why email sucks !!!

First there is this group of people driving around looking down at there smart phones at every opportunity they can?

Next there is the fact that only 10% of what you are trying to say comes across in the written word. 55% is lost when there is no body language, 35% is lost without tone.

Then there are those that are just walking around and doing the same, they even do it while they are talking with others. It seems that the tighter you are with someone the more likely they are to be glued to that email reading while you are around.

Workers are in their offices, responding to every email as they come in, how is it that they are actually getting any real work done?

There is tons of data out there that supports how unproductive email has actually made the work force, but that is not the big point.

First we had telephone break ups. Then some even went so low as to do it on the voice mail. The TMZ crowd will most likely text a break up and soon its not just going to be in a tweet, but in a re-tweet. There was even a movie with George Clooney, Up in the air where he went around the country firing people as an outsourced agent.

What is happening to people, when did the woosification of America hit us all so hard, we have become a bunch of passive aggressive maniacs and this needs to change.

Last night I got fired from a vendor that I have done business with on and off for 10 plus years, we have done more than 5 million dollars in business together and communication has been quite regular on the phone. An email came to me and here is the copy.

Kris,

Give me a call when you get a chance. I need to talk with you. We here at _________ after much deliberation and tossing and turning over the decision, have decided to give our 30 day notice. This has been a very hard decision. I really wanted to get the team to make the decision before the web meeting tomorrow and am sorry I am so late getting to you today. It would be very unfair for us to run thru the training and then come back with the final decision. Please give me a call and lets make it as easy as possible for all to transition out.

Thanks,

America, please never ever do this to someone. Get on a plane, skype them, pick up the phone and do it like a human being. Grow up, look up and do it like a man.