The 8 Deadly Sins of E-mail
Read this today in the Writer magazine. ^_^
THE EIGHT DEADLY SINS OF E-MAIL:
1. The e-mail that's unbelievably vague. ("Remember to do that thing.")
2. The e-mail that insults you so badly you have to get up from your desk. ("HOW CAN YOU NOT HAVE DONE THAT THING?!!!!")
3. The e-mail that puts you in jail. ("Please tell them that I asked you to sell that thing when it hit $70.")
4. The e-mail that's cowardly. ("Here's the thing: You're being let go.")
5. The e-mail that won't go away. ("Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: that thing.")
6. The e-mail that's so sarcastic you have to get up from your desk. ("Smooth move on that thing. Really smooth.")
7. The e-mail that's too casual. ("Hiya! Any word on that admissions thing?")
8. The e-mail that's inappropriate. ("Want to come to my hotel room to discuss that thing?")
- excerpt from Send: The essential Guide to E-mail for Office and Home, by David Shipley and Will Schwalbe
THE EIGHT DEADLY SINS OF E-MAIL:
1. The e-mail that's unbelievably vague. ("Remember to do that thing.")
2. The e-mail that insults you so badly you have to get up from your desk. ("HOW CAN YOU NOT HAVE DONE THAT THING?!!!!")
3. The e-mail that puts you in jail. ("Please tell them that I asked you to sell that thing when it hit $70.")
4. The e-mail that's cowardly. ("Here's the thing: You're being let go.")
5. The e-mail that won't go away. ("Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: that thing.")
6. The e-mail that's so sarcastic you have to get up from your desk. ("Smooth move on that thing. Really smooth.")
7. The e-mail that's too casual. ("Hiya! Any word on that admissions thing?")
8. The e-mail that's inappropriate. ("Want to come to my hotel room to discuss that thing?")
- excerpt from Send: The essential Guide to E-mail for Office and Home, by David Shipley and Will Schwalbe