https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 05 May 2026 11:50:28 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/deliberately-obtuse-or-just-bad-email-tone-how-to-respond/page/2#post-1900105 Tue, 14 Oct 2014 08:24:41 +0000 JoJoGirl 1900105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: Hahahah. Happy to help! :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/deliberately-obtuse-or-just-bad-email-tone-how-to-respond/page/2#post-1900065 Tue, 14 Oct 2014 08:04:21 +0000 Anagram 1900065@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: she never responded! Guess your email worked! ;-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/deliberately-obtuse-or-just-bad-email-tone-how-to-respond#post-1899996 Tue, 14 Oct 2014 06:49:34 +0000 JoJoGirl 1899996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: Ooooh, keep us updated. Caps or no caps? :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/deliberately-obtuse-or-just-bad-email-tone-how-to-respond#post-1897981 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 17:19:08 +0000 Anagram 1897981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Neither of them have emailed me back yet, but of course its the weekend. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/deliberately-obtuse-or-just-bad-email-tone-how-to-respond#post-1897880 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 13:36:55 +0000 californiadreams 1897880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i would not respond. i worked for someone recently who always had to have the last word. I finally just stopped replying to her and it was much more satisfying and less time consuming than going back and forth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/deliberately-obtuse-or-just-bad-email-tone-how-to-respond#post-1897812 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 11:59:15 +0000 Anya 1897812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: yes! That's what I was trying to say. I've done this before and don't feel bad about it at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/deliberately-obtuse-or-just-bad-email-tone-how-to-respond#post-1897795 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 11:37:22 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1897795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd email back and ask if she wears pink on Wednesdays. </p> <p>But seriously, what a dense pain in the ass. </p> <p>Reply all and make sure to include her emails that were private to you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/deliberately-obtuse-or-just-bad-email-tone-how-to-respond#post-1897771 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 10:54:18 +0000 Mrs. Coral 1897771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd type and delete 5 variations on a snarky email and then I would just not reply. https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/deliberately-obtuse-or-just-bad-email-tone-how-to-respond#post-1897747 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 10:22:42 +0000 Anya 1897747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What I would do is reply to the lady who emailed you separately, but cc everyone who was in the original email. Sneaky! But also logical, since it makes no sense to have separate side convos if you're all trying to plan together. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/deliberately-obtuse-or-just-bad-email-tone-how-to-respond#post-1897739 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 10:17:40 +0000 Janet 1897739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She sounds really annoying. I think it depends on how important attending the event is to you. If it is important, then I'd probably try calling her and discussing in person. Things can get unintentionally (and also intentionally) confusing/annoying over emailing and I find that a phone call usually clears things us. If the event isn't that important to you, then I'd probably just let it go and see what dates are ultimately picked. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/deliberately-obtuse-or-just-bad-email-tone-how-to-respond#post-1897250 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 18:18:37 +0000 regberadaisy 1897250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She's kind of a B, huh? If the group has yet to meet how does she know those won't be the dates?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/deliberately-obtuse-or-just-bad-email-tone-how-to-respond#post-1897236 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 17:55:34 +0000 blackbird 1897236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She's kinda rude and dumb, eh? Maybe she needs a glass of wine </p> <p>If you use Microsoft outlook, there is a poll option we usually use for dates :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/deliberately-obtuse-or-just-bad-email-tone-how-to-respond#post-1897219 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 17:26:58 +0000 Ms.Badger 1897219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: I :heart: Doodle... I would have never gotten 5 tenured professors together without it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/deliberately-obtuse-or-just-bad-email-tone-how-to-respond#post-1897214 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 17:16:53 +0000 Anagram 1897214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks ladies! I ended up saying mostly what @JoJoGirl suggested, and then also creating a Doodle and sharing that, like @looch suggested. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/deliberately-obtuse-or-just-bad-email-tone-how-to-respond#post-1896890 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:52:22 +0000 loki 1896890@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: it totally is the best, we always use it for our girl's nights! haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/deliberately-obtuse-or-just-bad-email-tone-how-to-respond#post-1896884 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:49:28 +0000 looch 1896884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: it's perfect for when you need to get a large group of people together. Rather than the 1000 emails that result, you just fill out the poll. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/deliberately-obtuse-or-just-bad-email-tone-how-to-respond#post-1896873 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:44:12 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1896873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: 1-2-3 that was easy. Learned something new. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/deliberately-obtuse-or-just-bad-email-tone-how-to-respond#post-1896864 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:41:03 +0000 Ginabean3 1896864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So annoying! I would totally just ignore her until you talk to your principal and figure out the dates on our end. :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/deliberately-obtuse-or-just-bad-email-tone-how-to-respond#post-1896862 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:40:51 +0000 looch 1896862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: It's an online meeting planner.</p> <p><a href="http://doodle.com/" rel="nofollow">http://doodle.com/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/deliberately-obtuse-or-just-bad-email-tone-how-to-respond#post-1896855 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:39:36 +0000 loki 1896855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ugh dealing with people through email is infuriating sometimes. i probably just wouldn't respond. and if she has a problem with those dates, she should probably let the initial sender know. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/deliberately-obtuse-or-just-bad-email-tone-how-to-respond#post-1896850 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:37:48 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1896850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: what's a doodle? Is that something Lotus Notes has? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/deliberately-obtuse-or-just-bad-email-tone-how-to-respond#post-1896849 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:36:58 +0000 reverie 1896849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>eh do you have to respond? I would just let it sit until there is some other date discussion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/deliberately-obtuse-or-just-bad-email-tone-how-to-respond#post-1896848 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:36:49 +0000 Lindsay05 1896848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Annoying. One of those, being difficult just to be difficult people. I would 'reply to all' the whole conversation asking for confirmation of the dates. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/deliberately-obtuse-or-just-bad-email-tone-how-to-respond#post-1896839 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:33:25 +0000 HLK208 1896839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She seems dense. Ugh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/deliberately-obtuse-or-just-bad-email-tone-how-to-respond#post-1896835 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:32:03 +0000 simplyfelicity 1896835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: Me too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/deliberately-obtuse-or-just-bad-email-tone-how-to-respond#post-1896831 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:30:58 +0000 snowjewelz 1896831@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd not very confrontational and more passive aggressive.... I'd probably just not reply and wait till the meeting, or reply to the original email asking if there are updates (if some time has passed) and ignore her email! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/deliberately-obtuse-or-just-bad-email-tone-how-to-respond#post-1896828 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:29:51 +0000 Anagram 1896828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: haha. I really feel like doing caps. Don't start shiz with me an hour before work is over on a Friday. I AM NOT IN THE MOOD. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/deliberately-obtuse-or-just-bad-email-tone-how-to-respond#post-1896827 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:28:50 +0000 Freckles 1896827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: but the caps are great...maybe it'll really get the point across. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/deliberately-obtuse-or-just-bad-email-tone-how-to-respond#post-1896826 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:28:02 +0000 looch 1896826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd probably offer to set up a Doodle so everyone can just select the dates that work best for them and choose from there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/deliberately-obtuse-or-just-bad-email-tone-how-to-respond#post-1896825 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:27:56 +0000 Freckles 1896825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Could you ask her, "If they are not likely to be the dates, will you proposing different dates? I'm assuming you'll also have to consult with your principal on what works for your school."</p> <p>or i would just ignore her. </p>