<![CDATA[We all have emails damnit!]]>This post did not contain any content.]]>https://polykyklo.gr/topic/bed3a6f4-83ce-43d5-88e5-9822a66ed013/we-all-have-emails-damnitRSS for NodeSun, 24 May 2026 17:45:58 GMTFri, 24 Apr 2026 21:05:33 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to We all have emails damnit! on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:15:29 GMT]]>They organize unnecessary meetings because it's their only hope for human contact throughout their dull lifeless days.

]]>https://polykyklo.gr/post/https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/comment/25725199https://polykyklo.gr/post/https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/comment/25725199Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:15:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We all have emails damnit! on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 17:31:28 GMT]]>That was my last job. Spent all day on dev calls as a secops engineer just in case they needed to ask me a question. I got asked one about once a month

]]>https://polykyklo.gr/post/https://adultswim.fan/comment/8830149https://polykyklo.gr/post/https://adultswim.fan/comment/8830149Sat, 25 Apr 2026 17:31:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We all have emails damnit! on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:07:06 GMT]]>There is a scenario where I would prefer this outcome.

All too often in a meeting things start spinning because they have decided to do stuff, but have uncertainty, so they keep going around in circles speculating on what might go wrong and speculatively worry about everything.

Take a break and then we will continue your precious meeting after we actually know what didn't pan out. 95% of the time the follow up would be "it went fine, didn't need endless contingency plans".

]]>https://polykyklo.gr/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/23403684https://polykyklo.gr/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/23403684Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:07:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We all have emails damnit! on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:59:35 GMT]]>If it is one-way communication it should always be email. If it's something that requires direct simultaneous input from more than 2 people, discussion on best way forward, or it's time critical always make a meeting. People always fail to answer emails in a timely manner, and when they do they only answer half the questions you asked them. So you end up going back and forth for 3 weeks before you have your answers for something that would have been resolved in a single meeting in the first week. And itgets exponentially worse with 3+ people.

Oh and the amount of people that straight up ignore email requesting information from them is staggering...fuck those people.

]]>https://polykyklo.gr/post/https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/comment/25720263https://polykyklo.gr/post/https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/comment/25720263Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:59:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We all have emails damnit! on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:38:42 GMT]]>Can I join in? I assume you will need some kind of tech support or someone to minute the meetings.

]]>https://polykyklo.gr/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/23400492https://polykyklo.gr/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/23400492Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:38:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We all have emails damnit! on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 06:41:21 GMT]]>Yeah as much as useless meetings are annoying, Somebody always ignores their emails. And those meetings are just due to this person.

]]>https://polykyklo.gr/post/https://feddit.org/comment/12706618https://polykyklo.gr/post/https://feddit.org/comment/12706618Sat, 25 Apr 2026 06:41:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We all have emails damnit! on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 06:09:44 GMT]]>Psychopaths

]]>https://polykyklo.gr/post/https://feddit.org/comment/12706421https://polykyklo.gr/post/https://feddit.org/comment/12706421Sat, 25 Apr 2026 06:09:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We all have emails damnit! on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 02:54:53 GMT]]>Or, "I've already asked 6 times and you never even looked at the email."

]]>https://polykyklo.gr/post/https://adultswim.fan/comment/8825270https://polykyklo.gr/post/https://adultswim.fan/comment/8825270Sat, 25 Apr 2026 02:54:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We all have emails damnit! on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 02:52:24 GMT]]>Let's make a job where someone pays us to sit in a meeting and not talk to each other

]]>https://polykyklo.gr/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/23398212https://polykyklo.gr/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/23398212Sat, 25 Apr 2026 02:52:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We all have emails damnit! on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 02:00:37 GMT]]>I don't know if it's like different learning styles or what but some people just need to have a whole ass call. I'm like, I'll just write you a nice message you can refer back to. Nope.

]]>https://polykyklo.gr/post/https://startrek.website/comment/22579993https://polykyklo.gr/post/https://startrek.website/comment/22579993Sat, 25 Apr 2026 02:00:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We all have emails damnit! on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:22:51 GMT]]>90% of my meetings are Teams / WebEx. I just get other computer work done on the other screen while I listen to the meeting because there's only 5-10 minutes of the 1 hour meeting that pertains to me.

Sort emails.
Respond to emails.
Get CAD modeling done.
Place orders for stuff.

Love getting some down time to get stuff done.

]]>https://polykyklo.gr/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/23396995https://polykyklo.gr/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/23396995Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:22:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We all have emails damnit! on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:07:25 GMT]]>I hate talking, we would be good buddies

]]>https://polykyklo.gr/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/23396836https://polykyklo.gr/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/23396836Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:07:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We all have emails damnit! on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:03:23 GMT]]>"we need an update call"

Translation: I know you're not going to get this done on time. I'd like to pre-schedule some time to berate you for it.

]]>https://polykyklo.gr/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/23396796https://polykyklo.gr/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/23396796Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:03:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We all have emails damnit! on Fri, 24 Apr 2026 23:03:32 GMT]]>No I don't think I could do it. I fucking hate listening to people.

]]>https://polykyklo.gr/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/23396165https://polykyklo.gr/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/23396165Fri, 24 Apr 2026 23:03:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We all have emails damnit! on Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:22:40 GMT]]>Meeting all day would be fine, if that were the entire job. Like, if I didn't have actual work that was expected to get done, too.

]]>https://polykyklo.gr/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/23395757https://polykyklo.gr/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/23395757Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:22:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We all have emails damnit! on Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:05:15 GMT]]>Always turns into one person monopolizing the conversation and it goes for at least an hour

]]>https://polykyklo.gr/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/23395560https://polykyklo.gr/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/23395560Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:05:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We all have emails damnit! on Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:11:48 GMT]]>“Hey can we get the team together for a few minutes?”

Who the fuck do you think you are, you little shit? NO!

]]>https://polykyklo.gr/post/https://lemmy.ca/comment/22934397https://polykyklo.gr/post/https://lemmy.ca/comment/22934397Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:11:48 GMT