The Cozy Corner

[Qky75]

My last annual evaluation, I just smiled and stayed quiet. I'm not one to rock the boat at work. Especially when my boss was telling me my work over the last year was satisfactory. Lol

It is all 100% dependant on the type of relationship you have at work but I tend to stay in your approach. Lol I keep my head down and clock in do my thing the best I can and clock out.

They have this thing here where the management "rounds" with their subordinates. I appreciate the reasoning behind keep I finger on the pulse of your workers morale and general mental well-being but what happens after I clock out is my business just the same as what happens on the clock is not discussed at home lol. My answer to them is always "fine. I'm fine. Everything is fine. "

 

[CJamarous]

I wouldn't go that far

I wouldn't be able to hold my tongue lol. They would have gotten my two cents worth and then they would have said "well it's part of your job requirements" and I would have said "okay, well I can either be honest with you or lie to you and tell you I'll be better about reading my emails"

 

[ScarletDaisy]

I firmly believe Emails have destroyed the workplace and talk about waste? Time suck? Productivity killer?

Yeah, fuck right off emails lol

Totally.

I'm inundated with them.

Errors anywhere in my network and I get an alert. Process fails, alert. Website down, alert. Ticket created, updated, closed, alert alert alert. Brute force attack on the network. Yawn. Alert.

 

[RDM97756]

Over the weekend I accumulated 400, how was there that much work over the weekend!?!

 

[CJamarous]

Totally.

I'm inundated with them.

Errors anywhere in my network and I get an alert. Process fails, alert. Website down, alert. Ticket created, updated, closed, alert alert alert. Brute force attack on the network. Yawn. Alert.

Exactly! It's shocking the networks and systems don't crash from the unnecessary amount of emails alone!

 

[Orwellian69]

Some of these email numbers are making my teeth itch.

And @EyesOnHers 3000 unread emails is a disgrace.

 

[RDM97756]

Some of these email numbers are making my teeth itch.

And @EyesOnHers 3000 unread emails is a disgrace.

I didnt know Lit allowed inboxes to get that full @EyesOnHers

No wonder she has never responded to me

 

[KatieKulka32]

It is all 100% dependant on the type of relationship you have at work but I tend to stay in your approach. Lol I keep my head down and clock in do my thing the best I can and clock out.

They have this thing here where the management "rounds" with their subordinates. I appreciate the reasoning behind keep I finger on the pulse of your workers morale and general mental well-being but what happens after I clock out is my business just the same as what happens on the clock is not discussed at home lol. My answer to them is always "fine. I'm fine. Everything is fine. "

That's my approach. Get my assigned duties done. Don't complain much and leave work behind me the second I'm off the clock.

I wouldn't be able to hold my tongue lol. They would have gotten my two cents worth and then they would have said "well it's part of your job requirements" and I would have said "okay, well I can either be honest with you or lie to you and tell you I'll be better about reading my emails"

Just as a curiosity, how did your boss respond to your comments about emails being a waste of time?

(Which they often are)

 

[KatieKulka32]

Solution: we put all of our work emails in the Lit forums. Then we'll be sure to prioritize them

 

[Whiskeyjack]

I mostly work with octogenarians who don't care for e-mail. It's nice.
What do I want to make for dinner tonight?

 

[Stephie02]

@Stephie02 @EyesOnHers
Would it be any hoodie one that he/ she has worn or a hoodie about the area he/She talking lives in

Any she's worn

 

[Qky75]

I mostly work with octogenarians who don't care for e-mail. It's nice.
What do I want to make for dinner tonight?

Nobody likes a braggart sir.

 

[EyesOnHers]

Some of these email numbers are making my teeth itch.

And @EyesOnHers 3000 unread emails is a disgrace.

What can I say, I live for the chaos

It's okay... once a month or so I just select them all and 'mark as read'.

Will do that tomorrow and update you with my unread email count of 0

 

[CJamarous]

Solution: we put all of our work emails in the Lit forums. Then we'll be sure to prioritize them

Please, for the love of all things holy, no!

 

[MidwestPrincess23]

I firmly believe Emails have destroyed the workplace and talk about waste? Time suck? Productivity killer?

Yeah, fuck right off emails lol

But... so many meetings could be emails and those meetings are time suckers
idk
none of it is great

 

[EyesOnHers]

I firmly believe Emails have destroyed the workplace and talk about waste? Time suck? Productivity killer?

Yeah, fuck right off emails lol

TBF there is a really good reason to reduce the number of emails
The energy the data centres need to operate is crazy.

Think of the environment people (and more importantly, my sanity) before you send me another pointless email

 

[CJamarous]

That's my approach. Get my assigned duties done. Don't complain much and leave work behind me the second I'm off the clock.


Just as a curiosity, how did your boss respond to your comments about emails being a waste of time?

(Which they often are)

Well I work in Fire & EMS so its not like the business or IT world where there are far more emails going out daily. But of all our emails, I would say maybe 10% actually matter and are necessary in reading to complete my job. Like you, I also like to simply show up, do my job, go home and leave work at work until I get back. They essentially admit that there is a lot of fluff, but that it's still my responsibility to sift through the fluff to make sure I don't miss the important stuff. Oh, so they're admitting most of it is all bullshit and simply creating busy work. Lol.

 

[CJamarous]

TBF there is a really good reason to reduce the number of emails
The energy the data centres need to operate is crazy.

Think of the environment people (and more importantly, my sanity) before you send me another pointless email

Amen sister! Preach!

 

[CJamarous]

What can I say, I live for the chaos

It's okay... once a month or so I just select them all and 'mark as read'.

Will do that tomorrow and update you with my unread email count of 0

 

[CJamarous]

But... so many meetings could be emails and those meetings are time suckers
idk
none of it is great

This is also true! Like, just let us do our jobs and enough with the unnecessary meetings and emails!

 

[Qky75]

But... so many meetings could be emails and those meetings are time suckers
idk
none of it is great

If it were all great and easy and fun we wouldn't be getting paid to do it.

 

[MidwestPrincess23]

If it were all great and easy and fun we wouldn't be getting paid to do it.

Oh sure... come in with a dose of reality

 

[mobleedzblue]

Oh sure... come in with a dose of reality

I’m here to escape reality, lol

 

[CJamarous]

Okay, I don't go back to work until Wednesday and I'm already annoyed at the amount of emails that will surely be waiting for me to go through when I get there....time for a music dump and better things than work emails

 

[MidwestPrincess23]

Things other than emails??
FOOD!!!

What's everyone having for breakfast? I'm hungry and can't decide