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What's it like to get a “?” email from Jeff Bezos? [video]

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#11

Whenever I get passive aggressive or otherwise ambiguous emails like that I just ignore it. If it's important, they'll follow up.

Yeah, I'm wish it were that simple with the Bezos emails. :)

It's simple if you've made the decision not to work for FAAMG.

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#12

Whenever I get passive aggressive or otherwise ambiguous emails like that I just ignore it. If it's important, they'll follow up.

A few years back I realized “Del” was the most valuable key while using my email client. Corporate is full of people looking to create friction as a mean to justify their existence. As we say in my home country, “if you want something you talk to the Circus owner, not to the clowns...”

Would not apply in this case however...

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#13

Whenever I get passive aggressive or otherwise ambiguous emails like that I just ignore it. If it's important, they'll follow up.

I think in this case, the "From:" is the "it's important" part and the "?" is the "What's up with this?" part.

I've been a CEO and CTO, but usually in I think among all his possible sins, at Amazon scale, "?" itself wouldn't rank super high.

Re: What's it like to get a “?” email from Jeff Bezos? [video]

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This isn't really a Show HN > "Show HN is for something you've made that other people can play with. HN users can try it out, give you feedback, and ask questions in the thread." https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html It's probably better posting either the video itself as a submission.

Are you trying to take dang's job?!

Re: What's it like to get a “?” email from Jeff Bezos? [video]

#15

Whenever I get passive aggressive or otherwise ambiguous emails like that I just ignore it. If it's important, they'll follow up.

A few years back I realized “Del” was the most valuable key while using my email client. Corporate is full of people looking to create friction as a mean to justify their existence. As we say in my home country, “if you want something you talk to the Circus owner, not to the clowns...” Would not apply in this case however...

A "?" email is a result of exactly that - one of the clowns made an unfunny joke and the customer went to the circus owner.

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post #13

Whenever I get passive aggressive or otherwise ambiguous emails like that I just ignore it. If it's important, they'll follow up.

I think in this case, the "From:" is the "it's important" part and the "?" is the "What's up with this?" part. I've been a CEO and CTO, but usually in I think among all his possible sins, at Amazon scale, "?" itself wouldn't rank super high.

It’s a passive aggressive and unprofessional - you don’t want your employees talking to each other this way, so don’t start it either.

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post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think in this case, the "From:" is the "it's important" part and the "?" is the "What's up with this?" part. I've been a CEO and CTO, but usually in I think among all his possible sins, at Amazon scale, "?" itself wouldn't rank super high.

It’s a passive aggressive and unprofessional - you don’t want your employees talking to each other this way, so don’t start it either.

Is it though? He only has one side of the story so the (?) is asking for the other side of the story (which they might not be aware of). How do you do it as a CEO?

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#19

Whenever I get passive aggressive or otherwise ambiguous emails like that I just ignore it. If it's important, they'll follow up.

Would not recommend doing that if the email is coming from the CEO.

Yeah it will probably get you a corresponding passive-aggressive pink-slip in a short time

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#20

Whenever I get passive aggressive or otherwise ambiguous emails like that I just ignore it. If it's important, they'll follow up.

Yeah, I'm wish it were that simple with the Bezos emails. :)

It depends on how much your dignity is worth to you. You couldn't pay me to lick Bezos's boots, and I don't think any person should be expected to do so. Apparently you hold yourself in less esteem than I do.
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