#1

What are your biggest pet peeves when trying to comminucate with people (strangers) in a more or less professional manner?

In the last week I’ve had to phone abroad loads because people just don’t respond to emails. There’s even one woman I spoke to on the phone who was like “yes, I’ll send you this document in an email” and obviously hasn’t. I thought that MOST PEOPLE preferred emails to phonecalls (to complete strangers), or is that just an indie bedwetter thing? Makes me PROPERLY annoyed, it does.

Go on, your turn

#2

Delighted that I don’t have to communicate professionally with anyone

#3

Obviously everyone prefers emails for exactly the reason that they can then be ignored. Sadly, it’s phone calls / face to face that gets shit done.

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#4

I like communicating with all people as I am a people person.

#5

ALL PEOPLE???

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#6

I much prefer phoning someone up. A five minute conversation will get you answers on things that would take half an hour to type up with no response.

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#7

Yes, apart from you.

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#8

Should have belled the wazza over the aggregates

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#9

Always speak to them or phone them. If you actually want to get something done that is. If you want to kick something into touch for a few days, then email is the way to go.

#10

Yeah me too, man of the people, working class hero even.

#11

I’ll email you with my full response

#12

Finally someone who gets it!

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#14

I’ll have you know I write a pretty decent email. Maybe it’s the type of people I work with. Culture people and freelancers.

#16

I mean I am one of those people myself. But still.

#18

sometimes I email my other email account

#19

Ever get a response?

#20

aye man. had some tremendous correspondence between myself

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#21

One of the companies I’ve emailed don’t even have a phone number up on their website, true story.

#24

As much as I hate when people don’t reply, what’s even more frustrating is when people send me emails with read receipts on them. It feels so pushy!