I set an Outlook event for 4-5 (16:00-17:00) on Friday (“Errands”) and someone had the audacity to schedule a meeting from 5 to 5:30. Bro, did you think I was coming back to work?? (TikTok screencap)
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magneto?
Pff. Unless I know you or you’re in my area, anything after 12 on a Friday doesn’t get actioned until Tuesday due to the “Friday backlog”. A concept entirely made up while I action all the stuff coming in on Monday.
Am I manipulating my entire organisation? Sure. Has it worked over time? Certainly. The more you treat a team or department like a last minute dumping ground, well you can expect the expected results.
Edit: Oh and marking the email priority as “Important” lets us know it’s definitely not. No one leaves important shit to Friday afternoon. Go to the back of the queue.
If it’s important pick up the phone 🤷
No please don’t
Sok we won’t answer it.
Exactly, I feel the same way before 9 on Monday.
Its always the people that don’t get shit done that want to try to call you or email you before 9 on Monday to look like they’re up and running and doing shit.
I actually don’t touch any of these until 10 or 11 on Monday. If they’re critical, there will be a teams msg long before that
That is gold right there
Lol a single solitary downvote from either a bot, or someone that says shit like “tHaT’s TiMe ThEFt!”
