Great article/post, I’ll definetly have to forward it the next time I’m a victum of email abuse.

Coincidentally, I’ve been getting peeved about all those tiny “thanks” emails I’ve been getting as a decent part of my work requires quick little things I do for people and I send them a “done” email so they know their work request is finished.

Perhaps my “done” is just as much abuse as the “thanks” emails. I’ve wondered if people think I’m subliminally looking for a back patting because I send them a “done” email when I merely want to close the request.

Unfortunetly there’s no easy way to ask people to stop sending thanks without sounding rude or crazy. Perhaps I should convince HR to give the company a class an email etique and base it on this article.