Texting and Email rant

[STeeLy]

As for it is rude to ignore business inquiries...

Yes it is, but if you have a lot of business inquiries, you take care of the more important or more urgent ones first. If you reply to every inquiry that comes in within seconds regardless of urgency and you get tons of them... it would just give you less and less time to solve the ones that are urgent and may never get to the ones that are less urgent, even if all you're doing on the new emails is telling them you'd get back to them later. Sure, it may take only seconds, but emails stack up. You take 5 seconds to type that and 12 emails roll in, that's a whole minute you coulda used to solve a problem gone.

I've waited days before companies have returned emails. If it's an urgent matter, they shouldn't really be emailing anyway.

[Mighty Tytan]

Originally Posted by STeeLy

If you email them and they call you, so be it, what's the big fuss?

this is perfect, i do it all the time. thats not the same thing, business is done best over the phone or in person, no question.

ok, well that was fun ... clearly another case where my rant would be better understood over a beer and not in text. ;-)

[Dion]

Originally Posted by Mighty Tytan

what does a phone have to do with twitter?

twitter has plenty of practical applications. its not just for "im taking a dump" postings.

It may have practical applications in your world but it doesn't in mine.

[TurnedTheCorner]

I think a few dozen beer would be required to make this more relatable.

You have unrealistic expectations around communication.

[Reggie Dunlop]

I just took a dump.

[Mighty Tytan]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

24 hours a day?

No man that's not what life is about.

not 24 hours a day mate, no kidding. use some context.

anyhow, imagine though if you did email someone and got a great reply at some odd hour. wouldnt that show you something about their commitment to taking care of you as a client?

over the years i have done a tonne of business with china and i always answer my email so they can address the issue before their end of business. many of my competitors dont and wonder why i have so many good relationships.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by Mighty Tytan

didnt say seconds .... but i think 30 minutes to acknowledge an email is good service.

Sometimes the job situation doesn't allow someone to reply in 30 minutes. It may take until the end of the day to make a response.

[Mighty Tytan]

Originally Posted by Dion

It may have practical applications in your world but it doesn't in mine.

so dont use it.

[TurnedTheCorner]

He doesn't, and is thus the target of your rant.

[Mighty Tytan]

Originally Posted by TurnedTheCorner

I think a few dozen beer would be required to make this more relatable.

You have unrealistic expectations around communication.

entirely possible.

clearly i am descrbing two different situations.

1) business
2) social

do you ignore your friends?

[I-Hate-Hulse]

Clearly it's you that doesn't get it. It's not a technology thing, its an "I don't want to deal with this clown right now" thing.

Stalling and procrastination. It never gets obsolete.

Oh and:

[Mighty Tytan]

Originally Posted by TurnedTheCorner

He doesn't, and is thus the target of your rant.

my rant wasnt about people who do or do not use twitter.

that said, dont use it, i dont care. but in the case i was talking about, why make fun of those that do?

#stillnotgettingwhatssofunnyaboutpeoplewhousetwitt er

[JiriHrdina]

Originally Posted by Mighty Tytan

not 24 hours a day mate, no kidding. use some context.

anyhow, imagine though if you did email someone and got a great reply at some odd hour. wouldnt that show you something about their commitment to taking care of you as a client?

over the years i have done a tonne of business with china and i always answer my email so they can address the issue before their end of business. many of my competitors dont and wonder why i have so many good relationships.

International business clearly demands a different schedule.

But frankly if I emailed someone at an odd hour and they got back to me I would feel guilty about interrupting their personal life.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by Mighty Tytan

so dont use it.

I don't. If someone wants to get a hold of me they phone or send an email.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by Mighty Tytan

my rant wasnt about people who do or do not use twitter.

that said, dont use it, i dont care. but in the case i was talking about, why make fun of those that do?

#stillnotgettingwhatssofunnyaboutpeoplewhousetwitt er

I wasn't making fun of those who use twitter.

[Mighty Tytan]

ok gents, that was fun ... and if i dont want to use the shift key, start your own rant about that! ;-)

[TurnedTheCorner]

Originally Posted by Mighty Tytan

entirely possible.

clearly i am descrbing two different situations.

1) business
2) social

do you ignore your friends?

I don't ignore my friends, even if it means I don't reply to a text or email within 30 minutes. And I don't think they would feel ignored if they hadn't heard from me within 30 minutes. My friends are reasonable.

[To Be Quite Honest]

Originally Posted by Mighty Tytan

So I am not sure what it is with people who arent connected to their email.
...

end rant.

Read the 4 hour work week. It may help to understand perspective.

Email auto response:

"Greetings, Friends and Esteemed Colleagues,
Due to high workload, I am currently checking and responding to e-mail twice a daily at 12:00 pm mt and 4:00 pm mt.
If you require urgent assistance (please ensure it is urgent) that can not wait until either 12:00 pm or 4:00 pm, please contact me via phone at 403-***-****.
Thank you for understanding this move to more efficiency and effectiveness. It helps me accomplish more to serve you better."

[STeeLy]

Originally Posted by Dion

I don't. If someone wants to get a hold of me they phone or send an email.

Man you don't text Dion?

Get with the times dude. The technology is there, why don't you use it? Why not try twitter too?

[Dion]

Originally Posted by STeeLy

Man you don't text Dion?

Get with the times dude. The technology is there, why don't you use it? Why not try twitter too?

I see no need to be texting people all the time as emails and phone calls work just fine for me. Besides i've seen far too many situations where people let texting rule their lives. Someone stepping out of a movie theatre to respond to a text, or people responding to a text in a middle of a conversation. I could go on but I hope you see my point.

I know the technology exists and how to use it. I'd rather be able to choose when I respond to a person.