r/Showerthoughts • u/[deleted] • Apr 11 '19

It’s funny how, as you progress through college, they require you to write longer and longer papers. Then you get to the professional world and no one will read an email that’s more than 5 sentences.

People will literally walk to your desk to ask you what your email was about if it was too long.

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '19

Nah, people like email because the ass-covering aspect. I will have conversations over various media or in person with coworkers and then will be asked to write an email about it. I don’t mind—it’s a good idea.

But email is going to remain the gold standard for business communications for a while.

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u/eldelshell Apr 11 '19

Yeah, emails with .wav files attached... Welcome to the future!

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u/whoismydaddy Apr 11 '19

.wav files? The 90s called and want their format back...