re: People who CC your manager in every email

CYA

It's CYA. The manager can't say they weren't informed about x, y or z if it ever comes to that.

It's also an acknowledgement to the manager that the author is aware and involved with whatever is going on.

It could also be like a situation I have with this one lugnut... the only two ways he will respond to emails are:

1. It's extremely important to him. It doesn't matter if it's important to the organization or someone else, only if he thinks it's important.

2. His manager is CC'd.



So it may be you or it may not. Either way, just...

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It's never their fault when they screw up. Also, nothing is ever their job.

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I deal with one guy who always pulls that "not my job" card. He caught me on a bad day and I replied something to the effect of "you don't seem to have to do much for your job." I don't think I've heard from him more than twice in about 2 or 3 years since.

I used to have to CC the department head for every email I sent to anyone in that department just so I would get a response or what I was requesting got done. My manager told me to CC them every time and if I didn't get a response in 2 hours to resend the email and CC him and the manager.

Why would some CC myself in an email to myself?

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People who CC your manager in every email
What's the point in this? I can only assume it's to try to get someone in trouble over every little thing.

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seems to me you are not getting your job done

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Any time he is doing something even SLIGHTLY "abnormal" for our job, he will be sure to send an email and copy our bosses, sometimes he'll copy our whole department. One time he had to work in the evening (for a scheduled, planned occurence he is in charge of). Sure enough he sends an email at like 8:30 that was utterly pointless, I think it was somethign like "so and so [one of the part timers that works evenings] is doing a great job, just wanted to give some recognition!" I'm pretty sure I'm the only one that sees through this garbage, as it was just an excuse to show everyone he was on-site that late. Or other times he may be in town for personal/pleasure, and may swing by the building for like 2 minutes for nothing realy in particular, and of course do the same thing and fire off a pointless email. Just so everyone can see he's there on a Saturday.

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That baw is gonna get the promotion while your jealous arse keeps hating.

I do it. A few points. I work for corperate America. 1. My manager always forget my responsibilities when it comes to yearly elavuations and talks of raises. Like every time. This gives me a log of talking points should he bring up specific projects. 2. People in the corperate environment are dirty as hell, and will through you under the bus if they are getting in trouble. I got burned a few times before I figured this out. Communication through emails and ccing my sup has saved my arse. One sup reported me to HR, then I pulled my emails detailing how I did my job, and they magically went away.

im pretty sure its done so you let their manager know you are requesting them to do work, which will take away time from whatever else their manager is expecting them to do.


its like a courtesy thing. "hey, manager, I need your employee to do something, so at least part of his/her day will be spent fulfilling my request. please account for this in your reconciliation"