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    I'm confused.....

    Ok, my missus forwarded an e-mail to me, which she received from on of the Boss of the company she works for.

    Can any of you explain why any normal / professional company would do this?

    It’s that time again….



    On Monday we will be imposing a non-email and Non-Internal Phone day.



    As to save any confusion– I will lay the ground rules for this day.



    No emails to Manchester Staff unless it is Business related i.e. sending of samples from team leaders. That also means logging on to your personal email sites and sending!



    No phone calls to staff in the office either at all unless you are transferring a call from external.



    Do you understand? If not ask as anyone flouting the rules will be named and shamed.
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    encourage face to face contact
    and prehaps there is a few that take the pee on the personal email front
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    I say "Name & Shame Me"

    Sounds like a load of Cack

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    Aprils past isnt it?

    What a stupid thing to do, i understand certain things.. Face to face is one thing, im all for that, rather than using MSN, or such a chat device.. however no emails, or calls? how odd.
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    This is a "big" company, it has contracts with many top companies such as Microsoft.

    It seems to me like another example of incompetent middle management.

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    i bet productivity goes up on these days

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wouter
    It seems to me like another example of incompetent middle management.
    but you're in middle management ?? [ I see where the problem lies now !! ]

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    lol..........

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    Yep it's that simple I reckon - as usual the few spoil it for the many and I bet there are people there who take the p1ss when it comes to personal calls and emails. For sure productivity will improve, and at the moment it's for one day only so they can probably guage this.

    Many companies I have worked for have a strict no personal calls/email policy, it's not unusual.

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    Theres one thing that really pisses me off at work, and thats MSN.. call me a work-a-holic.. but theres guys at my work that spend at very least 1hr a day typing to their friends on the outside work - no wonder our tickets arnt going down.

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    Quote Originally Posted by richy rich
    i bet productivity goes up on these days

    was going to say the same thing he hassent that out as if the worker not sending emails or ring each other their get more work done in the day

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    More like they want to see how much network and phone activity goes down on that day. Then they can see how much people are actually using the systems for non-work related stuff on a normal day.
    No longer empty and frantic...

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    ok admit it guys how many of you posted on this thread while at work?

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    Looking at the times, i was on my lunch, and second was when i got home... you did say posted on this thread while at work?... /readsup.. phew, you did.

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    Nope I was at home too

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    i was at home

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    at work but ON lunch LOL

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wouter
    Can any of you explain why any normal / professional company would do this?
    Should take Twister or a pack of cards in for the day!



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    I was at work, ahem. But i was working late, does that count?

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    i am at work, and i sit on msn. reason being some of my contacts give me work. other reason being the company i work for has nothing to keep me busy, so i mess about most days.

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