Let's Talk Email: How Often Do You Check It?

Posted by Likely_a_bot@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 25 comments

Let me get this out of the way: I hate email. I hate it as much as I hate paper mail. I hate it even more when people treat it like a real-time communication medium. It is not. Because you emailed me, it does not mean that I'll respond in a manner that you consider timely. If you need my immediate attention, instant message me or call me on the phone that the company pays for me to have.

With that said, I do check my email, but only a few times a day. I check first thing in the morning and sometime after lunch and near the end of the workday. I do not constantly monitor my Inbox. Most of the time I'm actively working. If I respond to an email every time my computer dings, I'll never get anything done.

Please tell me I'm being unreasonable, and I'll work to change my attitude. I've been post-email for a long time. I tolerate it. I don't know of any other way to integrate it within my daily workflow other than what I currently do, and I've been doing it this way for so long.

I'm happy to hear suggestions.