Why? It’s not like I’m going to ignore your email if you don’t use it. Anyone else find this a little bit obnoxious?
Just like the people who request read receipts. If I’m going to read your message, I’ll read it - a pop-up before I’ve even gotten that far isn’t gonna change anything. A lady in my office sends that on messages that are literally company wide…
read receipt is stupid but red flags are good because i go to them first and it catches my attention. a lot of emails are FYIs or replies of confirmation, but if it’s flagged i know action is required and i will get to them first!
i think it’s handy.
When I got my email to my phone, the high priorities annoyed me because they made my phone vibrate while regular emails didn’t, so I’d look thinking I got a text but I really got an email somebody else thought was important.
Now we have some groups that send all of their blasts as high priority and I just delete them anyway.
The only time I used to get the ‘red exclamation’ was when I had to finish some ‘compliance’ tutorial or some ‘FINRA’ continuing ed thing.
^Don’t forget security disclosures.
Way to many people (especially our outsourced departments) use the redflag and it truly dilutes its purpose. I used to hate opening up red flagged emails that read “Please advice”…
I personally have hit the red flag on a few occassions but more often than not urgent matters are best handled through an email with a follow up call / vm.
I only seem to get them from people when it is unimportant or they are being obnoxious about a bill.
Got red flags only from panicking and/or stressing people. Not a good association, so I wouldn’t do it.
I decide what’s important to read and what isn’t, so I leave them for last out of spite.
Exactly. I never use exclamation points when I write, and I certainly don’t want somebody else deciding what is important to me. Original typewriters didn’t even have exclamation points. You had to use an apostrophe, back space and put in a period. Exclamation points should be banned.
My manager does this for EVERY email. So annoying. Read receipts may be even more stupid. I ALWAYS say “no” when it asks if I’d like to send one. Like higg said, I like to do it out of spite.
I use them when texting. B*tches love exclamation points. They also like smiley faces.
Red flags emails are always the least important circular nonsense emails
I always associate excessive use of exclamation marks with over emotional gushing unstable people
You need a sense of energy! And urgency! And energetic confusion?!
You need a sense of energy! And urgency! And energetic confusion?!
Depends who sends it. If it’s my boss, then yes it’s urgent.