[Rzepecki]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

You're dealing with a generational issue of laziness and incompetence.

I have this conversation at least once a day, with people I do business with ... who expect that email is now the same as texting and is synchronous communication. I get email all the time, "Hey B, I have a conference call set up in 15 minutes, if you can make it on the call".

It ****es me off. Email was a great invention and what made it popular, was the fact that it was asynchronous communication. You sent it at your convenience (even if it was 2 a.m.) and the receiver got to respond at their convenience ... now every idiot thinks the world is sitting around, waiting for their email.

I've had a cell phone since before there were "cell phones". I had an RCC telephone in my car in the early 80's. When cell phones began in 1988-1989, I was one of CellOne's first 100 customers in the Boston Metro Market. In those days, you needed to also have a PalmPilot or Blackberry, to get email on the fly. It was a huge convenience, but the generations behind us, have misused the technology.

People don't know how to have a conversation ... they just throw words at each other, via email. Our company lawyer, who I deal with on a daily basis, says I'm about the only client who calls him on the phone and insists that he call me. I can get things done on the phone, that would take 20 emails to accomplish. The whole email thing, is nothing more than flat out laziness and insecurity. People don't want to be forced to answer a question or provide input, in a real time conversation.

How do you solve the nonsense? My phone does not retrieve email, unless I "push it". I'm on the computer in the morning when I'm having coffee and when I get home from the golf course, until dinner time. I tell everyone I deal with, if you email me between 10 am and 4 pm, don't expect a reply ... I didn't get your email.

I got 98 emails yesterday (I just counted). I got ZERO on my phone in real time. I don't have time to deal with MORONS, who believe email is real-time communication.

Just to take this one step further ... try calling a company or someone you do business with. NO ONE answers the phone any longer. They allow to go to voice mail, so they get to hear what you have to say ... then they can "think about it" and not have to provide an answer or opinion, in real time. You are now at their mercy, when they find it convenient to call you back.

Just to further continue my rant at 4:30 am. I emailed a Membership Director at a private country club, 10 days ago (I'm tired of golf conditions in TV). I have yet to get a substantive response from this jerk. All I get are "canned" email responses. Haha. He doesn't know, I know his General Manager. I called the GM last night and told him just how incompetent his Membership Director is. This lazy jerk is going to be looking for a new job in about 6 hours.

I totally disagree. I much prefer email communication to a phone conversation. I like being able to answer at my convenience, especially if I need to do some research. Also, I save and file away on my computer important emails to refer back to and as proof of agreement. I’m old too, but you have to learn to manage your email to avoid being overwhelmed. That’s where I see the laziness. Email is a great tool if used properly