Corporate Idiocy has reached the next level

[Nintendesert]

I say we take it a step further and go for a no-work day.

 

[Doppel]

There is one guy in my department who sends an email and then does a follow-up in person very soon after and everybody finds it VERY annoying. The guy is useless as tits on a bull, so he's not "getting shit done", just a major pain in the ass.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Corporate Thug does not approve.

 

[CPA]

People can't ignore you when you are standing at their desk. That's why I get shit done at work. It annoys whoever you are bugging, but my job is to be a high paid nag.

Same here. I get a lot of "What now /insert my last name/?" as I stand at their doorway.

Plus, it gets me out of my office.

We're supposed to have a 'no meetings Friday', but it's never worked out. I always love 4:30pm Friday meetings

 

[CPA]

* LGBT pride meeting

What the hell does that have to do with work?

 

[FallenHero]

I almost wish something like that was implemented at my work. As a cop...just a street cop, nothing fancy, no crazy special assignments, I get 30-40 emails a day. MAYBE 1 every 3-4 days is actually relevant to my job. The rest can be deleted. It's insane. But the bosses want to fully embrace technology, without realizing there is a point of information overload that causes people to ignore almost everything.

 

[KMFJD]

There is one guy in my department who sends an email and then does a follow-up in person very soon after and everybody finds it VERY annoying. The guy is useless as tits on a bull, so he's not "getting shit done", just a major pain in the ass.

It's even better when they put in a normal urgency ticket and then walk straight to your desk waiting for you to work on it...if you need it right away put it in as a HIGH ...ffs

 

[OutHouse]

That's really not the point of the "no-email" days. It's for *actual* work and correspondence between teams. It's a way to encourage people to pick up a phone or stop by in person and answer a question/issue quickly instead of bouncing back a string of emails 20 replies long. All that other shit can be managed by a rule or filter and sifted out.

pie in the sky. and stupid corporate shit that some dumbass dreams up. it will happen for a couple of weeks then die on the vine.

 

[PokerGuy]

People can't ignore you when you are standing at their desk.

You must not know the right people, I'm sure I can ignore anyone, whether they're standing at my desk or sending email

 

[Train]

I'm sure I can ignore anyone, whether they're standing at my desk or sending email

 

[MrPickins]

People can't ignore you when you are standing at their desk. That's why I get shit done at work. It annoys whoever you are bugging, but my job is to be a high paid nag.

That just means you've short circuited their priority queue, and forced them to switch gears to focus on your problem immediately. All of which means lost productivity for the person you're interrupting.

Sure, you may get more work done, but that's not the case for the people you're "nagging".

 

[dabuddha]

"every first Wednesday of the week"? How many Wednesdays do they have in one week?

I have had great success physically going to people's office to talk in person rather than using email. If I receive an email and I can tell it's going to require back-and-forth emails, I simply reply "come over to discuss". Now people just come over rather than send the first email.

If I send an email I'm probably 50th in the inbox. If I go in person I become first in the queue.

And I get superior ratings on reviews for teamwork. Wonder why.

In an average week I get only about 20-30 emails which require me to take some action. It used to be a couple hundred.

I'm the first to say people abuse the crap out of email, but a "no email day" isn't a practical solution.

For me it's the opposite. An email sends out my question quickly and efficiently. Going to their office turns into a 10-15 minute conversation because they can't take a hint that I'm in a hurry and can't chit-chat

 

[IndyColtsFan]

This policy is dumb. I generally prefer email for CYA purposes and also a record of the conversation so I can refer back to it lately.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

For me it's the opposite. An email sends out my question quickly and efficiently. Going to their office turns into a 10-15 minute conversation because they can't take a hint that I'm in a hurry and can't chit-chat

I'm amazed at how many people in the business world can't catch on to clues that you're busy and don't have time to talk. When you go to someone's desk, state the purpose, ask the question, and leave once you have the answer. The number of people who just stand at my door and stare or keep talking when I've answered their questions and am obviously now working on something else is astounding. I'm not here to socialize or debate, I'm here to work and if you haven't scheduled a meeting with me but have interrupted me at my desk, you better get down to business fast and then leave.

There is one guy in my department who sends an email and then does a follow-up in person very soon after and everybody finds it VERY annoying. The guy is useless as tits on a bull, so he's not "getting shit done", just a major pain in the ass.

There's a contract PM here that is just like that. Usually, if I get an email from him or if my phone rings and I see his name on caller ID, I will leave my desk for a few minutes because I know he will be here shortly.

 

[KMFJD]

That just means you've short circuited their priority queue, and forced them to switch gears to focus on your problem immediately. All of which means lost productivity for the person you're interrupting.

Sure, you may get more work done, but that's not the case for the people you're "nagging".

Do that enough and managers will start to have meetings about your nagging and you will cease your nagging

 

[Exterous]

Their list omitted carrier pigeons and signal drums. Or maybe OP can ask for training funds to brush up on his semaphore.

Don't underestimate the bandwith advantages of a carrier pigeon or Fedex

http://phys.org/news171883994.html
http://what-if.xkcd.com/31/

 

[Patranus]

Heaven forbid you actually have to have a social interaction.

 

[dabuddha]

I'm amazed at how many people in the business world can't catch on to clues that you're busy and don't have time to talk. When you go to someone's desk, state the purpose, ask the question, and leave once you have the answer. The number of people who just stand at my door and stare or keep talking when I've answered their questions and am obviously now working on something else is astounding. I'm not here to socialize or debate, I'm here to work and if you haven't scheduled a meeting with me but have interrupted me at my desk, you better get down to business fast and then leave.



There's a contract PM here that is just like that. Usually, if I get an email from him or if my phone rings and I see his name on caller ID, I will leave my desk for a few minutes because I know he will be here shortly.

It's bad here. It's become customary that I turn my back to whoever is in my office and go back to work. And they still don't leave.