It has been two weeks and I am still trying to finish a story that supposedly could be done in just two weeks time. Unfortunately, due to certain reasons I can’t. These reasons include people who are just uncooperative.
Cooperation can come in many forms. One of them is replying to e-mails. Problems like late replies or no replies at all shouldn’t happen to any one of us, unless it is done on purpose. This problem is not something that only The Polytechnic writers have, it happens to others too—students, and also faculty and staff.
In our case, we, The Polytechnic writers, often send out e-mails to the people that we intend to interview. These e-mails are usually to set up an appointment or to even ask questions. As a student myself, e-mail is also the tool I use to ask my professors and TAs if I have any problems with my studies.
However, questions can’t be answered if certain people just really love to see other people suffer from their ignorance towards technology. Believe me, this really happens in our own school, RPI, the place where Internet connectivity is at its best and everyone can get access to their e-mail account almost anywhere at anytime.
The first solution to this problem is to check your e-mail regularly, especially Webmail. Please do not let the e-mails accumulate in your mailbox without any effort to read them. Every e-mail in your mailbox—except for those proven to be junk mails—deserves to be read as quickly as possible.
After you have checked your e-mail, send a reply if it is needed. When someone e-mails you and he or she needs a reply, please try to make an effort to to at least write something back. Make sure that person knows that you did read his or her e-mail. Try not to procrastinate. Don’t keep the person waiting. He or she might have something important that totally depends on your reply.
So, to be brief, give the people around you your full cooperation. Check your e-mail and send a reply if needed. Remember, cooperation makes things happen.
