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Maybe your context is different, but all I can say is that I used to consider email to be something that you respond to when you get to it. Yet after enough com
by ziml77 8mo ago
Maybe your context is different, but all I can say is that I used to consider email to be something that you respond to when you get to it. Yet after enough complaints were raised against me I had to change that behavior and reply immediately even if it was just to say "I will look into this".
I am not personally upset if people don't get to my emails right away, because if I have anything actually urgent I'll get a Teams message out to the person who I know can handle it. (That does change a bit if the communication to to an external vendor in which case it's going to their support team who I do expect to respond promptly).
- nicbou 8mo agoThat was also me, but it became unsustainable. I got a lot of reader mail and had to update my contact page to redirect some of it to other experts. I stopped treating my inbox as an obligation and I reply at my own pace. I still give each email as much consideration as I can, but I no longer feel that it’s required. Some emails go unanswered. I am slowly working on setting boundaries, especially in response to expectations that I did not opt into. It’s indeed a very contextual reply.