Re:It is your responsibility to follow up (2019)
by poslathian on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @09:53PM
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It sounds like you are saying Stallman is supposed to be the more desirable boss. Is that really what you meant? If so, then I would pick a different public figure for your example. I have first hand experience with this, and, lol.
Here's a new one (I think):
Imagine busy CEO B that doesn't care about your time, that you need to pester with emails to get his attention.
Now imagine thinking-along CEO T that tries to have a well organized inbox, possibly assisted by a secretary, so that when you send him an email you receive an auto-response telling you when and if you should get a response and how you should interpret a no-response; this may include letting people know that too complicated or unclear messages will go unresponded. (Richard Stallmann had this approach when I mailed him years ago, before his scandal, where I'd get a response with an average waiting time in hours, pretty neat. Using NLP probably anyone could filter his/her mail quite efficiently these days.)
Who would you want to have as a boss?
Yes, it's a power balance. But all parties should wield their power responsibly.