Another day and another few million emails are exchanged through the Woodies' inboxes. Emails are great: a speedy and effective way to instantly communicate with other people who could even be on the other side of the world. It always baffles me the degree to which we rely on emails and the internet for business nowadays and this reliancy is only ever going to grow with time. I cannot imagine how business in fact worked before the days of the web or even computers. I can only assume that the important messages to clients must have been sent by flocks of carrier pigion to get delivered on time. It really does baffle me. Emails are becoming so much a part of our lives that they are even affecting our lives outside of work too. Is this a good thing or has it affected us too much; emailing rather than speaking to a friend or relative for a good old catch up. Is this making our attitudes to relationships and friendship lazy? I for one am amongst those to blame for not speaking to my friends as often as hoped and think a little mid-week text will make do for the moment. But the tone of an email or text message can so easily be misread or unappreciated. There are only really so many 'emoticoms' you can use at one time to emphasise levels of emotion. Does it really harm to make the time and pick up the phone and actually have a chat? Why don't we do this more? I know I don't do this often enough but I really think it is important otherwise could speaking be at risk of extintion...?
Very interesting. Personally I think e mails are as useful as they are dangerous. I also thing they are the perfect way to cover your backs. Big decisions that should be instinctively are now subject to committee e mail forums.
ReplyDeleteGood stuff Emma. We didn't use carrier pigeons though we used ourselves - face to face meetings, getting to know each other, spending time together, taking the time to get the job right. Then someone invented the fax machine and the world slowly began to change.
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