An article appearing on The Ithaca Journal website referenced a blog addressing workplace pet peeves. The blog "Civility in the Workplace" seeks to disclose those rude behaviors that take place in the work environment. Even better, the blog does not restrain itself, for it remains true to its cause, identifying even those annoyances many of us refuse to acknowledge in fear of being, go figure, rude to our colleagues.
Naturally, email is a recurrent theme in the "Civility in the Workplace" blog, and there are several entries regarding email that probably should be read by email addicts (e.g. those of us who check our inbox within the first fifteen minutes of our day). Email is a convenience designed to expedite the transmission of information, intended as a surrogate to handwritten letters, yet the ease of composing, typing, and sending an email quickly led to the transmission of dilapidated information. Recipients must decrypt the meaning from poorly written messages (ah! a slip on my part--"messages" naturally replaced "letters"), which, of course, leads to incorrect interpretations. But, we do not have time to compose clear and concise emails; we must stay abreast of the "information" available in our own inbox or some pointless website (like this blog)! How many times have you struggled to understand the purpose of an email sent to you? It would be nice if people would adopt the practice of sending the email you wish to receive.
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