Email's great. Your company just sucks. I've seen it before. The boss doesn't want to defer responsibility. So they have everything go through their approval.

Email's great. Your company just sucks. I've seen it before. The boss doesn't want to defer responsibility. So they have everything go through their approval. Suddenly, you're CCing the boss on every thing you send, leaving behind a train of emails to cover your ass. Soon, other bosses demand the same treatment, and before you know it, everyone's inbox is cluttered with FWDs, and Reply-Alls, making sure nobody is left out of the loop. Your company should have an email policy. The one UI improvement I can see: make the reply all button hard to find, so morons don't accidentally click it.