The Cozy Corner

[mobleedzblue]

I am useless with emails even when I'm not on holiday.
Don't really bother reading them, ~ 3000 unread...

If it's urgent they'll get hold of me on Teams or they pester my HoD saying I haven't replied and she pesters me on Teams

Lucky as don't really deal with external clients but same rule applies to them... pester my HoD to pester me.

If it's a meeting invite it still shows on my calendar regardless of whether I've accepted it or not

I use my inbox as my to do list, so I keep it neat and tidy. If it’s still there, I need to deal with it. Most of what I’m catching up on is just being copied on and catching up on certain situations and/or problems. Most get read and filed away for reference later.

 

[KatieKulka32]

That's pure insanity! There's literally no reason for this to occur lol. I just had my annual evaluation at work last week and I flat out told them I suck at reading and staying up on emails, that we get far too many and that I refuse to read them off shift.

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

 

[EyesOnHers]

I use my inbox as my to do list, so I keep it neat and tidy. If it’s still there, I need to deal with it. Most of what I’m catching up on is just being copied on and catching up on certain situations and/or problems. Most get read and filed away for reference later.

I'm now wondering if my HoD has better things to do than act as my email 'reminder'

 

[CJamarous]

I am useless with emails even when I'm not on holiday.
Don't really bother reading them, ~ 3000 unread...

If it's urgent they'll get hold of me on Teams or they pester my HoD saying I haven't replied and she pesters me on Teams

Lucky as don't really deal with external clients but same rule applies to them... pester my HoD to pester me.

If it's a meeting invite it still shows on my calendar regardless of whether I've accepted it or not

Yeah, no. Fuck off if they think for even a second that I would actually read and work through 3000 emails. Let alone 602 or 237 lol. You're more likely to hear me say I'm giving up coffee before I would do that, which is saying a lot

 

[kinkincguy]

Took 2 days off last week and back today to 300 emails…,what the heck

 

[ScarletDaisy]

I'd love a day I only got 600 emails.

 

[CJamarous]

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

You're a better person than I am

 

[KatieKulka32]

You're a better person than I am

I wouldn't go that far

 

[CJamarous]

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

Yeah, fuck right off emails lol

 

[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!

 

[PotNoodle79]

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