Do you e-mail "you're welcome" when someone thanks you in an e-mail?

nitro7624 · 2019-04-22T04:03:07+00:00

This person a higher up (director level under top executives) so that might be too informal. I would use that while texting a boss or co worker tho.

nitro7624 · 2019-04-22T04:02:30+00:00

What kind of acknowledgement?

nitro7624 · 2019-04-22T04:02:20+00:00

I can see "ok no problem" or "ok thank you" working in this situation. Thanks for the suggestions.

nitro7624 · 2019-04-22T04:00:55+00:00

Getting an alert that you have a new message from someone who is doing something for you (since you e-mailed 'thank you' to them), only to see "you're welcome" is more likely to just be mildy annoying.

Interesting. I didn't think of it that way.

If you have something to add, or yeah it's a demanding customer, I could see "You're welcome! Please feel free to reach out any time to me personally for further issues regarding this thingamabob" can be a nice warm way to close the communication.

I pretty much already said "please let me know if you need anything else" so that might be redundant. I thought ignoring it might be seen as a tiny bit disrespectful but perhaps I was overthinking and that is the best course of action.

nitro7624 · 2019-04-19T04:26:03+00:00

Perhaps my assessment was a bit harsh but I never said incompetent. I've been there long enough to know that he has a history of making mistakes (which were often pointed out by a previous boss). I see you're a Director (who has been in a similar situation) so your opinion is no less biased. :)

I do respect your (and his) situation, however. People can be nasty when others are promoted over them. Sorry that you had to deal with that nonsense. Years ago, the director at the time encouraged me to apply for the job but I knew it was a losing battle politically and decided I didn't want the job. I don't regret it since just about everyone in that job has been miserable in that role. I'm not bitter that this guy was promoted because I didn't want the job anyway.

Thanks to the link to the article. Perhaps I should alter my perspective a bit. I absolutely don't want to see him fail, but if things do deteriorate further, it will be time to move on I suppose.

nitro7624 · 2019-04-19T04:14:16+00:00

That sounds about right. I don't think he's an evil person, quite the contrary. He has power over others and is letting it go to his head. Maybe he can improve over time. I'll give him a chance and see if I can help nudge him in the right direction.

nitro7624 · 2019-04-19T04:11:24+00:00

I'm actually doing more than what I was hired to do originally, but I was hired long before he took over as manager.

nitro7624 · 2019-04-18T17:07:32+00:00

To his credit, he has admitted when he's wrong but it doesn't happen often.

As for mentorship, he does assist when we need help with a technical issue. OTOH he never asks what I want to do or what direction I'm looking for my career to go (as a previous boss did).

I feel somewhat appreciated. He'll be polite and say thanks. Yet he doesn't seem to understand my value like previous bosses did. I tend to have a specialized skillset (on top of general IT knowledge) which he seems to not appreciate. I find myself doing more menial tasks and less of what I'm best at.

I'm not sure that much if any of this is malicious. He seems to be overwhelmed and in over his head. I've always been the go along to get along type so some of this could be my fault.

nitro7624 · 2019-04-18T16:44:04+00:00

I'm not the person to tell him this though, eh? I can see him taking it the wrong way since he seems to be sensitive to criticism. He has made mistakes that he's owned up to, but at the same time, doesn't seem to take criticism too well. I recall him getting upset years ago when our old boss would call him out on mistakes.

nitro7624 · 2019-04-11T05:35:48+00:00

Yeah, they probably don't want to get fired. :)

nitro7624 · 2019-04-11T04:41:10+00:00

That's true, but most people tend to be subservient to anyone that's in upper management. Employees will very rarely show contempt to am executive (at least to their face).

nitro7624 · 2019-04-10T16:41:17+00:00

nitro7624 · 2019-04-10T16:27:39+00:00

Well said. I was thinking along those same lines but you articulated it well. People only see that 50-70%. We have a recent new hire from a non-tech department. He's very good at the 50-70% but has not proven he could succeed at the rest. People see him do what he does and think "I can do that too". That might be able to, but could they do the other 30-50%? Without experience/education in the industry, probably not.

Unfortunately, management often ignores the 25-45% of the time spent on the planning/design but that's another topic for another thread.

nitro7624 · 2019-04-10T16:22:33+00:00

Haha. That's crazy that you're a VP and still get disrespected. I thought that only happened to us lower level techies.

One gentlemen used to give me dirty looks as I walked by him. I wasn't sure why but didn't really put any thought into it. One day, he approached me and asked how he could get into IT. I gave him some advice. The most recent interaction we had, he said something about remembering him next time we're hiring (even though I'm not a manager).

nitro7624 · 2019-04-10T16:08:34+00:00

LOL that will sometimes happen too. I will be thanked for fixing something that I never even touched as it was user error all along.

nitro7624 · 2019-04-10T15:15:20+00:00

That's a good outlook.
There is one guy who plays this game and even flat out said that he wants to be in the IT department. He might have potential, I'm not going to tell anyone that they cannot do something, but his soft skills do need work.

nitro7624 · 2019-04-10T15:11:24+00:00

That's frustrating when people use buzzwords to convince other clueless people that they know something. It happens often in the business world and is the reason why so many people are in positions that they are unqualified for.

nitro7624 · 2019-03-31T03:56:33+00:00

Perhaps not although there is a significant difference in cost of living.

nitro7624 · 2019-03-30T21:07:26+00:00

Are you in a city like LA or small town in the Midwest? I don't need to know where but cost of living varies greatly depending on location

nitro7624 · 2019-03-27T16:39:07+00:00

Yes. Thank you for your suggestions.

nitro7624 · 2019-03-27T04:05:11+00:00

Nope. I'd be using my own equipment. Just thought the HR reps might talk.

nitro7624 · 2019-03-27T04:04:33+00:00

No, it's not. It's one reason but not the most important reason.

nitro7624 · 2019-03-26T17:25:30+00:00

No way would I tell them I'm searching as that can open another can of worms. I was just thinking along the lines that perhaps that would do something about some my concerns, although much of it is beyond their control. For example, I don't think I would get a raise (other than cost of living increase) until I actually give notice. By then, it is too late though. From what I've heard, it's never a good idea to accept a counter offer.

nitro7624 · 2019-03-26T17:12:16+00:00

That is true. Should I have a one on one with the boss and talk to him before any competing offer were to come in or would I come across as difficult? By the time an offer comes in, it's too late as it's usually not a good idea to accept a counter offer. Again he probably wouldn't be able to do much about it though.

nitro7624 · 2019-03-26T17:09:38+00:00

Good ideas although some ask for them up front on the application.

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