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Badger Mar 2019 4:14pm, 14 Mar 2019 10,516 posts	0 Badger Just so long as Glenners never comes across someone who refuses to use email on the grounds s/he has a phone...
GlennR Mar 2019 4:16pm, 14 Mar 2019 41,368 posts	0 GlennR Anyone who doesn't use email here should be given the boot.
Badger Mar 2019 4:21pm, 14 Mar 2019 10,517 posts	0 Badger Philosophically I'd agree with you, practically, well, when we were moving into the University, there were communications printed out and stuck in envelopes to everybody on the grounds that there are staff members who have never, ever, read their email.
GlennR Mar 2019 4:22pm, 14 Mar 2019 41,369 posts	0 GlennR See my post above.
flanker Mar 2019 4:33pm, 14 Mar 2019 18,148 posts	0 flanker I'd suggest that verbal communication is far more effective than email. Apart from anything else, it generally cuts out all the crap people send via email without giving it a second thought.
The Mighty Fleecy Mar 2019 4:42pm, 14 Mar 2019 45,644 posts	0 The Mighty Fleecy I just read an interesting summary of a study which showed that when open plan offices were introduced email went up and face to face contact decreased
The Mighty Fleecy Mar 2019 4:43pm, 14 Mar 2019 45,645 posts	0 The Mighty Fleecy There’s a professor I know who never replies to emails. Not sure if he reads but he won’t respond. Glad he’s not my supervisor:)
Badger Mar 2019 4:48pm, 14 Mar 2019 10,518 posts	0 Badger I know one who generally only replies if he disagrees with you. Perish the thought he's swerving responsibility if he says yes and it goes wrong. I rather agree with flanker these days, not least because 5 minutes conversation can get you as far as ten email exchanges taking an hour between each cycle.
quimby Mar 2019 6:08pm, 14 Mar 2019 4,225 posts	0 quimby I look on Skype to see whether a colleague is marked as available, then go and speak to them.
GlennR Mar 2019 6:13pm, 14 Mar 2019 41,370 posts	0 GlennR I fear my point is being misunderstood. I want an email that reads “call me when you get the chance”, not to conduct the entire discussion by email.

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