• BigPotato@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    I like the idea - I don’t want to send you an email back, here’s a thumbs up to show I’ve received it.

    I hate the execution because I get an email telling me you reacted to my email.

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      1 month ago

      If it isn’t the first email you’ve ever exchanged, why can’t you just plan for the fact that they got your email and if they drop the ball the fault is not yours?

      “I’m sending you this thing, if anything is wrong please let me know; otherwise I will assume all is agreed and we can move forward.”

      No response required. Stay off my lawn, don’t send me an email or a text or anything else that just says “ok”. Maybe I’m showing my age…

      • null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        1 month ago

        Nailed it. This is how email works.

        If you want to ensure i de-prioritise your request, request a read receipt or send a follow up email the next day.

        If you don’t want me to ever do anything for you promptly ever again call me to check whether I got your email.

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          I know a guy that calls before the email even reaches my inbox. “I just sent you an email…”

          We end up waiting on the phone until I say “oh, there it is”. To which he asks “what do you think”. So I have to stop the world and read the fucking thing while he’s waiting on the phone so I can give him a comment…

          That is the most stupid use of time ever.

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      I’m not sure what you even want then. If an email can’t be delivered you should get a kickback notifications saying it can’t be delivered. Though, that may depend on the email service.

      Ans if you’re effectively looking for a read-receipt, I’m not sure why you wouldn’t want to be notified of it. I don’t want to have to manually check anything to see if there is new information to look at. An email may be overkill, but 🤷.

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        1 month ago

        Not everyone wants read receipt notifications for everything. It is much easier if it is manual just like message reactions. So reaction is the best solution here. But as the user stated, its execution is not the best.

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        1 month ago

        A simple indication on the email in the sidebar list would be fine. A whole ass new email is just a bit much.

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      1 month ago

      our secretary uses a meme to end her daily attendance email, so I give her a laughing face when its a good one. She started it on an email I made a joke in. So I just recipicate it. I also like the thumbs up on emails that are FYI type things

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          we have staff that are all over the geographical area and to keep everyone up-to-the day on who is where (at specific locations, working from home, etc) they did this. Its also used for specific “hey everyone this is important today” kinda things