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Date Posted: 21:13:35 08/25/02 Sun
Author: Tammy Goodman
Subject: Re: Topic 2--Tell us three of the worse emails that you have received in relation to work!
In reply to: Terry Welsh 's message, "Re: Topic 2--Tell us three of the worse emails that you have received in relation to work!" on 14:36:19 08/23/02 Fri

>>Why were the emails bad or frustrating for you in your
>>business context? What could the writer of the email
>>done better in the email? Use citations from your
>>books and other materials to strengthen your answers.
>1. It really bugs me when someone in a supervisory
>position sends out an email with bad grammar or
>misspellings. They should review their own email
>before sending it out to employees because the
>misspelled words and poor grammar reflect poorly on
>the literacy of the supervisor.
>2. I thought Ken's advice about avoiding SPAM was
>good, especially the part about when someone sends you
>a joke. Sometimes the joke has been around to so many
>people before it reaches your email, that by the time
>you open the file, you have to scroll through a couple
>pages of email addresses. That was good advice. Let
>people know that unless the joke they are sending is
>an original, don't bother sending it to you, because
>you don't have the time.
>3. I don't like receiving email from someone who is
>"FLAMING". If they need to email me with off-color
>language, they need to cool off before they reply.
>Their emailed words don't serve their purpose. It only
>makes them appear to somewhat chicken. The advice that
>says: "Would you say this to the person's face is good
>advice.

I agree. If you wouldn't say it face-to-face it's probably not appropriate to put it in an e-mail.

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