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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Only internally to my immediate team members.  And it's much more professional, like "I'm trying to get out the Adams Project by noon, so I'm taking myself off line until then.  But call me if you have a true emergency."  Larla

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Sorry, that’s not “much more professional.”  This just screams, “I’m not very good at prioritizing my work or multitasking.”[/quote]

No, it’s completely prioritizing work. Sometimes you need to devote the appropriate attention to a complex problem and shouldn’t be always diverted to the little pop up mail icon. The fact that you think you need an answer to a question in real time without the ability to wait six hours indicates you’re the one who didn’t plan.[/quote]

I don’t “need” an answer right away, but I am certainly going to roll my eyes and think less of you when I see your response.  You are also telling me that your work is more important than anything I could possibly be doing, which is very condescending.

Oh, and you could turn off the incoming email alert if you are so unable to focus on your oh-so-important project. 🤣[/quote]

You are full of it. Everyone expects their emails to be answered right away or feels justified in escalating to a phone call because “I need the TPS reports right now for the annual report!”.  It’s perfectly acceptable to say “I will be in training/in court/in meetings today; please call Jane for urgent issues”.  I do agree that the mental health one is bizarre. It’s only in the last 15 years or so that people expect others to be “on” all the time.[/quote]

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