The Joys of Life At A Big Corporate – Part I

Every once in a while somebody sends out an email to a mailing list that turns out  to span the entire office. Very often this results in a barrage of emails from people asking to be removed from this mailing list. Fun begins when the thread explodes with people asking others to refrain from ‘replying-to-all’, while ironically doing the same!

The joys of such exchanges can truly brighten up what may have been a boring day till then!

(Read the following email thread from bottom to top – the way email threads are meant to be read)

_____________________________________________
From: Hero no 1
Sent: 18 February 2010 4:02 PM
To: Hero no 1; Hero no 2; Hero no 3;  Hero no 4; Hero no 5; Hero no 6; Hero no 7; Hero no 8; Hero no 9; Hero no 10; Hero no 11; Hero no 12; Hero no 13; #India Office Admin
Subject: RE: Permission to use office gym

Thanks everybody for your responses. I was able to get access to the gym from the admin team
_____________________________________________
From: Hero no 13
Sent: 18 February 2010 1:41 PM
To: Hero no 1; Hero no 2; Hero no 3;  Hero no 4; Hero no 5; Hero no 6; Hero no 7; Hero no 8; Hero no 9; Hero no 10; Hero no 11; Hero no 12; #India Office Admin
Subject: RE: Permission to use office gym

Has everybody absolutely lost their mind?

Who cares about the stupid gym anyway? The treadmill doesnt even work.
_____________________________________________
From: Hero no 12
Sent: 18 February 2010 1:40 PM
To: Hero no 1; Hero no 2; Hero no 3;  Hero no 4; Hero no 5; Hero no 6; Hero no 7; Hero no 8; Hero no 9; Hero no 10; Hero no 11; #India Office Admin
Subject: RE: Permission to use office gym

It seems this is some game… Everyone replying please – “Please stop sending mail”

Better follow what you guys think best to stop this chain. Else many need to waste their time to read this and delete the spam.

_____________________________________________
From: Hero no 11
Sent: 18 February 2010 1:32 PM
To: Hero no 1; Hero no 2; Hero no 3; Hero no 4; Hero no 5; Hero no 6; Hero no 7; Hero no 8; Hero no 9; Hero no 10; #India Office Admin
Subject: RE: Permission to use office gym

For God Sake just reply back to the sender, do not disturb others please

_____________________________________________
From: Hero no 10
Sent: 18 February 2010 1:30 PM
To: #India Office Admin
Subject: RE: Permission to use office gym

I am sure the best we can do right now is we don’t actually reply to these mails

Hero no 10

PS:  Please don’t print this e-mail unless you really need to.
_____________________________________________

From: Hero no 9
Sent: 18 February 2010 1:26 PM
To: Hero no 1; Hero no 2; Hero no 3;  Hero no 4; Hero no 5; Hero no 6; Hero no 7; Hero no 8; #India Office Admin
Subject: RE: Permission to use office gym

If you can fix this bug that is driving me crazier than this email thread, then i promise i will build a gym for you.

_____________________________________________

From: Hero no 8
Sent: 18 February 2010 1:24 PM
To: Hero no 1; Hero no 2; Hero no 3;  Hero no 4; Hero no 5; Hero no 6; Hero no 7; #India Office Admin
Subject: RE: Permission to use office gym

Please do not reply to all.
_____________________________________________
From: Hero no 7
Sent: 18 February 2010 1:24 PM
To: Hero no 1; Hero no 2; Hero no 3;  Hero no 4; Hero no 5; Hero no 6; #India Office Admin
Subject: RE:Permission to use office gym

I dont think i have privileges to grant this permission to you. Please check with my manager.
_____________________________________________
From: Hero no 6
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 1:19 PM
To: Hero no 1; Hero no 2; Hero no 3;  Hero no 4; Hero no 5; #India Office Admin
Subject: RE: Permission to use office gym

Same here. Please review the email address. Thanks and Regards,

Hero no 6
_____________________________________________
From: Hero no 5
Sent: 18 February 2010 13:19
To: Hero no 1; Hero no 2; Hero no 3; Hero no 4; #India Office Admin
Subject: RE: Permission to use office gym

Ditto here. Please review the email addresses.

Hero no 5
_____________________________________________
From: Hero no 4
Sent: 18 February 2010 13:18
To: Hero no 1; Hero no 2; Hero no 3; #India Office Admin
Subject: RE: Permission to use office gym

Bingo!

Hero no 4
_____________________________________________
From: Hero no 3
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 13:18
To: Hero no 2, Hero no 1, #India Office Admin
Subject: RE: Permission to use office gym

I feel #India Office Admin is wrongly mapped to bigger audience.

Regards,
Hero no 3
_____________________________________________
From: Hero no 2
Sent: 18 February 2010 13:18
To: Hero no 1; #India Office Admin
Subject: RE: Permission to use office gym

Dear all,

Kindly note u have emailed to the wrong mail id. Kindly check.

Regards,
Hero no 2
_____________________________________________
From: Hero no 1
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 1:17 PM
To:  #India Office Admin
Subject: Permission to use office gym

Hi,

Please give me access to use the office gym.

My details:
Name: Hero no 1
bla bla bla

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