The totally off-topic thread

[Mal]

No issues at check-in today and flight on time but I wish I could undo the remaining 6 VA bookings I have in system.

So you flew to the gold coast in j. You said the bus and train journey wasn't bad in another post.

What was the issue? Being negative about everything is never going to help in life.

 

[Bundy Bear]

Not sure if anyone else has this problem at work but I thought I would ask.

Usually when you spend most of the day on the phone talking to customers and other suppliers if someone tries to call you they will get the busy signal and probably think that you have a fair bit of work on. Same with people in your office, they will notice that you have some paper on your desk, and probably understand that you have a fair bit on so won't add more to the pile especially if it is a trivial matter and might even try and solve the problem themselves, but now to add to the mix you have email. There is no queueing system for them they just keep coming in one after the other and you wonder how you are going to get through them all, add then to the mix the spam email that gets in the way.

Sometimes you keep stuff in the inbox and think you will read it when you have some spare time, like hell you do and sometimes you just keep stuff in the inbox hoping that you might get around to eventually or that someone else will take care of the problem.

The worst problem is that someone tries to call you, you are busy so they send you an email.

Am I alone with these problems.

 

[Flashback]

Not at all!

Not sure if anyone else has this problem at work but I thought I would ask.

Usually when you spend most of the day on the phone talking to customers and other suppliers if someone tries to call you they will get the busy signal and probably think that you have a fair bit of work on. Same with people in your office, they will notice that you have some paper on your desk, and probably understand that you have a fair bit on so won't add more to the pile especially if it is a trivial matter and might even try and solve the problem themselves, but now to add to the mix you have email. There is no queueing system for them they just keep coming in one after the other and you wonder how you are going to get through them all, add then to the mix the spam email that gets in the way.

Sometimes you keep stuff in the inbox and think you will read it when you have some spare time, like hell you do and sometimes you just keep stuff in the inbox hoping that you might get around to eventually or that someone else will take care of the problem.

The worst problem is that someone tries to call you, you are busy so they send you an email.

Am I alone with these problems.

 

[drron]

Which is why I dont log on to the hospital email accounts they set up for me.:shock:

 

[JohnK]

So you flew to the gold coast in j. You said the bus and train journey wasn't bad in another post.

What was the issue? Being negative about everything is never going to help in life.

Hmmm. Did I say I wish I could undo the remaining 3 QF bookings?

 

[Mal]

Hmmm. Did I say I wish I could undo the remaining 3 QF bookings?

You can undo any airline booking... cancel or just no show.
stay positive.

 

[medhead]

You could go hard core Lean on email and delete anything more than 2 weeks old. If they really need a reply they'll send it again. Still I can't imagine that working too well with customers.

Not sure if anyone else has this problem at work but I thought I would ask.

Usually when you spend most of the day on the phone talking to customers and other suppliers if someone tries to call you they will get the busy signal and probably think that you have a fair bit of work on. Same with people in your office, they will notice that you have some paper on your desk, and probably understand that you have a fair bit on so won't add more to the pile especially if it is a trivial matter and might even try and solve the problem themselves, but now to add to the mix you have email. There is no queueing system for them they just keep coming in one after the other and you wonder how you are going to get through them all, add then to the mix the spam email that gets in the way.

Sometimes you keep stuff in the inbox and think you will read it when you have some spare time, like hell you do and sometimes you just keep stuff in the inbox hoping that you might get around to eventually or that someone else will take care of the problem.

The worst problem is that someone tries to call you, you are busy so they send you an email.

Am I alone with these problems.

 

[The Rok]

Not sure if anyone else has this problem at work but I thought I would ask.

Usually when you spend most of the day on the phone talking to customers and other suppliers if someone tries to call you they will get the busy signal and probably think that you have a fair bit of work on. Same with people in your office, they will notice that you have some paper on your desk, and probably understand that you have a fair bit on so won't add more to the pile especially if it is a trivial matter and might even try and solve the problem themselves, but now to add to the mix you have email. There is no queueing system for them they just keep coming in one after the other and you wonder how you are going to get through them all, add then to the mix the spam email that gets in the way.

Sometimes you keep stuff in the inbox and think you will read it when you have some spare time, like hell you do and sometimes you just keep stuff in the inbox hoping that you might get around to eventually or that someone else will take care of the problem.

The worst problem is that someone tries to call you, you are busy so they send you an email.

Am I alone with these problems.

I have a very effective method of dealing with emails. On the side of my monitor lies a sticker they says:

Do it
Delete it
File it

Simply, if it takes less than 5 minutes I'll do it straight away.

If its not really worthy of keeping or doesn't require action, I'll Delete it,

If it requires more than 5 minutes work then I put it into a follow up folder and try to spend at least an hour a day with no phones, no interruptions just dedicated to actioning my follow up folder.

Put simply, I leave NOTHING in my inbox at all.

 

[Hvr]

I have a very effective method of dealing with emails. On the side of my monitor lies a sticker they says:

Do it
Delete it
File it

Simply, if it takes less than 5 minutes I'll do it straight away.

If its not really worthy of keeping or doesn't require action, I'll Delete it,

If it requires more than 5 minutes work then I put it into a follow up folder and try to spend at least an hour a day with no phones, no interruptions just dedicated to actioning my follow up folder.

Put simply, I leave NOTHING in my inbox at all.

And that is the only way to deal with email and any other documents on your desk.

Another tip is to send emails the way you want to receive them. Have a specific action item and time for delivery required by the recipient or a very good reason for including them as an information only recipient. That way you are setting the standard you will insist others follow.

 

[amaroo]

I use my in-box as the "things to do" list. Email arrives - I either deal with it on the spot, delete/file or leave in the inbox for later on.

SWMBO has an inbox that is just unbelievable:shock: Must be thousands in there. Being a CA I believe they are taught from an early age to have the messiest office/desk so why would emails be any different.

 

[samh004]

Getting dangerously close to being on topic here, but I keep things in my inbox until they're done/no longer needed, save for travel and receipts which go into folders. Thus I'm happy once a month or so when I finally get to inbox zero (all clear)... until it starts building again

 

[Ewing]

I try to keep my inbox clear.

But, even though stuff gets filtered into other folders, it doesn't necessarily mean I'll read it:

Fortunately there's only 60 messages in my actual inbox (ie: stuff that needs to be done today)

 

[JessicaTam]

Not sure if anyone else has this problem at work but I thought I would ask.

Usually when you spend most of the day on the phone talking to customers and other suppliers if someone tries to call you they will get the busy signal and probably think that you have a fair bit of work on. Same with people in your office, they will notice that you have some paper on your desk, and probably understand that you have a fair bit on so won't add more to the pile especially if it is a trivial matter and might even try and solve the problem themselves, but now to add to the mix you have email. There is no queueing system for them they just keep coming in one after the other and you wonder how you are going to get through them all, add then to the mix the spam email that gets in the way.

Sometimes you keep stuff in the inbox and think you will read it when you have some spare time, like hell you do and sometimes you just keep stuff in the inbox hoping that you might get around to eventually or that someone else will take care of the problem.

The worst problem is that someone tries to call you, you are busy so they send you an email.

Am I alone with these problems.

I work on the 'If it is that important they will ring 000' principle. Otherwise I will get to it when I get to it. Having filters/rules to put various senders/subjects into sub-folders helps cull the masses.

 

[JohnK]

You can undo any airline booking... cancel or just no show.

Yes I know but then I would need to spend more money replacing those bookings. Not to worry.

stay positive.

Easy to say but not that easy to do.

 

[straitman]

Happy birthday storyteller

 

[RWJ777]

The new Denzel Washington film, Flight, looks like a pretty good film, or as I heard the Irish announcer on NewsRadio say the other day, fillum!

A short preview here:

Flight exclusive clip Life in Prison | video

 

[JohnK]

The hotel has been great the past 3 nights.

Unfortunately back to reality now and the company of those who only care about themselves....

 

[Flashback]

The hotel has been great the past 3 nights.

Unfortunately back to reality now and the company of those who only care about themselves....

So you're hanging out with yourself again? :mrgreen:

 

[JohnK]

So you're hanging out with yourself again? :mrgreen:

How did you come to that conclusion?

 

[Simo]

My e mails just do my head in some days.

I will get over a hundred e mails and they will all be from people trying to justify there job when we have new product launches and updates going on.

I also hate people who will send an e mail and then if you don't reply with in a few minutes will follow up with a ph call to ask if you got the e mail and when do I expect the order to be delivered.