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> Do they not bother to learn their tools, and set up simple mail filters? You know the answer. They don't, because they have actual work to do.
by VMG 10y ago
> Do they not bother to learn their tools, and set up simple mail filters?
You know the answer. They don't, because they have actual work to do.
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- amelius 10y agoCommunication is part of their work.
- tvanantwerp 10y agoManaging my office's IT, this is absolutely how I feel about it. If their job depends on technology X, they should master technology X! But through experience I know that this isn't what happens. The technical stuff is my job. I'm responsible for holding hands and getting everyone to the level they need to be at. If I don't go out of my way to bring people along, they won't even think about it.
- verletx64 10y agoSet it up once, get more value out of your email. It's a quick job, it's not going to come close to derailing their work.
- empath75 10y agoYou're leaving out the time it takes to learn enough about email to know what the correct configuration is. And you're assuming that you're going to get the configuration right the first time and not have to continually tinker with it.
- CaptSpify 10y agoI'm not allowed to say "I can't be bothered to deal with HR forms, I have actual work to do". Why do other people get that pass?
- engi_nerd 10y agoBut, I have work to do, too, and I have many rules set up for my inbox. I receive about 300 emails a day from automated processes and another 50 or so from actual people I am collaborating with. Without filtering I would drown in email. So the filtering makes me more effective at getting work done.