Similar to selective hearing, but when a colleague (usually a Manager) only chooses to respond to e-mails which suit their needs.
Typically, this is because they don't know *how* to respond, as a result of being incompetent.
They do this regardless of the impact their lack of reply has on their staff/colleagues.
Ultimately, they will not be held responsible for their lack of response and the blame will fall on the person who was awaiting their response!
Typically, this is because they don't know *how* to respond, as a result of being incompetent.
They do this regardless of the impact their lack of reply has on their staff/colleagues.
Ultimately, they will not be held responsible for their lack of response and the blame will fall on the person who was awaiting their response!
Ben: "Corey, did you get my e-mail last Monday?"
Corey: "Yeah, mate."
Ben: "..... Can you let me know how to move forward on that? I need your guidance."
Corey: "Sure! I'll reply to you when I'm at my desk."
Matt: "Corey won't reply to your e-mail. He has selective e-mail, remember?"
Ben: "Shit."
Corey: "Yeah, mate."
Ben: "..... Can you let me know how to move forward on that? I need your guidance."
Corey: "Sure! I'll reply to you when I'm at my desk."
Matt: "Corey won't reply to your e-mail. He has selective e-mail, remember?"
Ben: "Shit."
by schofieldthescarecrow October 27, 2014
Get the selective e-mailmug. When you send an e-mail to multiple people and don't hide their e-mail address. Good way for spammers to harvest e-mail addresses. Better practice is to send bcc: when you have a large list.
I hate it when I get a chain e-mail Broadcasting e-mail address to the entire internet world!
Never send e-mails or forwards to a large group. Rather show all individuals as a bcc.
Never send e-mails or forwards to a large group. Rather show all individuals as a bcc.
by MsDish September 20, 2011
Get the Broadcasting e-mail addressmug. When he won the match against his opponent who is twice as strong as he is, he literally got a stream mail. He got busy all day replying to the emails.
by uttam maharjan October 12, 2011
Get the stream mailmug. by 459395 March 28, 2023
Get the Mail order bridemug. It's done and dusted. We don't need to think about it anymore. It's finished. It's water under the bridge.
by g00mba August 9, 2018
Get the It's in the mailmug. Delay-sent email.
Your boss works late into the night, but instead of sending you emails at 11:30 pm, she delay-sends them so they arrive at 8 am. You arrive at work with a half-dozen of new tasks that appear just as you're settling to the date. You hate this!
Your boss works late into the night, but instead of sending you emails at 11:30 pm, she delay-sends them so they arrive at 8 am. You arrive at work with a half-dozen of new tasks that appear just as you're settling to the date. You hate this!
Anson arrives at work, sits in his cubicle, logs on. At 7:59 am, his box is empty and he takes a sip of his coffee. Anson turns away for just a second, but when he turns back a minute later, he finds that 8 new emails just appeared in his mailbox. His manic boss wrote the emails overnight and sent to them to arrive at 8. "Aaagh, 8 Mail!! I hate when does that!!
by burnt sox August 27, 2024
Get the 8 Mailmug. When you have no intention of paying for something/don't believe something. People used to pay for things by check and it would take some time to arrive. If you didn't have money, you could buy something without paying, saying "the check's in the mail."
"Hey, when are you going to pay me for that weed?" "The check's in the mail, bro."
"The supreme court is going to uphold the voting rights act? Yeah right. The check's in the mail."
"The supreme court is going to uphold the voting rights act? Yeah right. The check's in the mail."
by quietbanana October 6, 2022
Get the Check's in the mailmug.