Email Fail, Part 46
Around 2002, an older manager in my office building is shouting at someone.
Manager: “You need to ship this document to [Client], [Shipping Company] priority overnight! It has to be there right away!”
Coworker: “This is just a standard document. Why don’t you just have it emailed to them?”
Manager: “Why would I email it when I could [Ship] it? Isn’t [Shipping Company] cheaper?”
Coworker: “Uh… email is free.”
Manager: “Free? How do they do that? Doesn’t it cost $0.25 per message?”
Coworker: “Well, even if it did, it would still be cheaper than [Shipping Company]. And quicker!”
The manager still insisted on using [Shipping Company] but said they would look into this “email thing.” Thankfully, they retired the next year!
Related:
Email Fail, Part 45
Email Fail, Part 44
Email Fail, Part 43
Email Fail, Part 42
Email Fail, Part 41
