zoë siskos

I have to be honest, I spend way too much time at work worrying about whose name comes first when I send any type of correspondence out. Is it the Executive Director then the Manager of the department? What if more than one department is getting the email? And why is it that the admins always get put on the CC line? How come they are never directly addressed?

I’m talking about the chain of command and my department deals with a multitude of demands across the board. I don’t just have to worry about one executive, I have to worry about them all. And their assistants. And THEIR assistants.
Don’t get me wrong, I want to be respectful. But is it really worth my time (and the company’s money) when I have to recheck my email send list 5 times before I send the email/memo/letter/fax out?

I thought I was being paranoid at first. But I have received a reply with a friendly reminder of who is to come first and who is to be included. That was a mistake I only made once.

I even saw an email where one of the chefs actually signed it “Chef”. Y’know, like the guy from South Park. I suppose if you work that hard to get somewhere in life you want to make sure people know it. That sort of prestige isn’t just held for doctors.

I started to make an organizational flow chart to help…it kind of reminds me of the game Snakes and Ladders. It also makes me wonder if I’ll ever get offended if someone on the bottom of the chart misses me on an email. When I reach the top of course