http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2006/05/31/does-the-boss-mean-what-he-says/ By Meryl Runion and SpeakStrong, Inc. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:09:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2006/05/31/does-the-boss-mean-what-he-says/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Kathleen DuBois Thu, 08 Jun 2006 13:37:48 +0000 http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2006/05/31/does-the-boss-mean-what-he-says/#comment-98 If the method for sending out the requests and assignments is email, check to see if your system has a way to set your account up to let senders know you are out of the office. If it does, then all senders immediately get a message letting them know you are not present to get their message. Everyday at the end of your work day, you could set it up, and everyday when you come in, turn it off. You will still get the message. It will be there when you come in in the morning, but the sender will get the reminder message immediately that you are not there to receive the message. If the boss asks you about it, you can just say that you were getting messages that suggested not everyone was familiar with, or was remembering your hours, and you thought that would be an immediate way to remind them. If the method for sending out the requests and assignments is email, check to see if your system has a way to set your account up to let senders know you are out of the office. If it does, then all senders immediately get a message letting them know you are not present to get their message. Everyday at the end of your work day, you could set it up, and everyday when you come in, turn it off. You will still get the message. It will be there when you come in in the morning, but the sender will get the reminder message immediately that you are not there to receive the message. If the boss asks you about it, you can just say that you were getting messages that suggested not everyone was familiar with, or was remembering your hours, and you thought that would be an immediate way to remind them.

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