O/T I've just completed an analysis of my work Inbox. Here are the results:

Submitted: Thursday, Jun 05, 2008 at 18:42

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Member - Kim M (VIC)

2% Junk mail.

12% Inviting me to meetings or conferences that I have no interest in.

3.5% Directives (and rising) from the new Team Leader.

11% Flogging the attributes of Government Ministers.

6% Taking the Mickey out of the male species.

8% Telling me how to sit, breath, diet, and sh*t.

7% (and rising) Telling me that 'we're all going to die'.

18% Trying to flog products and services that even a Cain Toad would see through.

16% From customers requiring assistance (go figure).

.5% 'I want to start a business. What business would you
recommend'.

1% 'You bastards are useless. What are you doing about Broadband, fuel prices, World economy Etc'.

4% We have a great idea (but we want you to do all the work).

3.5% To assist you further in your job, we have decided....

The remainder were just a complete waste of time.

No wonder a man wants to spend a bit of time in the bush.

LOL

Regards

Kim

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Reply By: ExplorOz - David & Michelle - Thursday, Jun 05, 2008 at 18:43

Thursday, Jun 05, 2008 at 18:43

What % are ExplorOz Forum replies? LOL

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Follow Up By: Member - Kim M (VIC) - Thursday, Jun 05, 2008 at 18:49

Thursday, Jun 05, 2008 at 18:49

Gidday David & Michelle

If I'm trying to donate something it's bloody zero.

LOL

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Kim

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Reply By: Mike Harding - Thursday, Jun 05, 2008 at 19:04

Thursday, Jun 05, 2008 at 19:04

About three years ago I did some design work for a major Australian automotive manufacturer - most of the time (12 months) I was on site and they set up an e-mail account on the company server for me. At one point I took two weeks off to go bush. When I arrived back I had 350 e-mails! It took me 5 hours to go through them (no span, get a bigger bleep etc - their filters are good) only three of the e-mails were things I needed to know about, the rest were CCs and "site wide" rubbish!

I remember when it was said computers would bring the "paperless office" about - I'm still waiting....

Mike Harding

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Follow Up By: Mike Harding - Thursday, Jun 05, 2008 at 19:06

Thursday, Jun 05, 2008 at 19:06

Why ever is p.enis "bleeped out!?

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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Friday, Jun 06, 2008 at 21:01

Friday, Jun 06, 2008 at 21:01

do you need a bigger bleep ?

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Reply By: raazor - Thursday, Jun 05, 2008 at 19:14

Thursday, Jun 05, 2008 at 19:14

There you go cane toads are smart.
Ray

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Reply By: Member - Ian W (NSW) - Thursday, Jun 05, 2008 at 19:42

Thursday, Jun 05, 2008 at 19:42

Don't start me on emails,

I have a bloody Team Leader who sits on a raised dias exactly 2.1 metres behind my workstation. The bleep sends me emails to tell me when to take a rest break. I suppose I shouldn't complain, at least it saves the cost of a phone call.

Ian

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Follow Up By: Gazal Champion - Thursday, Jun 05, 2008 at 19:53

Thursday, Jun 05, 2008 at 19:53

Hi Ian,
If the bugga had to make phone calls he would probably get a kick inthe pants for spending so much time on the phone and anyway he might get embarrassed as it would constitute harassment perhaps.

Emails arn't that personal, so to speak and so people are more likely to use emails for trivial stuff that they otherwise might think is irrelevant. Like my comments.
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Follow Up By: Wetty - Thursday, Jun 05, 2008 at 23:12

Thursday, Jun 05, 2008 at 23:12

hmm a team leader being called a p.enis. . . . love it LMFAO

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Follow Up By: Member - Ian W (NSW) - Friday, Jun 06, 2008 at 15:50

Friday, Jun 06, 2008 at 15:50

Bruce,
Nah! A phone call would require a personal interreaction. An email allows him to remain clinically detached and, from his point of view "in control". I've worked out a way to drive the prick nuts.
Every time he emails me he asks for a "read reciept" I get the dialogue box that asks if I wish to send a read reciept and promptly check the "no" box. Now the guy is in a quandary, does he send another email to ask if I got the first email, does he pick up the phone, or does he actaually speak to me as if I were a real person.
Hell, it's bad when I'm reduced to playing these games. I justify it on the grounds that I will play "grown up" games hen I'm supervised by a "grown up".

Ian

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Reply By: RustyHelen - Thursday, Jun 05, 2008 at 22:06

Thursday, Jun 05, 2008 at 22:06

Hi Kim
So you are still in local Govt ????
With enough time to categorise your in box....
As a matter of interest the PDA is working fine----most days!
Rusty

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Follow Up By: Member - Kim M (VIC) - Thursday, Jun 05, 2008 at 22:31

Thursday, Jun 05, 2008 at 22:31

Gidday Rusty

Good to hear from you. I've tried a few expensive thing after that, but come to realization that a compass and map will do me fine.

How are you going with your trips up into the High Country?

Regards

Kim

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