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Look at the timestamp on these emails. 7am. 9pm, 10pm.

They’re among the 5 or 10 most important people at one of the biggest companies in the world. They’re not sliding down a dinosaur’s tail at 5PM.

“Sliding down a dinosaur’s tail”? What does that mean? Never heard the idiom before

Edit: is this a flintstones ref?

Yes, as in working the type of job that the flintstones did where they stop working at a set time.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uq7noaMwLfg

I smiled big when I read that reference. Some people are so creative :)

I am more surprised at the speed at which they reply with a reasonably well-thought response

Very true. I've worked in corporate job for 15 years working up to director after 9. I still find writing email tedious and error prone, and envy those who do it well.

Curious: any insights you can share on learnings you had throughout your career when it comes to writing succinct but to the point emails/documents/communication?

I think this would be very helpful for someone who's just venturing on to half of your career length.

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