When you receive an email that you know was written in anger, what do you do with that email?
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Jodie44
ANSWERS: 11
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Depends on who the sender is, but normally I just click on "delete" and forget it.
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If you feel it's worth a response, give it. If not, the trash bin looks pretty good, don't you think?
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read and delete
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Just click delete and don't read anymore of them - just keep clicking delete - Now there should be a way that your e-mail can reject those e-mails - try clicking Spam mail whenever you get another one
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depends on who its from. if i know them well and know that it was just emotional or angry and it will go away, i would reply and ask them why they were angry. if i don't know them or don't care, i'd throw it away.
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Even though I have learned that I shouldn't...I still respond in anger..usually. Unless I know for a for a fact that they have "taken something wrong" or gotten some incorrect info., then I try to explain what was really meant or fill them in on the incorrect info. they have.
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I grab the computer monitor, scream something remotely similar to that of a battle cry ("Alalalalalargh!"), and slam it into the ground. Later, after I have composed myself, I realize "Wow, I really need to stop doing this," and go out and buy a new monitor. It's been, oh... let me think... 9. 9 monitors now. Just kidding. =P I generally just go with the "read and toss [the email] method."
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Smile at the email.
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This has happened to me many, many times. For me, it just depends on who it's from. I'll read it if I know they're serious and they want to talk to me, depending on the situation, so I have a better idea what's going on. However, I also understand that angry words are said in haste, so I'd take some of it seriously, and try to forget about the irrational parts. I try not to react in haste or get angry myself, but keep a level head so I can think clearly and eventually draw them out of their anger state. Sometimes this works. Sometimes it's good to reply. Sometimes it's good to just delete the email. Sometimes it's good to read it, let it register in the back of your mind, and come back to it later. It all depends on the situation. Sometimes, you don't even need to say or do anything.
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I generally try to respond to the email, pinpoint where the anger is coming from, and work out the problem. Admittedly, some people can't be reasoned with, but I try anyway.
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Read it and delete it. I am not the type to play into the back and forth negative game. I just don't have the time or the desire to argue. I delete and if they get over it they will email me again or call..if not..oh well..lol
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