Advancements in technology have
resulted in weightier workloads as colleagues think nothing of
sending multiple e-mails. In the past the necessity to create paper
signs or hand-outs meant people were often more discerning, keen not
to stretch restrictive photocopying budgets. These days, sending an
e-mail is quick and cost effective, also ensuring there's always a
point of reference if required. Unfortunately click happy colleagues
significantly increase the amount of time I have to spend sifting
through scores of e-mails to find information deemed important and
relevant to me.
Each morning before my working day even
technically begins, I have approximately twenty e-mails that multiply at an alarming rate throughout the day and this of course takes time
to sort through - time I don't rally have. At the end of work this
week, I'd failed to check my e-mails and again, had a daunting
number of unread newbies awaiting my attention. A shocked colleague
drew my attention to one e-mail someone had sent round to everyone in
the wrong school. Intending to send this to staff in our partner
school, “Jane The Pain”, seemed to judge the following to be
perfectly acceptable to send out to colleagues and mark “For
Females Only” in the subject box:
“Whoever
has pebble dashed the end toilet in the ladies staff room toilets
please clean it up after yourself next time, instead of leaving it to
the cleaners! iI you cant be bothered to clean the toilet seat and
toilet I hate to think what your knickers must be like.”
As
someone who carefully proofs and re-reads all my e-mails, I was just
as shocked as my colleague to be sent the above and can't help but
agree Jane is indeed a pain and a rather unprofessional one at that!
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