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fandomhigh2016-06-08 12:05 pm
heroic_jawline) wrote in fandomhigh2016-06-08 12:05 pm
Working With Jerks, Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Today in class there were computers at the desk of every student and an email chain that everyone had somehow been included on for some unknown project. There were a good twenty emails in which multiple someones had decide that the best method of communication was to hit 'reply all' every single time.
And, if the kids had keen eyes, they'd notice that cced into this email was titled 'the boss' just to add onto the poor office manners list of offenses.
"Today we'll be talking about how to handle situations when you're not face to face with your coworkers," Tony said, giving the email a look like it offended him personally. "Email etiquette is something I feel strongly about. Because I get a lot of emails."
"And I...have learned what email is," Steve said, looking slightly abashed. "I don't get quite as much as Tony does."
And SHIELD probably filtered what they sent to him. So. There was that.
"Lucky man," Tony said with a sigh. "Sometimes people will decide to include the supervisor in on these emails because they're trying to cover their own asses or have a valid issue that needs to be addressed. The former happens more often than the latter in my experience. This tactic can lead to some... friction when working with people."
Understatement.
"Other people tend to reply to everyone in an email chain rather than just to the person they need to discuss the matter with. Which leads to emails you just don't care about constantly popping up."
"Oh!" Steve perked up. "I got one of those! Rumlow wrote back like five times in all capital letters telling everyone to stop replying to everyone."
And then Natasha had told Rumlow, in person, to stop making it worse and Rumlow had sulked for two days. Steve left that part out.
"And that is an example of how not to handle the situation," Tony chimed in helpfully. "But we'll see what new and exciting missteps you can make."
And, if the kids had keen eyes, they'd notice that cced into this email was titled 'the boss' just to add onto the poor office manners list of offenses.
"Today we'll be talking about how to handle situations when you're not face to face with your coworkers," Tony said, giving the email a look like it offended him personally. "Email etiquette is something I feel strongly about. Because I get a lot of emails."
"And I...have learned what email is," Steve said, looking slightly abashed. "I don't get quite as much as Tony does."
And SHIELD probably filtered what they sent to him. So. There was that.
"Lucky man," Tony said with a sigh. "Sometimes people will decide to include the supervisor in on these emails because they're trying to cover their own asses or have a valid issue that needs to be addressed. The former happens more often than the latter in my experience. This tactic can lead to some... friction when working with people."
Understatement.
"Other people tend to reply to everyone in an email chain rather than just to the person they need to discuss the matter with. Which leads to emails you just don't care about constantly popping up."
"Oh!" Steve perked up. "I got one of those! Rumlow wrote back like five times in all capital letters telling everyone to stop replying to everyone."
And then Natasha had told Rumlow, in person, to stop making it worse and Rumlow had sulked for two days. Steve left that part out.
"And that is an example of how not to handle the situation," Tony chimed in helpfully. "But we'll see what new and exciting missteps you can make."
Listen to the lecture.