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Should holiday email be deleted?

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Re: Should holiday email be deleted?

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Post by e40 »

Nursie wrote: post #48
e40 wrote: post #44

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Yes, it's still your problem when the other person is on vacation. That is just naive. Many problems can wait until the person gets back. Yeah, sure, if it's something that needs to be dealt with before the person gets back from vacation, it's my problem. Otherwise, it is NOT my problem.

>> Many problems can wait until the person gets back. And many have gone away when the person gets back, then the first thing the person has to do is trawl through a backlog and send out a bunch of "is this still needed?" emails. Putting the onus back on the person that needs it is a positive. >> Yeah, sure, if it's something that needs to be dealt with before the person gets back from vacation, it's my problem. Othe…

You keep replying to the really, really unlikely case. I can't remember the last time I got an "is this still needed?" email.

Re: Should holiday email be deleted?

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Post by Nursie »

e40 wrote: post #71
Nursie wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>> Many problems can wait until the person gets back. And many have gone away when the person gets back, then the first thing the person has to do is trawl through a backlog and send out a bunch of "is this still needed?" emails. Putting the onus back on the person that needs it is a positive. >> Yeah, sure, if it's something that needs to be dealt with before the person gets back from vacation, it's my problem. Othe…

You keep replying to the really, really unlikely case. I can't remember the last time I got an "is this still needed?" email.

Why is this unlikely?

Last time I worked a traditional job I would get back after a couple of weeks away to find hundreds of emails. Many were corporate spam, sure, but the majority of the rest were time-sensitive requests for my input which you may as well file straight to trash, if you can figure out which ones are now irrelevant.

Far better to have an auto-trasher and a notice to say 'ask me again in two weeks if this is important'

Re: Should holiday email be deleted?

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Post by forca »

MadManE wrote: post #65
forca wrote: post #61

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My wife and I worked out a plan: we moved very close to her parents who agreed to watch our children for three days a week. I work M-F days only, no nights, no weekends. My wife works Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Together we make enough to pays the bills, save a little, and have a bit of fun. The children are taken care of first and foremost. Sometimes you have to sacrifice to make do for your family by moving, wha…

This strikes me as a justification for your lifestyle rather than a solid argument that can convince other people. There's nothing wrong with you living your life the way you want, but saying "Getting rich should never be the goal." is just plain wrong for some people. Your tone seems to me like you once wanted to be rich, but have since given up and are now trying to convince others that they should just give up too…

To be honest, I've never desired to be well off. I'm a minimalist by nature and the less I have to worry about, the better. I make enough to do what I need and want to do. I'm content with what I have. I am fortunate enough to have marries a woman with the same sentiments, so we neither want nor need much beyond the basics -- and decent espresso and interesting travel.

Re: Should holiday email be deleted?

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Post by nextweek2 »

I hate out of office replies. Usually they are just filling my inbox with something I already know or don't care.

If I need a response within a short timeframe, I'd email the details AND use a synchronse communications platform, like a telephone.

Use the right tool for the job, whats next the post office offering out of house replies to people that post something to you?

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