TheScarf Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 There's been a discussion over the last couple of days in the PTTGOYN thread about email etiquette and some harrowing examples of work colleagues turning us P&Bers in #seething messes. My own example being from the thread being - I used to work with a guy who would end every email - Cheers, D. Have some self respect ffs. You aren't emailing your pal via Hotmail or something. You're in a place of work in a very well paid role. He's in his 50's as well Is it just me who gets into a raging, vein popping frenzy when respected work colleagues and bosses use the most common work communicator like an instant messaging platform? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 In my last workplace there was some lassie that sent every email with a read receipt. Used to drive everyone daft. To balance it there was a good guy who would send emails to accounts with an attachment with lots of zeros on it saying "here's some noughts for my paycheck" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
placidcasual Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 One old boot in our office won't put an out of office on when she's on leave etc. She insists on putting auto forwarding on to send everything to the generic office email address.Worse than Hitler IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted February 24, 2017 Author Share Posted February 24, 2017 Folk who don't put an out of office on should be immediately fired upon their return to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spain Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 7 minutes ago, TheScarf said: Folk who don't put an out of office on should be immediately fired upon their return to work. I put mine on, but then read and reply sometimes from my phone. Meaning a full conversation can ensue with an "out of office" also being sent every time they reply to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainspotter Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 20 minutes ago, D.A.F.C said: In my last workplace there was some lassie that sent every email with a read receipt. Used to drive everyone daft. I just decline them. Every single one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Having read some of the stuff on the other thread, I must say some P&B'ers are easily upset over nothing when it comes to email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northboy Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 I used to have dealings with a company in Argentina and my contact would send me e-mails thanking me for my out of office message! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Emails at the place of work are a tender subject around here scarf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
placidcasual Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Folk who don't put an out of office on should be immediately fired upon their return to work. Aye, from a cannon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 33 minutes ago, TheScarf said: Folk who don't put an out of office on should be immediately fired upon their return to work. I once got a disciplinary from a previous workplace for saying in my Out of Office that I would be back soon "Unless the Nazis from Indiana Jones got me". Apparently this was offensive, with them telling me that someone in the place had an older relative who was in a concentration camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeAreElgin Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Reply All Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forfinn Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 8 minutes ago, DA Baracus said: I once got a disciplinary from a previous workplace for saying in my Out of Office that I would be back soon "Unless the Nazi's from Indiana Jones got me". Quite right too. There's no apostrophe in "Nazis". People who phone to say "I've sent you an email" are the worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 1 minute ago, Forfinn said: Quite right too. There's no apostrophe in "Nazis". People who phone to say "I've sent you an email" are the worst. Dear me. What was I thinking. I've changed it now. And the Out of Office never had the rogue apostrophe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 I have a colleague who's Out of Office message says simply Quote I am on my day of If you've sent them an e-mail, you spend the rest of your day distracted by 2 thoughts 1) Their day of what, exactly? 2) What sort of fuckwit can't spell 'Off'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 2 minutes ago, Boghead ranter said: I have a colleague who's Out of Office message says simply If you've sent them an e-mail, you spend the rest of your day distracted by 2 thoughts 1) Their day of what, exactly? 2) What sort of fuckwit can't spell 'Off'? Hopefully it's their day of learning how to spell. So Primary 1 basically. They are on their Day of Primary 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 36 minutes ago, Spain said: I put mine on, but then read and reply sometimes from my phone. Meaning a full conversation can ensue with an "out of office" also being sent every time they reply to me. That sounds like a poorly-configured mail server. The norm should be to send an out-of-office to each recipient only once. 16 minutes ago, WeAreElgin said: Reply All This. Twice recently we've had "reply all" wars. The original emails were innocuous (just general FYI emails about something happening), but the subsequent reply started off a chain of "Please remove me from this list". Every time one person asked to be removed, it promoted another half-dozen to do likewise. If everyone just stayed level-headed enough to not reply at all, peace and quiet would ensue. But you can't even send an email saying that because people don't read it, and instead demand to be removed from the list. And on we go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Just now, The Master said: That sounds like a poorly-configured mail server. The norm should be to send an out-of-office to each recipient only once. This. Twice recently we've had "reply all" wars. The original emails were innocuous (just general FYI emails about something happening), but the subsequent reply started off a chain of "Please remove me from this list". Every time one person asked to be removed, it promoted another half-dozen to do likewise. If everyone just stayed level-headed enough to not reply at all, peace and quiet would ensue. But you can't even send an email saying that because people don't read it, and instead demand to be removed from the list. And on we go. Do we work for the same employer? An educational institution? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 23 minutes ago, DA Baracus said: I once got a disciplinary from a previous workplace for saying in my Out of Office that I would be back soon "Unless the Nazis from Indiana Jones got me". Apparently this was offensive, with them telling me that someone in the place had an older relative who was in a concentration camp. Still in the camp? Cheaper than a care home I expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Just now, Shandon Par said: Still in the camp? Cheaper than a care home I expect. I think they shipped her off to someone else. I heard they all got closed down in the mid to late 1940s for some reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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