This is a continuation of an earlier poem, now with “new and improved” kvetching:
Email etiquette is out the window
Especially when subject to Outlook limbo
Reply-all should be illegal
Even abolitionists agree, it is fecal
However, if I deign to reply to a Distribution List
That email, my inbox, I expect it should miss
Why should my own response be marked as unread???
It makes me want to return to bed
Now, I turn my attention to calendar
The results are nothing short of terrible
Declined invites are move to the trash
even if my schedule changes, and I can make the bash
That’s how I ended up alone with my coffee
Meanwhile, in the conference room, sat my entire posse
However, cancelled appointments stay day after day
Holding time hostage while my confidence decays
Speaking of pain points when it comes to agendas
I’m responsible for invites, like a true yenta
But after I invite 25 people individually,
The last thing I need is 25 responses residually
This gripe is only amplified
When one or more people are currently beachside
Out of office emails, there must be a better way
To indicate that you’ll get back to me in a day
Or two or three, I really don’t mind
Except when my inbox explodes – then I’m in a bind
Then there’s the problem of filing my threads
I usually click one at a time and wait for amends
Google is instant, Yahoo is too
MS Outlook – WHY AM I STUCK WITH YOU
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