Is it sometimes quicker to do the job yourself?
By Gavin | May 9, 2008
Often it is true, but looking at it with the attention to detail that might be used in a Japanese factory has caused me to think again.
Let’s look at a case in point. Spelling and grammar are not a strengths of mine, my partner has tried to get me to read Eats, Shoots and Leaves, but I am resisting. I have learnt the difference between ‘your’ and ‘you’re’ now.
From time to time a client will e-mail me and tell me a link is broken or they’ve spotted a typo. I welcome any kind of feedback and this is valuable. It’s pretty straightforward to go in and fix that type of error myself.
I’m sure I ‘m not alone in disliking making errors and then having them pointed out to me.
Wouldn’t it be a lot easier if my VA was instructed to intercept these e-mails, respond politely and graciously and then go ahead and make the change, delete the e-mail so I was never even aware of its existence?
My time is limited and valuable and I don’t really want to waste it on tasks that don’t add any real value to me
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2 Responses to “Is it sometimes quicker to do the job yourself?”
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May 9th, 2008 at 10:28 am
You can change. You can choose to enjoy people pointing out errors.
Like “Hey, you have lettuce on your chin”.
It shows people care. Embrace it.
May 10th, 2008 at 10:49 pm
u sucked me in with the headline!
i guess I should have my VA do this stuff. smart to get them to delete it, or put it in a folder and take it out of the inbox so i don’t even see it. otherwise…. good point.
V