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Boss (via email): Email me the results as soon as this thing is finished. Me (replying to email within less than a minute): It's already done. Here you go.
by monochromatic 15y ago
Boss (via email): Email me the results as soon as this thing is finished.
Me (replying to email within less than a minute): It's already done. Here you go.
[Hours pass.]
Boss (via telephone): You're still not done with this?
Me: I finished hours ago. I replied to your email right away.
Boss: Oh, I didn't read your response. I thought the results would come via a separate email with a different subject line.
Me: ...
- spiffytech 15y agoHeaddesk moments like these can be irritating, but if you pay attention when your boss says stuff like this and learn to communicate with them on their terms (e.g. communicating through subject lines where possible for this boss) you will see a world of difference in the ease and efficacy of interacting with them.