Every time someone 'replies all' to a company-wide email I lose a year off my life.
By @milokindof · Work
I'm not talking about important logistical stuff. I mean someone sends an announcement to 500 people and one person replies all with 'sounds good!' and suddenly my inbox is a graveyard.
The full story
It happened again today. Corporate sent the standard 'Don't forget to submit your timesheets' email. A few minutes later, some guy from a department I've never heard of replies all: 'Done!'. Then someone ELSE replies all 'Me too, thanks for the reminder!'. It’s just digital clutter. My phone buzzes, I check it thinking it's something important, and it's just this. I want to mute the thread but what if actual info gets shared later? It's a prison.
How people voted
- Totally Cooked — 19% (7 votes)
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- You’re Fine — 46% (17 votes)
Readers say “You’re Fine” (46%) — 37 votes and 5 comments so far.
What people are saying
@codywelp — This is my biggest pet peeve at work, I completely get it.
@quinnlately — These people have a fundamental need to be seen, even for doing the bare minimum.
@vinceagain — Can your email client not just mute the specific thread?
@avaok2 — lmao
@nellieok — reply all and tell them to stop replying all
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