Comments on: Business E-mail http://alexking.org/blog/2007/02/05/business-e-mail Alex King's blog - software, photography, sports, etc. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:18:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Geof F. Morris http://alexking.org/blog/2007/02/05/business-e-mail#comment-54370 Geof F. Morris Thu, 08 Feb 2007 03:29:05 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2007/02/05/business-e-mail#comment-54370 Glad that you're cutting the cord, dude. :D Yes, getting cranked up first thing can suck, but that's life for us 9-to-5 drones. And before you say that I don't get much overnight mail, let me note that 1) yeah, some of my customers do check email late at night and 2) I work international stuff. ;) The real key is to not be at a point where you let email be an interruptor for you during the business day. Well, if you have the kind of job that allows that. Mine sure doesn't; I have to live in the stream of data. But then I'm a project office person, and my job is fundamentally foofy. ;) Glad that you’re cutting the cord, dude. :D

Yes, getting cranked up first thing can suck, but that’s life for us 9-to-5 drones. And before you say that I don’t get much overnight mail, let me note that 1) yeah, some of my customers do check email late at night and 2) I work international stuff. ;)

The real key is to not be at a point where you let email be an interruptor for you during the business day. Well, if you have the kind of job that allows that. Mine sure doesn’t; I have to live in the stream of data. But then I’m a project office person, and my job is fundamentally foofy. ;)

]]> By: jenz http://alexking.org/blog/2007/02/05/business-e-mail#comment-54334 jenz Tue, 06 Feb 2007 15:29:31 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2007/02/05/business-e-mail#comment-54334 It is rather hard to get into the mode of only checking your email during business hours so congratulations is much deserved. I have noticed that if I reply outside of business hours, my clients then expect me to be available 24/7. If I stay strong and only email during business hours, my clients respect that and the 1am "emergencies" no longer occur (as much). It is rather hard to get into the mode of only checking your email during business hours so congratulations is much deserved. I have noticed that if I reply outside of business hours, my clients then expect me to be available 24/7. If I stay strong and only email during business hours, my clients respect that and the 1am “emergencies” no longer occur (as much).

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