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Subject:RE: getting info From:John Posada <JPosada -at- book -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 6 Jun 2003 11:57:32 -0400
>OK, question time. Do many of you really
>have such a hard time getting info from
>people? What's the hang-up?
>
>I'm being serious here. I've never had difficulty
>getting info from people, and I certainly never had to
>use a ploy to do so.
>
>So what is the situation that you cannot get info from
>people without going to elaborate lengths?
When you request something and the following message goes out to the whole
department from the department manager:
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John,
I do not have the bandwith to support this request right now.
We will do our best as time permits.
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you have to figure out other ways.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
Barnes&Noble.com
jposada -at- book -dot- com
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