Re: Is it just me? Lenox, Janis 26 Jul 2007 09:43 EST
It is because of the freedom to respond in both fun and serious modes that build the camaraderie for all of us. If there is something that I'm not interested in and the emails continue, I just delete. Not that hard with today's computers. I would say, yes, today it is just you. I found the emails this morning funny and I really needed to laugh. thanks Janis Lenox, Director, Contracts & Grants Northern California Institute for Research and Education (NCIRE) 4150 Clement Street, NC-151 San Francisco, CA 94121-1545 Office: 415-750-6954, ext. 5536 Fax: 415-750-9358 Email: xxxxxx@ncire.org website: www.ncire.org -----Original Message----- From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On Behalf Of Michelle Lewis Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 7:33 AM To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org Subject: [RESADM-L] Is it just me? I find this listserv to be awesome because if an essential question is posed we all demonstrate our camaraderie as Research Administrators by helping someone out with a meaningful response despite our limited time in our daily professions. The wealth of information that all of you provide/share is exceedingly helpful and the knowledge base of the participants of this listserv shines through. For that, I am grateful and will continue to be an active member of this listserv. With that said however, I find it to be unnecessarily disruptive to keep "replying-all" to non-essential topics that just clutter our inboxes with topics, which quite frankly can be discussed directly (offline) with the person(s) who initiated the joke/pastime story/etc. I think we can all agree that we are all the victims of being stressed, overworked, (some underpaid), and in need of some much needed TLC but I don't see why days later we are still addressing and replying to these topics. Is it just me? I am not directing this to anyone in particular, but I'd rather be disrupted to read something that will teach me something and add to my knowledge base as an Administrator rather than being "a part" of a session of which I have no interest. My apologies if I have offended anyone and if you have issues with this correspondence feel free to respond to me directly if it suits you. However, it is my opinion that we can utilize this awesome resource more responsibly and with more consideration. Michelle A. Lewis ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ====================================================================== ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================