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Let us not forget the importance of BCC'ing yourself and filing in the CYA
folder. On those important emails where you expect the inevitable "Oh, I
never got your email".
Unfortunately...I've found this tactic to also be a necessity once or twice.
On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 8:22 AM, Bill Swallow <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com>
wrote:
> > Of course, the problem with flexible working is that they may also be
> > working from home.
> >
> > <glares at the empty chair normally occupied by the person she currently
> > needs information from>
>
> Maybe my joking reply to Gene is warranted here in seriousness,
> because it does work as long as you're "nice" about it.
>
> "Oh ye of little faith in cyber-bullying. ;-)"
>
> I work with people all over the world. If I can't get the info I need
> (and vice versa) usually a very gentle nudge is sent in e-mail to them
> with their boss or project manager cc'd. That gets me results nearly
> all the time where other tactics might fail (no everyone is chummy or
> buys into the reciprocity of "back scratching").
>
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