The number of messages we send, the way we write them, their length, and even the time when we write them says a lot about the quality of professionals we are.
How fast we respond to messages, if we read them carefully, and even if we send a copy to another recipient, are some of the aspects that contribute to create a public reputation of our work performance.
Here are some expressions that are increasingly frequent in the work place:
"It seems that Pedro has nothing else to do than send e-mails. I get his messages all the time. They are very long and difficult to understand".
"María is very inconsiderate: She keeps sending chain letters. Doesn’t she know that I’m very busy and have no time for those foolish things? They also fill up my inbox and prevent other important messages from arriving".
"José always copies messages to the boss: He cannot be trusted. I know we must document our work, but why didn’t he call me first? We would have clarified the situation and then write a message with what we agreed on".
If to this we add the great number of "spam" messages we receive, and the number of copied messages that are useless to us, we can understand the increasing stress that managing e-mails produces in our work.
So, be aware about what personal image you are building right now with your worplace email.
See common mistakes in email managment.
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