JUNK EMAIL from the boss

Yes, even the "bosses" send junk email these days.

What constitutes Junk email from the boss?

Duplications of anything, especially if it comes from several different administrators, each announcing the same piece of news; especially if there is also a company website that also has the same news.  This diminishes the effectiveness of each competing administrator, wasting staff time to read the email duplications.

Self congratulations of  minor accomplishments.



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I used to work in another institution where the bosses didn't send junk email.  My career was much more productive there and I had some personal time as well.

Proper Email Etiquette

Email has been with us, increasingly part of mainstream culture,  since sometime in the early 1990s.  However, during that time few rules or restrictions have emerged on proper use of email.  As the socially unrestricted and workplace unregulated use of email expands, guidelines and rules for respectful and productive use of email are needed.


I suggest the following:


RULES for replying to email: Do not reply to all unless you are sure this is absolutely need-to-know necessary.

Email does not equal work. Writing an email is not equal to doing your job.  Your job is more than professional email writer.  DO NOT CYA by cc'ing your boss to prove that you told someone something when it is YOUR job to see that the job is done.