Anyone else have a coworker that sucks at responding to emails?

Jul 8, 2020
11:43:19am

Mister P All-American

I'll ask three questions in an email and he always answers the last one only. I guess I should just send three separate emails from now on.

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Anyone else have a coworker that sucks at responding to emails?

Mister P

7/8/20 11:43am

Yes. Clients too. They make an email conversation that should be simple take 10 times as long and require 3 or 4

Pimpin4Paradise

7/8/20 11:44am

At least you get one question answered. We have a couple, that just won't

firstclass

7/8/20 11:46am

Yep. I have to number my questions.

Great38

7/8/20 11:46am

That seems like 75% of the people I email these days. Very frustrating. Happens even when I bullet point

bag

7/8/20 11:47am

Recently on boarded with a new company

ral1988

7/8/20 11:49am

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rivercitycoug

7/8/20 11:57am

this is an example of how working remotely isn't working. Can't hold them down

Mayor of Cougartown

7/8/20 12:08pm

Yeah, I find that numbering questions or using bullets helps.

MetaLearner

7/8/20 12:17pm

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rivercitycoug

7/8/20 12:21pm

Put the questions at the top and bullet or number them. If you sprinkle questions throughout a short novel, I’m probably

Mike Honcho

7/8/20 12:25pm

Each email should stick to a subject. If the subject line states a theme, any

Pick-Six Coug

7/8/20 12:44pm

A co-worker admitted he only reads the subject line and the preview of the body

Great38

7/8/20 1:26pm

I am that coworker. I hardly even respond to email. Just slack me.

royal_blue

7/8/20 12:46pm

Maybe I’m a jerk but I’d call them on it.

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