lost in communication with colleagues
lost in communication with colleagues
(OP)
hi all,
I am a starter in a relatively big company, quite often I got confused in communication with my colleagues here. Can you help me to understand if the below email is a joke or truely insult?
The context is that I was under the impression that my collegue was going to do sth, and sent him an email to ask if he did it already.
What do you read in this email? How should I respond?
Thanks.
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Are you crazy? Do you need your head examined? He he and merry xmas.
Seriously,
I need to talk to you about this, and will call you shortly.
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I am a starter in a relatively big company, quite often I got confused in communication with my colleagues here. Can you help me to understand if the below email is a joke or truely insult?
The context is that I was under the impression that my collegue was going to do sth, and sent him an email to ask if he did it already.
What do you read in this email? How should I respond?
Thanks.
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Are you crazy? Do you need your head examined? He he and merry xmas.
Seriously,
I need to talk to you about this, and will call you shortly.
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RE: lost in communication with colleagues
Maybe the big boss threatened to fire anybody who got involved in whatever the issue was, and you're not aware.
I wouldn't take it as an insult, I think it's a way of giving you the heads up that there's a lot more to this story.
Let us know what the result of the call is.
RE: lost in communication with colleagues
As TenPenny said, there may be some background information that you're not aware of.
V
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RE: lost in communication with colleagues
I'd take it as a light-hearted email - but one with a followup request to speak...not a big deal to me if I got it.
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RE: lost in communication with colleagues
Seriously,
"I've managed to push this task on you."
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My head must be broken when I thought you were going to do it. Guess my mind went on the wrong way when you said "I have made arrangements" in your earlier email. Anyway I have talked to xxx and she is going to help to complete it.
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RE: lost in communication with colleagues
RE: lost in communication with colleagues
Wait for his call.
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RE: lost in communication with colleagues
Obviously, there is something this person wants to communicate to you, and you would be best advised to wait until you find out what it is.
RE: lost in communication with colleagues
RE: lost in communication with colleagues
Verbal communication only, except as TenPenny advises.
Also, make sure your CV is up to date. (just kidding, or maybe not, always a good idea anyway).
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RE: lost in communication with colleagues
You reponse might be a little harsh IMHO. I always proof read my wife's emails before she sends out a scorcher. She has a habit of unknowingly insulting the intended recipient, her boss, CEO and whoever else reads it all at once ;)
Just wait a day or two for his call. If someone else has offered to help ignore the email.
RE: lost in communication with colleagues
He will read your response to mean that you are angry. If thats what you are going for thats fine. But the original email was meant to be lighthearted. I might just ignore it or joke back.
I always proof read my wife's emails before she sends out a scorcher. She has a habit of unknowingly insulting the intended recipient, her boss, CEO and whoever else reads it all at once ;)
RE: lost in communication with colleagues
Politely ask the person to explain the email. Lots of people do not express themselves well in writing, and do not think carefully before they hit SEND. This may be just very bad writing.
The email reads a lot like spam to me. Perhaps someone's computer is infected. It is not necessarily that of your co-worker.
JHG
RE: lost in communication with colleagues
If you seem them before they called just say, you said you wanted to talk with me about (PROJECT XYZ).
RE: lost in communication with colleagues
"You are making a storm in a glass of water"...
Did you consider that he/she is just teasing you because he/she knows that you are a rookie?
If you really want to figure out the meaning of the email, just give him/her a call. Do not reply by email.
RE: lost in communication with colleagues
Considering that the joke was made in response to you asking whether he had completed a requested task, he may have been thiking about how buried he was in work and how far your request was down in his priority list. His response resembles what I would often like to say when my boss asks me out of the blue the status of some long-term or low-priority project that I haven't even started, much less finished.
Either way I wouldn't read too much into it.
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RE: lost in communication with colleagues
He was joking, there's probably more to the story.
Or do as mechengdude suggests and have a Merry Christmas in Jail!
KENAT, probably the least qualified checker you'll ever meet...
RE: lost in communication with colleagues
You are to sit tight until the week between Christmas and New Year, then you will be given further instructions.
RE: lost in communication with colleagues
You : have you done this thing ?
Them : ha ha ha, not a hope, but don't worry too much about it at the moment. I'll give you a call to explain the situation, then we can discuss.
Your reply is quite curt, and would be perceived at best as a lack of any kind of sense of humour and at works as uppity from a new starter. If its REALLY burning you up like it sounds it is, go and see them or ring them up to clarify now. Otherwise don't worry about it and wait for them to ring.
RE: lost in communication with colleagues
RE: lost in communication with colleagues
Body language is sometimes easier to read than email.
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Hg
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