This would actually be very easy at any sympathetic organisation. Just set an autoreply to say ‘I check my emails at 9 am every day,’ or ‘I check my emails on Tuesday afternoons.’
Autoreplies get out of hand really quick. When the autoreply bug goes through a work environment, pretty soon autoreplies are 60% of your inbox. Out of courtesy for others, I only use them for vacations.
I used to have my urgent email address in my signature so truly urgent emails could get my attention (push notification to phone). My advisor found the instructions and the implication that all emails are not important to be condescending, so I removed it. But I might reinstate it if my next position increases my email burden.
This would actually be very easy at any sympathetic organisation. Just set an autoreply to say ‘I check my emails at 9 am every day,’ or ‘I check my emails on Tuesday afternoons.’
Autoreplies get out of hand really quick. When the autoreply bug goes through a work environment, pretty soon autoreplies are 60% of your inbox. Out of courtesy for others, I only use them for vacations.
I used to have my urgent email address in my signature so truly urgent emails could get my attention (push notification to phone). My advisor found the instructions and the implication that all emails are not important to be condescending, so I removed it. But I might reinstate it if my next position increases my email burden.
Yes, you’re right—including it in your signature is better.