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Re:Encouraging a culture of written communication by brian_cunnie on Monday May 11, 2020 @11:36PM (#23150354)
I've written those types of emails you describe, Jacques: "My understanding is..."

It's an excellent way to leave an audit trail.

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Re:Encouraging a culture of written communication by ChrisMarshallNY on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @08:30AM (#23153201)
This guy dealt with that, simply by not replying or acknowledging the email, then claiming "That's not what I agreed to." His boss would support him. It worked, most of the time.

Scott Adams once wrote a book: "The Way of the Weasel." It has some techniques in there that are remarkably familiar.

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Re:Encouraging a culture of written communication by jacques_chester on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @11:35PM (#23163209)
For sure, but sometimes the boss has a boss. Or takes you to HR. Or some other thing you didn't think of in advance. In all these cases it didn't matter tactically, but it did strategically.
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Re:Encouraging a culture of written communication by aurelianito on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @03:39PM (#23158703)
If that's the case, look for a new job. The current one is FUBAR.
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