Business communication and etiquette needs to be trained. It’s worth hiring a consultant/trainer for this, and I have done so in the past. My people loved it.
I continue to be amazed at the ongoing misuse of “reply all” in business email by people of all ages who ought to know better, for another example of a problem in this area.
Yes. I have seen these “reply to all” emails go on for hours. The only cure is to have the original email deleted. I do think there is a certain amount of malicious intent in regards to this.
I honestly can’t believe that fellow employees are not aware of the interruption and negative influence of the email. After 30 or so requests for people to stop “replying to all” , it still continues. The more that IT or whomever requests for people to stop, it continues, with more intensity and abandon. It never stops until IT steps in and deletes the chain.
But hey... whatever man.. it’s funny hahhh...
I find it to be an offensive , and worthy of a write-up and disciplinary action.