Author Topic: People that don't reply to e-mails (Read 7150 times)

j rake · « **on:** March 16, 2011, 04:09:35 PM »

They suck. They are lazy, rude and they suck. Or maybe they are extremely busy. But still. If you get an e-mail, respond, and at least let the person who sent it know that it arrived in your inbox and not some spam folder. Provide some indication that you've received the e-mail.

A simple, "Can't reply now, but will get back to you tomorrow" will suffice.

But jesus, at least respond.

CNS · « **Reply #1 on:** March 16, 2011, 04:24:00 PM »

Quote from: j rake on March 16, 2011, 04:09:35 PM

They suck. They are lazy, rude and they suck. Or maybe they are extremely busy. But still. If you get an e-mail, respond, and at least let the person who sent it know that it arrived in your inbox and not some spam folder. Provide some indication that you've received the e-mail.

A simple, "Can't reply now, but will get back to you tomorrow" will suffice.

But jesus, at least respond.

What if the email that you haven't responded to has a lot of questions that you aren't prepared to answer in it and you don't want to take the time to find the answers and it would be easier to act like you never got it? What then?

michigancat · « **Reply #2 on:** March 16, 2011, 04:31:33 PM »

Quote from: j rake on March 16, 2011, 04:09:35 PM

They suck. They are lazy, rude and they suck. Or maybe they are extremely busy. But still. If you get an e-mail, respond, and at least let the person who sent it know that it arrived in your inbox and not some spam folder. Provide some indication that you've received the e-mail.

A simple, "Can't reply now, but will get back to you tomorrow" will suffice.

But jesus, at least respond.

why don't you call them if it's so goddam important to get an instant reply?

The1BigWillie · « **Reply #3 on:** March 16, 2011, 04:55:31 PM »

J_Rake is stalkin' a bitch.

j rake · « **Reply #4 on:** March 16, 2011, 05:01:27 PM »

Quote from: The1BigWillie on March 16, 2011, 04:55:31 PM

J_Rake is stalkin' a bitch.

CNS · « **Reply #5 on:** March 16, 2011, 05:04:48 PM »

Really surprised Dick Vermeil hasn't blocked you in his email security settings yet.

j rake · « **Reply #6 on:** March 16, 2011, 05:20:44 PM »

Lots of people I know prefer e-mail. They tell you, "just e-mail me."

Then you e-mail them, and no reply. It's annoying.

pike · « **Reply #7 on:** March 16, 2011, 06:29:19 PM »

My adviser is famous for not answering emails. It usually takes 2 or 3 of them to get the lazy POS to raise my flag

michigancat · « **Reply #8 on:** March 16, 2011, 06:30:02 PM »

Quote from: j rake on March 16, 2011, 05:20:44 PM

Lots of people I know prefer e-mail. They tell you, "just e-mail me."

Then you e-mail them, and no reply. It's annoying.

like, how quick of a turnaround are you expecting?

WillieWatanabe · « **Reply #9 on:** March 16, 2011, 06:33:06 PM »

"High Importance" usually works at my place of work.

I usually hate when you ask a person for like 4 different things. and they reply back only answering 1 of them. And then put a smiley face at the end. Which is pushed to the side because of their stupid baby pictures in the signature. goddamnit, getting fired up here.

j rake · « **Reply #10 on:** March 16, 2011, 06:59:32 PM »

Quote from: michigancat on March 16, 2011, 06:30:02 PM

Quote from: j rake on March 16, 2011, 05:20:44 PM
Lots of people I know prefer e-mail. They tell you, "just e-mail me."

Then you e-mail them, and no reply. It's annoying.

like, how quick of a turnaround are you expecting?

I am probably the least important person on earth, so I respond to all e-mails quickly, usually within an hour of receiving them. For regular or important people, I expect a reply within 24 hours. I don't think that is an unreasonable request, particularly when they tell you that it's their preferred method of communication.

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #11 on:** March 16, 2011, 07:03:32 PM »

I have 2 email addresses. I give one of them to unimportant people who are likely to send me a bunch of forwards and other crap that I don't care about. I give my other email address to important people. I check the email for important people hourly, and I check the email for unimportant people like once a week, and I just skim through it then.

Maybe somebody gave you their email address for unimportant people.

j rake · « **Reply #12 on:** March 16, 2011, 07:09:37 PM »

Quote from: Nuts Kicked on March 16, 2011, 07:03:32 PM

I have 2 email addresses. I give one of them to unimportant people who are likely to send me a bunch of forwards and other crap that I don't care about. I give my other email address to important people. I check the email for important people hourly, and I check the email for unimportant people like once a week, and I just skim through it then. Maybe somebody gave you their email address for unimportant people.

I don't mind if unimportant e-mails don't get a response. I have sent 4,738 unimportant e-mails over the last few years and many of them don't get a response (Meek

). I get frustrated, though, when I send an important e-mail to an important (or somewhat important) person, one that requires an immediate (or somewhat immediate) response, and don't get a reply.

ben ji · « **Reply #13 on:** March 16, 2011, 07:21:37 PM »

Quote from: j rake on March 16, 2011, 07:09:37 PM

Quote from: Nuts Kicked on March 16, 2011, 07:03:32 PM
I have 2 email addresses. I give one of them to unimportant people who are likely to send me a bunch of forwards and other crap that I don't care about. I give my other email address to important people. I check the email for important people hourly, and I check the email for unimportant people like once a week, and I just skim through it then. Maybe somebody gave you their email address for unimportant people.

I don't mind if unimportant e-mails don't get a response. I have sent 4,738 unimportant e-mails over the last few years and many of them don't get a response (Meek ). I get frustrated, though, when I send an important e-mail to an important (or somewhat important) person, one that requires an immediate (or somewhat immediate) response, and don't get a reply.

She's just not that into you bro

j rake · « **Reply #14 on:** March 16, 2011, 07:33:57 PM »

Quote from: ben ji on March 16, 2011, 07:21:37 PM

She's just not that into you bro

Thing is, these are pretty funny e-mails.

Dr Rick Daris · « **Reply #15 on:** March 16, 2011, 08:08:20 PM »

Rake,

Forward me what you sent and I'll make the call on how important/funny or whatever as well how big of a jerk the person is for not responding.

CNS · « **Reply #16 on:** March 16, 2011, 08:19:14 PM »

post them

j rake · « **Reply #17 on:** March 16, 2011, 08:39:33 PM »

They are kind of graphic.

CNS · « **Reply #18 on:** March 16, 2011, 08:40:44 PM »

Quote from: CNS Casey on March 16, 2011, 08:19:14 PM

post them

j rake · « **Reply #19 on:** March 16, 2011, 08:41:28 PM »

I'd really rather not.

wetwillie · « **Reply #20 on:** March 16, 2011, 08:41:50 PM »

Quote from: j rake on March 16, 2011, 08:39:33 PM

They are kind of graphic.

We'll be the judge of that

j rake · « **Reply #21 on:** March 16, 2011, 08:42:26 PM »

If I e-mailed them to any of you, I probably wouldn't even get a reply.

michigancat · « **Reply #22 on:** March 16, 2011, 08:47:20 PM »

Quote from: j rake on March 16, 2011, 08:42:26 PM

If I e-mailed them to any of you, I probably wouldn't even get a reply.

send pm.

j rake · « **Reply #23 on:** March 16, 2011, 08:48:19 PM »

Quote from: michigancat on March 16, 2011, 08:47:20 PM

Quote from: j rake on March 16, 2011, 08:42:26 PM
If I e-mailed them to any of you, I probably wouldn't even get a reply.

send pm.

I prefer e-mail correspondence.

_33 · « **Reply #24 on:** March 16, 2011, 09:13:17 PM »

sometimes I don't check my email for long stretches during the day. Then somebody who works like all the way across the building will come over to my office and tell me something and I'll wonder in my head "why didn't they just email me" and then I'll look at my email later and see that they did email me way earlier and I didn't respond.