Why You Shouldn't Apologize for Delayed Email Responses
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Summary
The article argues against the cultural expectation to apologize for delayed email responses, suggesting that constant apologies for taking hours, days, or even years to reply have become excessive. The author attributes this trend to the influence of instant messaging culture and advocates for more reasonable email response expectations, especially for non-urgent communications between people who aren't close collaborators.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledYou don't need to apologize for taking hours, days, or years to reply to one of my emails.
If we are not close collaborators, and if I didn't explicitly tell you I was waiting for your answer within a specific timeframe, then please stop apologizing for replying late!
This is a trend I'm witnessing, probably caused by the addiction to instant messaging.
Most of the emails I receive these days contain some sort of apology.
I received an apology from someone who took five hours to reply to what was a cold and unimportant email.
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