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Post by dillydally on Jun 17, 2016 18:32:40 GMT
OK, I realize that most people hate when people Reply All, but I think I am more annoyed by people who do NOT Reply All! For example, someone in another department is having trouble with some software. She emails 3 of us with her issue. I ask a question that will help us research her problem - she replies only to me. So I have to forward to the other 2 folks.
Or, what bugs me even more - someone will ask me and another co-worker a question. I see the email a couple hours later, research the issue and answer the question - only to get a reply that thanks, the other person already answered this for me. So I've wasted time that I could have used doing something else.
Vent over!
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Post by SockMonkey on Jun 17, 2016 18:47:55 GMT
I guarantee I'm far more annoyed by people who Reply All unnecessarily. Especially with things like "Thanks."  |
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Post by myboysnme on Jun 17, 2016 18:47:58 GMT
I worked with someone who would reply to all when reading the email about a week after it was sent, and then if she had kept scrolling before answering she would have seen it was taken care of days earlier. Responding to an email days after it is sent probably requires asking if this is still an issue.
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Post by secondlife on Jun 17, 2016 18:50:50 GMT
I guarantee I'm far more annoyed by people who Reply All unnecessarily. Especially with things like "Thanks." Or... Replies all to tell everyone not to reply all. I have a coworker who does that at least once a month. |
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Post by snugglebutter on Jun 17, 2016 18:51:34 GMT
My least favorite is unnecessary group texting. Just no.
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Post by disneypal on Jun 17, 2016 18:57:46 GMT
Or, what bugs me even more - someone will ask me and another co-worker a question. I see the email a couple hours later, research the issue and answer the question - only to get a reply that thanks, the other person already answered this for me. So I've wasted time that I could have used doing something else. I am with you on that one! I can't tell you the number of times I have worked to get some info for the boss and he will say - Thanks, other person got it for me - I wouldn't have spent my time on it if other person already had the info - why didn't other person reply to all? There are times to reply to all - like that situation and times not to (such as "thank you"). I'd rather them reply to all and me delete what I don't need though instead of not receiving an email that I needed to know was taken care of or had a follow up. |
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Post by mikklynn on Jun 17, 2016 19:23:27 GMT
My least favorite is unnecessary group texting. Just no. I hate group texting! |
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Post by blue tulip on Jun 17, 2016 19:30:21 GMT
My least favorite is unnecessary group texting. Just no. but that implies that there is necessary group texting. IT'S NEVER NECESSARY lol. or maybe that's just me. |
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Post by Basket1lady on Jun 17, 2016 19:35:45 GMT
OK, I realize that most people hate when people Reply All, but I think I am more annoyed by people who do NOT Reply All! For example, someone in another department is having trouble with some software. She emails 3 of us with her issue. I ask a question that will help us research her problem - she replies only to me. So I have to forward to the other 2 folks. Or, what bugs me even more - someone will ask me and another co-worker a question. I see the email a couple hours later, research the issue and answer the question - only to get a reply that thanks, the other person already answered this for me. So I've wasted time that I could have used doing something else. Vent over! I'll validate you. I HATE doing something for no reason. |
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Post by scorpeao on Jun 17, 2016 19:54:21 GMT
I guarantee I'm far more annoyed by people who Reply All unnecessarily. Especially with things like "Thanks." This! Omg, I get about half a dozen of these each day in my inbox. They make me irrationally angry. |
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Post by freecharlie on Jun 17, 2016 20:24:02 GMT
My least favorite is unnecessary group texting. Just no. but that implies that there is necessary group texting. IT'S NEVER NECESSARY lol. or maybe that's just me. my girls group does group texting when planning get togethers. That way we can all talk and reply, so in that case I love group texting. |
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Post by monklady123 on Jun 17, 2016 20:29:01 GMT
My least favorite is unnecessary group texting. Just no. but that implies that there is necessary group texting. IT'S NEVER NECESSARY lol. or maybe that's just me. Lol. It is necessary for the young folks, at least to arrange their social lives. Not too long ago my dd (college age) had plans to go out to dinner with several in-town friends as well as several friends from high school who had moved but who were back in town for one reason or another. Group texting was a godsend to help them arrange when and where, then when Girl A couldn't make it at the preferred time they could group text to say "A can't make it, how about this time?" So much easier than trying to email or call around, only to have to do it again and again. That said, I've never used group text. But I'm not 20 with an active social life. lol I have a few "reply all" gripes too... For instance the people who send out an email to announce something -- kid graduation, or spouse's work award, whatever. On the email list are dozens of people who I've never heard of, friends of email sender from other parts of her life. Many of those will reply all to say "congratulations!" or "love it! remember when we did such-and-such..[insert something that has NO relevance to me because I don't know who the person is]". My other gripe is, as others have said, about those who don't use reply all. My pastor will send out an email to say "here is a worship schedule for the next three months, please sign up to be liturgist" and she'll list all the Sundays. So I go to my calendar, pick date(s) that work, go back, see that no one has replied with those dates, send my reply (to all), only to get back a message from the pastor the next day saying "thanks very much, but Joe has taken the dates you listed in July and August, could you do the following week?" grrr..Meanwhile I've already arranged something else for the date she offered, so no I can't do the following week. ugh. Oh, and then there's a spin-off of this problem.... the email exchange among several people -- let's say (hypothetically, of course  ) the ministry team at church who's responsible for the building issues. They go back and forth about some problem, then they decide to include another person because they have a specific question for that person. But instead of starting a new email they just add the new person to the old thread, which happens to contain sort-of confidential information in it. Oh wait... and then there's the one who replies to an email but changes the subject in the body of the email but doesn't change the subject line. Then they get annoyed when no one replies. But no one knew about it because the subject line looked like the original one of "who wants to help clean out the storage room?" and they're all ignoring it because no one wants to do that. lol |
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Post by annabella on Jun 17, 2016 20:37:28 GMT
- she replies only to me. So I have to forward to the other 2 folks. I hate that. I rarely ever email a group of people, if I'm corresponding with just you, don't add other people to the conversation. Lol. It is necessary for the young folks, at least to arrange their social lives. Not too long ago my dd (college age) had plans to go out to dinner with several in-town friends as well as several friends from high school who had moved but who were back in town for one reason or another. Group texting was a godsend to help them arrange when and where, then when Girl A couldn't make it at the preferred time they could group text to say "A can't make it, how about this time?" So much easier than trying to email or call around, only to have to do it again and again. Yes I do group text with no more than 2 girlfriends if we are arranging our evening, where to meet, what time etc. Why have two separate conversations? |
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Post by dillydally on Jun 17, 2016 21:14:06 GMT
I guarantee I'm far more annoyed by people who Reply All unnecessarily. Especially with things like "Thanks." Or... Replies all to tell everyone not to reply all. I have a coworker who does that at least once a month. Yes, that annoys me as well (why on earth would anyone reply all to say thanks??) but I can hit shift-delete and be done with it forever in 2 seconds. And that is what most people fuss about in regards to Reply All. The not Replying All is just not getting enough attention! Let's educate the emailing public about this too-little discussed issue!  My friend sent met this and it made me laugh because it is so freaking long! I'll have to admit, I hadn't thought about BCCing someone to drop them out of the email thread. I like that idea. blog.hubspot.com/sales/reply-reply-all-bcc-flowchart#sm.00008wt36b65nf3cylj26s7028lzg |
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Post by paget on Jun 17, 2016 22:25:40 GMT
The internship I finished a couple Months ago was the WORST offender of reply all I've ever seen. It boggles my mind. There were 11 locations of the agency pretty local To each other and everything was reply all. Sue from location b got a promotion- agency sends out promotion announcement to all 11 locations then so. Many. People. Reply all with "congratulations!!" "Wonderful" and even just with effing smiley faces. It happened all the time. I thought I would Lose my mind. What a gross use of agency time for everyone to read and delete smiley faces!!!! One person would reply all to ask everyone to not reply all but it continued to happen. Horrible. I also hate the not replying to all. So Inefficient. Why can't people figure out when to reply all and when not to? It seriously isn't that hard. Just common sense. Oh. Well that is the problem!  |
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Post by JustTricia on Jun 17, 2016 23:13:01 GMT
The reply to one but not all when everyone needs the answer drives me crazy, too. One particular person at work does it, so I just keep adding the person back (they're trying to keep people from seeing what they're doing).
What drives me crazy about group texts is depending on carrier some send the text in the group thread and some send it in a separate text. I'm so tired of responding appropriately to a group text (group ~ so and so won! My response ~ yay, glad they won!) and getting a shit nasty text in response "who is this, why are you texting me, And how did you get my number". Seriously dumbass, I immediately responded to a text, use your brain and see if maybe I responded to that text. It happens ALL THE TIME.
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Post by anniefb on Jun 17, 2016 23:49:26 GMT
I guarantee I'm far more annoyed by people who Reply All unnecessarily. Especially with things like "Thanks." Definitely that. |
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Post by AussieMeg on Jun 18, 2016 1:31:18 GMT
Yes that bugs me too. There are a couple of people at my work who never "reply all" when they should. I have even started writing on my emails "Can you please reply to all" but they still don't! It makes me wonder whether they don't know how to? Or, what bugs me even more - someone will ask me and another co-worker a question. I see the email a couple hours later, research the issue and answer the question - only to get a reply that thanks, the other person already answered this for me. So I've wasted time that I could have used doing something else. OMG that happened to me the other day, I was so annoyed!! |
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) the ministry team at church who's responsible for the building issues. They go back and forth about some problem, then they decide to include another person because they have a specific question for that person. But instead of starting a new email they just add the new person to the old thread, which happens to contain sort-of confidential information in it. 
My friend sent met this and it made me laugh because it is so freaking long! I'll have to admit, I hadn't thought about BCCing someone to drop them out of the email thread. I like that idea. 
