Assessing the Effect of Email on Common Business Courtesy

As with anything in life if done in a excessive manner it can lead to abuse. Email can be very helpful and informative. It definitely has become one of our main lines of communicating in the modern world. Email have really spoiled us. Where as before we would get up to deliver that memo or letter now all we have to do is just shoot a email. I must admit it does save paper.

Email is very common in the workplace. Now and days it is really hard to remember what it was like without it.

When sending emails in the workplace it is important to make sure that the emails are as short as possible. You will need to get directly to the point. You will need to remember that your co-workers time is precious and they do not have time to read long draw out emails all day.

Another common courtesy is not to gossip through emails. While in the workplace you must be careful. What you think is private will really shock you. Just know that Big Brother is really watching you.

Do not send out spam emails at work. Those emails or chain emails that requires you to send them to seven other people. This is very time consuming and I suggest that they be deleted immediately or forwarded to your home email.

Offensive emails should not be tolerated. This is extremely rude and offensive, and if you are not careful you could be written up or worst loose your job.

Common courtesy in the workplace dealing with emails is to limit them as much as possible and for those that send them make sure that they are work related and right to the point.

Make sure that all of yours words are spelled correctly. This may sound minute, but is is very important. If you are in doubt of the correct spelling of a word it will only take a few seconds to click on spell check. It is also important to have all of your words in context, so take time to read your email message before hitting send. Refrain from sending an email in all caps. This should be done out of common courtesy, it does not look professional and it seems as if you are hollering at the person.

Email in the workplace is a very common business tool, but once again we should use it correctly so that we will be able to communicate on a professional level.