Email Etiquette (i.e. why is he ignoring me?)

[The_Accuser]

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The quarter just ended, and since I aced the final in my science class, I decided to send my TA a thank you email early yesterday morning for 1) helping me so much with the class and 2) helping me with stuff outside class (e.g. giving me job advice). I also included a question about whether or not he'll be teaching my class again next quarter, so that pretty much makes my email to him "require" a response of some kind.

I haven't gotten a reply yet 🙁, which raises 2 questions:

1) Is it a gender thing? Like...did it weird him out that he received an email from a female student?
2) Does this mean that people aren't obligated to reply to thank you emails? <--if true, I'll keep that in mind if/when I receive thank you emails in the future too.

 

[MrLogan13]

It's only been a day. Sometimes emails get backed up, especially at the end of an academic term. Give him another day or two to respond before assuming he ignored your email.

 

[mimelim]

The quarter just ended, and since I aced the final in my science class, I decided to send my TA a thank you email early yesterday morning for 1) helping me so much with the class and 2) helping me with stuff outside class (e.g. giving me job advice). I also included a question about whether or not he'll be teaching my class again next quarter, so that pretty much makes my email to him "require" a response of some kind.

I haven't gotten a reply yet 🙁, which raises 2 questions:

1) Is it a gender thing? Like...did it weird him out that he received an email from a female student?
2) Does this mean that people aren't obligated to reply to thank you emails? <--if true, I'll keep that in mind if/when I receive thank you emails in the future too.

Lets try to logic through this, given that you are a student......

#1 How could any of us comment on this being a gender issue? We would have to think that it is weird to interact with people of the opposite sex. Really? E-mailing someone of the opposite sex is weird? Seriously?
#2 Why would people be 'obligated' to reply to your thank you e-mail?
#3 Why do you want a reply to a thank you e-mail?
#4 You may sit around waiting for e-mails to come in, but most of us have lives.
#5 It has been less than 36 hours.
#6 I try to refrain from making these kinds of comments on SDN, but in this case... Medicine is a people profession. If people interactions are this difficult for you, I would strongly urge you to explore other career options while working toward medical school.

 

[estanton]

Also it's the weekend! Some people don't check their work email on the weekend.

 

[deleted407021]

Also it's the weekend! Some people don't check their work email on the weekend.

Like the first thing I thought of, lol.


Also, chill out, OP. You're kind of fretting over something very minor...heed the Dr.'s advice, above.

 

[Leslie_Knope]

The quarter just ended, right? The guy is on vacation. Give him a break.

 

[The_Accuser]

#2 Why would people be 'obligated' to reply to your thank you e-mail?
#3 Why do you want a reply to a thank you e-mail?

I wasn't sure. I did say, however, that if it isn't normal to reply to these types of emails, then now I know that I shouldn't reply either when I get thank you emails.

I would strongly urge you to explore other career options while working toward medical school.

Yes, that's exactly what I'm doing at the moment. I'm not cut out for medicine...at all.

Thanks for all the replies. I hope this thread gets closed down, now that it has been answered.

 

[CaliforniaDreamer]

I think the record delay on an email response was 2 months after I sent the original email. I have no idea what made them remember to respond or what, but besides 1 professor (who I never received a response from about picking up my tests, scheduling office hours/review sessions or anything else) I have always managed to get email responses (sometimes I will send a second email after a few days or a week and that is certainly not considered rude).

 

[jqueb29]

I wasn't sure. I did say, however, that if it isn't normal to reply to these types of emails, then now I know that I shouldn't reply either when I get thank you emails.


Yes, that's exactly what I'm doing at the moment. I'm not cut out for medicine...at all.

Thanks for all the replies. I hope this thread gets closed down, now that it has been answered.

I'm not sure what you think you could possibly be receiving thank you emails from medical professionals for anytime sooner than like 8-10 years from now. By that point, I imagine you'll have your answer.

 

[palatopharyngeus]

I'm not sure what you think you could possibly be receiving thank you emails from medical professionals for anytime sooner than like 8-10 years from now. By that point, I imagine you'll have your answer.

lmao reminds of this time back in college when i texted one of my buddies on a friday night saying "hey, you doing anything tonight?", and he replies back like 3 months later on a saturday night saying "no, what did you have in mind?" 😆😆😆

 

[The_Accuser]

possibly be receiving thank you emails from medical professionals for

I don't think I mentioned anything about getting thank you emails from medical professionals? The point of this question was just email conventions in general. i.e. Now I know that, even if I get a thank you email from a peer (e.g. thanks for...sharing your lab with me), I am not really supposed to send anything back.

 

[palatopharyngeus]

it could be worse OP

 

[DokterMom]

Or SPAM filter...

Don't over-think it. Sounds like you're crushing though...

 

[The_Accuser]

Is there any way to get this thread closed down? It seems really stupid in hindsight.

 

[deleted407021]

@AlteredScale , will you honor the request of the OP and have her put down?

 

[The_Accuser]

have her put down

Euthanization. Pronto.

 

[Leslie_Knope]

As for if *you* should reply to thank you emails. If you want to reply, then do so. If not, then don't. However, do not let this one interaction (or lack thereof) determine your responsive to future theoretical thank you emails.

 

[The_Accuser]

However, do not let this one interaction (or lack thereof) determine your responsive to future theoretical thank you emails.

10 points for being the first to answer the actual question.

 

[GoSpursGo]

Thread closed by request of the OP.