I can't tell you how much this annoys me. In one of the buildings I'm at, they hit reply all for everything. I don't need an email for "thank you" or "I can fix it for you" or "you're so funny" or something that should have been a private email. It ticks me off. And it just serves to show what a cliquey, high schoolish building it is. It sounds petty, but it really isn't. It's a waste of time. This post just really touched a nerve with me.
ETA: case in point: We just received a reply all that said "I love it" about a video someone sent. Really? You needed to reply all? You couldn't just send it to the person that sent the video? I bet I get 30-40 unnecessary emails a day because these people reply all rather than just replying to the person that sent the email.
Someone sent a video to the entire district of a staff member’s child performing a song, and NOW I am getting three bazillion reply-alls that say...
“Beautiful!”
“So talented!”
“You’re such a good voice teacher!” (Ugh)
“I needed this!” (Ok. But. We did not need your reply.)
They tend to come from the resident @ss kisser, and it makes me want to roll my eyes completely out of my head.
Yes, this what annoys me about it the most. Our current P is always going on about "positivity" and "teamwork" and, in a school with no union protections at all, @ss-kissing has developed into an a fine art so, heaven forfend that anyone miss an opportunity to show what a positive attitude they have and what good team player they are.
This is a mood saver for me. I hate the reply all’s too. When the first email comes through I immediately set up a filter so any other messages with that subject go directly to the trash. I do have a permanent filter with Happy Birthday — It sends all messages directly to a folder. Sometimes the principal’s emails get re-routed there (if it mentions a birthday) so I just check the folder daily or weekly to make sure I didn’t miss them.
Check You Tube for setting up a filter and a label to help with this nonsense.
For some reason, you sent "reply to all" when I know you meant to only reply to the sender. Thanks in advance for not making this error again.
Sincerely,
Fed Up
I think if you sent this response every time, it would cut down on the a@@kissing over time. Complaining to us is OK, but dealing with the problem in a respectful way might solve it.
In my building, "reply to all" never happens. If it did, someone (probably me or many others I know) would be sending the response I have written above.
That is seriously one of my biggest pet peeves! We have some repeat offenders that reply all to EVERYTHING. Seriously, we don't all need to know you wished someone happy birthday, or that you think their new baby is cute!
You can customize your options so that "reply all" isn't the first one in the list. I changed mine after I accidentally replied all. Since I hate it, too, I thought I'd better do something about my error.
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10-30-2020, 05:36 AM
