Thursday, May 21, 2009
the little red exclamation point
Something that truly bothers me to no end: People who choose to hit the "urgent" symbol for emails that are nowhere near urgent. Why? Why are you bringing this email, which is clearly insignificant, to my immediate attention? Do you think that your inquiry or request is any more important than anyone elses? And, by the way, the more you utilize the little red exclamation point (let's call it, the LREP) the less I am going to believe that your email is even remotely urgent. If anything, I am going to read it LAST, as I know with almost one-hundred percent certainty that this is not something that needs a response by EOD, or COB, or ASAP. The moment a LREP appears in my inbox, I begin to get anxious and feel as though the sender of the email is actually demanding that I respond to this request first. My point? Don't click the LREP unless it is an EXTREMELY important issue, such as, "Do I want to go to a kick-ass happy hour after work that once has one spot left", or "You are eligible to win the lottery, all you have to do is respond to this email". Thanks.
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I'd like to point out how much less importance that little red exclamation point represents when it's constantly used by the same person. Are you are telling me that THIS email is as urgent as the one you sent me last week??
ReplyDeleteOh you mean the one I replied to within minutes and then didn't hear back from you until a week later?? Okay. Thanks. A lot. Just checking.
Here's a trick - for someone that doesn't respond to emails or uses that stupid flag. Click on the low importance arrow. I guarantee that is the first effing email that is returned.
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