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Useful Advices - 27 Email Pet Peeves That Cause Stress in the Workplace
The stress you feel from dealing with email would be reduced if you improve your email habits, the company email culture, and basic etiquette. You'd leave work earlier too. Here is a list collected from my seminars and an unscientific survey on my Web site.
Sending or responding to all to CYA (cover your butt).
Stop sending to all if all do not have a need to know. You wanted to make sure you were co
Sending or responding to all to CYA (cover your butt).
Stop sending to all if all do not have a need to know. You wanted to make sure you were co
According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product
vered so you’re sending everyone on a list your answer—whether they needed to know or not. Or you’re sending a message to everyone because you’re too lazy to select the appropriate recipients. Hold down your Alt key now and click and drag the Reply toolbar button away from the Reply to All button (in Outlook).
People trying to solve complex issues using email.
You’re part of a new committee, then the
People trying to solve complex issues using email.
You’re part of a new committee, then the
; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.
Examples of combination products may in
Examples of combination products may in
email messages start, back and forth, dizzying speed, the more they come, the more confused you get. Pick up the phone!
Dirty email messages.
These are those messages you receive loaded with those darn carets (>>>), or pages and pages of email addresses that weren’t protected using a blind copy feature. Is it too much to ask for the sender to clean dirty emails before sending it? Would you send a let
Dirty email messages.
These are those messages you receive loaded with those darn carets (>>>), or pages and pages of email addresses that weren’t protected using a blind copy feature. Is it too much to ask for the sender to clean dirty emails before sending it? Would you send a let
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
ter out on your company stationery like that? You can get rid of carets by pasting the message into Word and using the Find and Replace feature to find a caret and replace all of them with nothing. You can get rid of all the email addresses just by deleting. Clean it up, then send it.
Subject lines that don’t match the message or ones that do little to let you know what the message is about
. Don’t pu
Subject lines that don’t match the message or ones that do little to let you know what the message is about
. Don’t pu
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
l up an old message, hit Reply, and send me a message that has nothing to do with the previous one. Suppose you sent an email message two months ago that said, “The monthly meeting has been cancelled.” You pulled up that old message because the email addresses were already in it. But this time, you wanted to let everyone know that coffee and donuts would be served at this month’s meeting. At the very least, change the sub
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
ject line, and also add enough information in the subject line so I’ll know precisely what your email message is about (the way newspapers do when they headline an article).
Last-minute cancellations.
Canceling a meeting at the last minute and letting me know via email. I show up, “Oh, didn’t you get my e-mail?” When did you send it? I left my office two hours ago, and now my whole day is shot.
Last-minute cancellations.
Canceling a meeting at the last minute and letting me know via email. I show up, “Oh, didn’t you get my e-mail?” When did you send it? I left my office two hours ago, and now my whole day is shot.
ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc
ng>Procrastinators.
People who wait until the last minute to ask you to do something as if you had nothing else to do. You know the work was in a pile on their desk, and while they were digging for something else, they found it, and sent you an email message, marking it urgent. Then when the deadline isn’t met, it’s not their fault because they “gave it to you.”
People who call you instead of checkin
People who wait until the last minute to ask you to do something as if you had nothing else to do. You know the work was in a pile on their desk, and while they were digging for something else, they found it, and sent you an email message, marking it urgent. Then when the deadline isn’t met, it’s not their fault because they “gave it to you.”
People who call you instead of checkin
easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi
g their email.
You’ve done your job, and sent an email message to people with information they need. They end up calling you asking for the information because, “I’m too busy to check email. Please always call me with the information or at least call me to let me know you sent it.” Pa‑leaese!
No response.
You send a legitimate email message to someone who has requested information.
You’ve done your job, and sent an email message to people with information they need. They end up calling you asking for the information because, “I’m too busy to check email. Please always call me with the information or at least call me to let me know you sent it.” Pa‑leaese!
No response.
You send a legitimate email message to someone who has requested information.
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
The message clearly needs a response, but nothing happens. If you’re too busy to hit Reply to say “No,” you need to examine how you’re working. Why did you make me waste your time and mine?
One-liners.
“Thanks,” “Oh, OK.” My goodness! You sent an email message to 25 people, and 15 of them sent you a one-liner. Next time, put “No Reply Necessary” at the top.
Underlines.
Don’t und
One-liners.
“Thanks,” “Oh, OK.” My goodness! You sent an email message to 25 people, and 15 of them sent you a one-liner. Next time, put “No Reply Necessary” at the top.
Underlines.
Don’t und
and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ
erline anything in a message (or on a Web page) that’s not a hyperlink. I always move the mouse toward it thinking it’ll take me somewhere.
My original message not attached.
When someone replies to my message without the previous message below it or attached to it, I’ve already forgotten what I asked them in the first place.
Smileys, emoticons.
If you wouldn’t put a smiley face
My original message not attached.
When someone replies to my message without the previous message below it or attached to it, I’ve already forgotten what I asked them in the first place.
Smileys, emoticons.
If you wouldn’t put a smiley face
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
r emoticon on your business correspondence, you shouldn’t put it in a business-related email message.
Plaxo.
Those email messages from you asking me to update my contact information. Your best customer is getting 10 of these a day! And, I don’t even remember who these people are. I went to the Plaxo Web site and opted out of receiving any of these annoying updates. Make sure you opt out for all your
Plaxo.
Those email messages from you asking me to update my contact information. Your best customer is getting 10 of these a day! And, I don’t even remember who these people are. I went to the Plaxo Web site and opted out of receiving any of these annoying updates. Make sure you opt out for all your
ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.
Following aspects would a
Following aspects would a
ifferent email addresses.
Senseless auto responders.
How about the one that says, “Thank you for your email message. I will respond to you as soon as I can.” What a complete waste of my time to open this stupid response. It’s almost like the letter carrier leaving me a message in my mailbox saying, “I picked up your mail today. I’ll bring you more when I get it.”
Cute shortcuts.
Senseless auto responders.
How about the one that says, “Thank you for your email message. I will respond to you as soon as I can.” What a complete waste of my time to open this stupid response. It’s almost like the letter carrier leaving me a message in my mailbox saying, “I picked up your mail today. I’ll bring you more when I get it.”
Cute shortcuts.
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
Words from grown, business people using shortcuts such as “4 u” (instead of “for you”), “Gr8” (for great) in business-related email. Are you lazy, or just can’t type or spell? If you wouldn’t send a company letter out like that, it shouldn’t be in an email message. (This is different from legitimate abbreviations a company may develop such as NRN for No Reply Necessary.)
Read receipt.
As if you’re c
Read receipt.
As if you’re c
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
ecking up on me to see if I open your message. I don’t know why people waste time doing this because most people probably have this feature turned off in their email program.
Too many attachments.
You should get permission before sending someone an email message with more than two attachments. Instead of sending five PDFs, consider combining them into one document. (If you receive a message in Outloo
Too many attachments.
You should get permission before sending someone an email message with more than two attachments. Instead of sending five PDFs, consider combining them into one document. (If you receive a message in Outloo
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
k with a lot of attachments, save them all at once. Click the File menu, Save Attachments, and save them as you normally would.)
Attachment and no body.
If you send an email message about an event and no explanation in the body, I delete the message (especially if it’s a large file that would drain my ink supply if I printed it). If the details are in the body of the message, I don’t need the attachm
Attachment and no body.
If you send an email message about an event and no explanation in the body, I delete the message (especially if it’s a large file that would drain my ink supply if I printed it). If the details are in the body of the message, I don’t need the attachm
t?
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
nt. I don’t need to see how creative you were with your flyer. I just need the information and can drag it to my calendar.
Abuse of my email address.
I register for an event, then every week, I’m getting notices of deals, webinars, teleseminars, etc.
Recipient names not private.
No bcc and pages of email addresses in the message. (If you use Outlook, click View, bcc, and put the
Abuse of my email address.
I register for an event, then every week, I’m getting notices of deals, webinars, teleseminars, etc.
Recipient names not private.
No bcc and pages of email addresses in the message. (If you use Outlook, click View, bcc, and put the
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
recipient names on this line.) And don’t forward this message to your list without clearing these addresses first.
Passing on hoaxes instead of checking them out first.
What would make you believe that Bill Gates would send you $5000 just for sending an email message? And did you know that the Teddy Bear file you so willingly deleted from your computer was a legitimate Windows file? Check it our fir
Passing on hoaxes instead of checking them out first.
What would make you believe that Bill Gates would send you $5000 just for sending an email message? And did you know that the Teddy Bear file you so willingly deleted from your computer was a legitimate Windows file? Check it our fir
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
t before you send.
Who are you?
People I met briefly some time ago sending me an email message without reminding me who they are.
Messages without signature lines.
Your email signature is a great way to let people know more about you, especially when your email address is something like 129ye@hot.com.
Adding me to your email list.
I just met you, barely rem
Who are you?
People I met briefly some time ago sending me an email message without reminding me who they are.
Messages without signature lines.
Your email signature is a great way to let people know more about you, especially when your email address is something like 129ye@hot.com.
Adding me to your email list.
I just met you, barely rem
.
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
ember you, and I’m already on your distribution list for your newsletter, thoughts for the day, and news you think I want to know.
Bad grammar and punctuation.
You can’t hide behind an administrative assistant to clean up your act, so go take some classes and learn how to write and spell. Some messages are so bad, it’s like reading a foreign language, and it wastes my time trying to figure out your m
Bad grammar and punctuation.
You can’t hide behind an administrative assistant to clean up your act, so go take some classes and learn how to write and spell. Some messages are so bad, it’s like reading a foreign language, and it wastes my time trying to figure out your m
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
ss.
Work email abuse.
People sending me non-work-related email from their job. I don’t want my name and email address showing up in company reports. (The majority of big companies monitor email.)
Unprofessional email IDs.
People who would send a business email message using addresses that begin with names such as cutesuzy, beingblessed, or hardliquor, and so on
Work email abuse.
People sending me non-work-related email from their job. I don’t want my name and email address showing up in company reports. (The majority of big companies monitor email.)
Unprofessional email IDs.
People who would send a business email message using addresses that begin with names such as cutesuzy, beingblessed, or hardliquor, and so on
tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products
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