nini
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Tue Oct-11-05 07:19 PM
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I hate that freaking 'followup flag' in email |
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Some new shithead here is sending me requests flagging them for followup like I don't fucking know how to complete requests made of me. :nuke: :nuke: :nuke:
Big hint.... if you flag something for me I'll intentionally put it off just to piss you off. Normally, I have a turnaround of less than 15 minutes so it's not wise to do that with me. :evilgrin:
Is it me? (I know it is :D but I doubt I'm alone ) I'm just wondering if it annoys others who get that from those who have no business reminding us of how to get their job done.
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Tue Oct-11-05 07:39 PM
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1. Well, I'm not sure what the follow up flag is, but I really hate |
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when someone attaches a return receipt to an email. Demanding proof that someone got your email seems to be a bit much, ya ask me.
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Tue Oct-11-05 08:06 PM
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3. I only use the return receipt very sparingly |
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and in situations which warrant it.
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Tue Oct-11-05 09:22 PM
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(Thunderbird) asks if I want to send the return receipt. I never send one. I figure it's none of the person's business if/when I've read his/her email.
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nini
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Tue Oct-11-05 09:35 PM
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9. ahhhhhh that drives me crazy too |
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I hate trying to be intimidated.... ugh
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag
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Tue Oct-11-05 10:56 PM
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15. The second thing I configure in ANY e-mail program I install is |
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to ignore receipt requests. Right after configuring SMTP and POP3 servers.
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Tue Oct-11-05 08:04 PM
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Yeah, and then they recommend that I use that feature, because it is oh so efficient... :puke:
The Angels are up 3-1 in the 3rd! Lou Piniella is one of the announcers, woohoo!
The Angels arrived in Chicago 3AM Central Time. I would have thought tonight's game would be Houston and St. Louis, since they both have had a break. But I am not complaining.
:loveya:
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Tue Oct-11-05 08:09 PM
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:patriot: but it would be nice if you would answer my post with a compliment :patriot:
:patriot: This poster has requested that you acknowledge receipt of this post. Please PM me in order to do this.
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nini
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Tue Oct-11-05 09:34 PM
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8. Here's your reply..... what a good employee you are! |
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Tue Oct-11-05 09:53 PM
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12. an hour and 25 minutes |
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I should not have used a flag. :argh: I was fired half an hour ago.
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nini
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Tue Oct-11-05 09:55 PM
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13. nah... I left work and was on my way home |
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I've got your back.. I'll take the blame. :D
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Tue Oct-11-05 08:20 PM
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5. I have one business contact |
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that treats emails like some international treaty or something. Drives me crazy. Three distinct emails, return receipt on all of them, every time we have a transaction. Incredibily complicated instructions: one must be printed out, then shredded upon completion of the task; the second must be responded to in handwriting; the third I forget, but I think there's something about it self-destructing, and strangely, I'm always addressed as "Jim."
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nini
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Tue Oct-11-05 09:37 PM
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sounds like someone has watched too much Mission Impossible.
It's their sense of self-importance I guess.
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Tue Oct-11-05 09:27 PM
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is people telling me to do what I already know to do and am doing. :grr:
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Tue Oct-11-05 09:38 PM
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11. exactly.... that's the whole issue in a nutshell |
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I've never not finished a task at my job. This guy is a young whipper snapper just out of college - the worst kind :evilgrin:
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Tue Oct-11-05 10:00 PM
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14. I make it a point to ignore those |
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Oh, I'll do whatever it is they're asking for, but damned if I'm going to bow and scrape for some officious control freak by giving them their oh-so-precious followup. If the deliverable is something that would be emailed, they'll get it under separate cover.
I notice that it's never anyone who really matters doing this, either--usually some mid-level doofus who thinks they're all that, but sadly, aren't.
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Wed Oct-12-05 10:46 AM
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16. belated welcome to DU BrewerJohn |
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I like the way you think - 'some mid-level doofus' - exactly right in this case :-)
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Wed Oct-12-05 11:29 AM
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17. Wow, I didn't know there was such a thing... |
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Followup Flags?
Return Receipts?
What are those?
(That's my story and I'm sticking to it...)
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