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Where's my soapbox. Here. Okay,...

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Where's my soapbox. Here. Okay,...

Submitted by Craig (not verified) on October 30, 2006 - 6:52am.

Where’s my soapbox. Here. Okay, my thoughts:

If you expect an instant response to an email message you send, you do not understand the whole point of asynchronous communications.

You should also think about using a telephone.

If you respond to emails instantly because you want to meet this expectation, you are an enabler.

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