3_KeyA

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

Managers,

Your help is needed to address the excessive amount of e-mail coming in daily. E-mail is intended to aid in productivity. Its use is becoming excessive, and is cutting into work time. One study found that the average office worker is spending 2 hours a day on e-mail. In our organization we may be spending even more than this. Excessive e-mail is hurting the organization’s strength and productivity. Your answers to the following questions will help us focus on the problem. Please return your written responses by **May 5th** for our supervisory committee meeting being held on **May 10th**. Thank you for your thoughts on the matter. Working together we can improve productivity.
 * 1) Can you estimate how many e-mail messages you receive and answer on a personal basis each day?
 * 2) Approximately how many hours do the staff members in your department spend on email daily?
 * 3) Do you have a suggestion on how we can reduce the volume of e-mail messages being sent and received?
 * 4) Do you think that e-mail is being used by our employees in an excessive manner?
 * 5) What do you think about every Friday being an email free day?

Stella Soto