You have to explain to them [VB coders] what you mean by "typed". their first response is likely to be something like, "Of course my code is typed. Do you think i magically project it onto the screen with the power of my mind?" --- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
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do you want him to email the decryption key too?
-- You have to explain to them [VB coders] what you mean by "typed". their first response is likely to be something like, "Of course my code is typed. Do you think i magically project it onto the screen with the power of my mind?" --- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
dan neely wrote:
do you want him to email the decryption key too?
hey can use my public key. ;P
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)