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 * To: ** Amsoft Manager List
 * From: ** Stella Soto 
 * Subject: ** E-Mail Problems
 * Cc: **

Dear Managers,

I am troubled by the problem of excessive e-mail. Please assist us in the development of a plan that should benefit your staff, yourself, and our organization by answering the questions below. Your response by May 5th will help prepare for our supervisory committee meeting on May 10th.

E-mail is a great productivity tool, but has become excessive and is cutting into work time. The average office worker spends 2 hours a day on e-mail and in our organization we may be spending more than this. It’s difficult to get work done while trying to reply to the number of e-mails coming in. Excessive e-mail is decreasing the organization’s strength and productivity.

Please answer the following questions: 1. How many e-mail messages you receive and answer each day? 2. How many hours do you think staff members in your department spend on e-mail each day? 3.How can we reduce the volume of e-mail messages being sent and received? 4.Is e-mail being used excessively? 5. How about an e-mail free day on Fridays?

I appreciate your suggestions in developing a solution to this problem.

Stella