Roundup No. 31: Remote Email Etiquette

Howdy, Remote Work Tribe, and welcome back to another Weekly Roundup! If you’re new here, the Weekly Roundup is where we like to share anything and everything remote work — from new working policies to tips for building a community. The start of the New Year has certainly been busy for our community, and you know what’s felt it most? Our email inbox. Let’s kick-off this Weekly Thread with a dedicated post all about remote email etiquette. 

What kickstarted this thread was this glorious TikTok by Tega Alexander. In the video, Tega can be seen imitating pretty much all of us when receiving a rather ~sassy~ email from a coworker. It’s a true testament to remote email etiquette, with an astounding amount of as per my last email and, our personal favorite, please kindly see.

This is every corporate job pic.twitter.com/fDTudFZkiE

— Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) January 19, 2021

Truly the best reply to this thread was this one. 👇

Some people wake up in the morning and choose email violence.

— Bo Ren (@Bosefina) January 19, 2021

We didn’t know “email violence” was a thing, but it’s definitely fitting for what goes down in the inbox sometimes. 

with 923847 people cced

— Michele Canzi (@michelecanzi) January 19, 2021

But then the icing on the cake was this tweet, which we can ALL relate to. Is it truly remote email etiquette to “Reply All” if all of us don’t care? 

and some folks shadily bcc’d

— Heather Seidel (@HJSeidel) January 19, 2021

And don’t forget about this gem. ☝️

Remote email etiquette aside, what’s been going down in your remote position lately? Have you been feeling the New Year’s energy in your business? Let us know down below!

But for now, let’s dive into what else the Remote Work Tribe was up to this week.

The Tribe’s Weekly Vibes

1.  This new take on “digital nomad” — read more about this Nissan initiative here.

2. This awesome thread on how to run effective team meetings. 

What are your best tips for running effective team meetings?

I'd love to hear from you 👇

— Hiba Amin (@h5amin) January 22, 2021

3.  This YouTube channel we would all subscribe to ASAP.

My 88 year old grandmother who is now recently widowed and has been literally nowhere in the last year just called me and said:

“Jenn! Did you know you can make money making videos on the You-Tube? I could make videos on the You-Tube for something to do!”

🥺😂

— Jenn Crim (@jenncrim) January 22, 2021

4.  This daily reminder.

Just another day at the “office” today 😬 pic.twitter.com/ENClSsmb1J

— Briana Frank ☁️ (@FranklyBriana) January 21, 2021

5. This push to just do the thing.

Lies we tell ourselves:

If I avoid the uncomfortable conversation I’ll avoid the uncomfortable feeling.

Nope. Have the uncomfortable conversation or the uncomfortable feelings will build up on both sides.

— Dr. Emily Anhalt (@dremilyanhalt) January 21, 2021

6. This simple community building hack.

Community tip:

Get to know your members so you can be the connective tissue between them.

Rather than trying to reply to every community member yourself, tag in the relevant members so they can answer. pic.twitter.com/RNuIZCFeqm

— Community Club 💃🌐🕺 (@CommunityClubHQ) January 21, 2021

7. This unexpected perk of being CEO. 😂

One thing I'll miss about being CEO is everyone laughing at my jokes because they are afraid to get fired.

— Halli (@iamharaldur) January 20, 2021

8. This proof that if we can fit the entire inaugural event into a tight timeframe, your Zoom calls can do the same.

That ceremony was many things, but it was also a reminder that no one needs a one-hour work Zoom call. They fit in J-Lo, Lady Gaga, Garth Brooks plus all the other stuff in 30 minutes. Keep it tight folks.

— Megan Murphy (@meganmurp) January 20, 2021

9. This reminder that context is important.

Alright, I have seen the first part of this paragraph shared a lot in the remote work space, so I want to highlight the second part of this paragraph:

✨Full-time remote workers are 5% more likely to be high performers than those who work full-time from the office. ✨ pic.twitter.com/zuqJL4NeNW

— Hailley Griffis (@hailleymari) January 22, 2021

10. This plea for improved social media tools.

Please please pleaaase make more desktop-friendly social media tools. The small hand and finger cramps that I've been getting from being on my phone for too long hurt so much. 😰

— prakruti (she/her) (@pvnaden) January 22, 2021

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