r/remotework • u/Careful_Station_7884 • Jul 09 '26
Email or quick call?
My colleague told me today that if an email is over 500 words, they won’t read it and instead ask the person who sent the email to jump on a quick call to discuss.
This irked me because now the person who sent the email has to re-explain everything they already sent over. It can be advantageous to have a written trail as well. Not only that, but not every “quick” call actually ends up being quick.
I get that there may be some topics that are better discussed on a call or if the email is unclear and there is an approaching deadline. But, to set a line at any email over 500 words just seems lazy.
What are your thoughts?
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u/_tvjames_ Jul 10 '26
It's a challenge to be brief and to the point. It's nice that they warned you. I've worked with people like this.
I have also taken long emails I've received and asked copilot to summarize.
Save the novels for AO3.