Sounds scary, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s see how that would affect your average work day.<\/p>\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nThe endless search for the Holy Email\u2026 Er, Grail <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Every morning starts the same \u2014 tons of emails. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On average, you waste 3 or more hours every day going through your email<\/strong> in the hopes of clearing your inbox. Of course, it\u2019s mostly a futile attempt \u2014 they pile in at all hours of the day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You even came up with a good system where you sort emails into 3 different categories: \u201cMust Read\u201d, \u201cCan Wait\u201d, and \u201cWho Cares\u201d. But, with your tasks piling in, you find yourself mentally sending emails into the third category a lot more than you used to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The years of back-and-forth emailing taught you that missing crucial information due to unread emails is part of the job<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You wish it wasn\u2019t so. As a strong advocate for transparent communication<\/a>, you know your team works best when everyone is well-informed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n So, you try your hardest not to let anything slip through your fingers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For example, in situations like the one you\u2019re in now (which happen practically every day), you\u2019d just walk to a colleague\u2019s desk and ask them for help<\/a> \u2014 if they didn\u2019t have the information you need, at least they could help you look for it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n However, you\u2019re currently working from home \u2014 a borderline impossible feat<\/strong> and a massive communication barrier<\/a>, given your inability to move on with your tasks due to the fact you can\u2019t find the email that has the details regarding the tasks in question. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83d\udca1 Pumble Pro Tip<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In our little scenario, you\u2019re attempting to communicate hybridly with your teammates \u2014 but, due to you relying only on email, it\u2019s not really going well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Luckily, in the real world, there is<\/em> a way to seamlessly execute hybrid communication in your company. Read our blog to find out how:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Improve collaboration and cut down on emails by moving your team communication to Pumble.<\/p>\n\n You think the information you need is somewhere<\/em> in the email chain you\u2019re currently sifting through, as it shouldn\u2019t be anywhere else \u2014 every project has its own chain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You remember that strategy seemed like a good idea when you first joined the team. In theory, it keeps communication streamlined and allows teams to have all the necessary information in one place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In practice, it doesn\u2019t do much, since:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Normally, you\u2019re used to this \u2014 it\u2019s your reality. But today, you\u2019re stuck<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you can\u2019t find the information you\u2019re looking for, you won\u2019t be able to move on with your tasks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Of course, even when you do<\/em> have all the information, moving down your to-do list isn\u2019t an easy feat, given how distracted you are on any given day \u2014 mostly thanks to emails. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Emails have always been your biggest distraction<\/strong> \u2014 the constant influx alone makes it hard to focus on work. Every time you hear the ping<\/em> of an incoming email, your stomach drops a bit and your focus wavers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But, you can fight through that. A much bigger problem is the fact that emails are a massive productivity killer<\/strong>. Sifting through them is tedious and your least favorite \u2014 but often the most important \u2014 task. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You can\u2019t forgo communication, nor do you want to \u2014 you just wish it was more effective<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You\u2019d find it funny how something that was made to increase collaboration and communication can be so debilitating \u2014 and reduce work productivity<\/a> all in one swipe \u2014 if it wasn\u2019t affecting your capability to do your job. So, instead, you just find it aggravating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ditch the email chaos and embrace productive communication with Pumble<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Resigned to having to waste your entire morning on your search, you click through your tabs to open one of the more informal email chains you use for everyday communication with your teammates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Nothing about correspondence is easy, you think as you start typing an angry message to your work besties. Other than screaming into a pillow, venting to them is the only way for you to blow off some steam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sadly, you know the chances of your friends actually catching your message in a sea of their own back-and-forth emails are slim<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You can see how many messages you missed while you were searching through the more formal email chain \u2014 a whopping 107 \u2014 and you know you\u2019re not going to go back to read them all, so you can only assume that others will do (or, rather, not do) the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sometimes, emailing feels like talking to a wall<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You can\u2019t help but wonder how better your relationships with your colleagues would be and how much more inter-team trust<\/a> there would be if you could communicate remotely as you do in person \u2014 or at least if everyone could catch up on missed information more easily than having to set aside 2 hours to read through 107 emails. <\/p>\n\n\n Make communication simple and effective. Get things done easily. Try Pumble by CAKE.com.<\/p>\n\n During your frantic search for information, you click in and out of your inbox quite a bit, frustrated by your situation. The inbox is always overflowing, so a new wave of information hits you every time you open it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But, in between clicks, you spot a light at the end of a tunnel \u2014 an email with an enticing subject line: \u201cCongrats!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s not what you\u2019re currently looking for, but it sounds like it will be a nice email to read \u2014 and a good break from your soul-sucking quest for information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The email names you as one of the top performers in the company (something you already knew about yourself, but, hey \u2014 it\u2019s nice to get some recognition) and speaks further about a reward trip you won!<\/p>\n\n\n\n You scroll down without much reading<\/strong> \u2014 already thinking about the free, no-email vacation that you\u2019ve won \u2014 and enter your details to claim the reward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You give yourself a little pat on the back for being so diligent when it comes to checking your email \u2014 imagine if you didn\u2019t read this one and missed the opportunity for a free vacation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Emails play a massive part in both your professional and personal life. To organize your communication<\/a>, you went as far as having 5 different email accounts \u2014 2 for work and 3 private ones. So missing one or, if you\u2019re honest, a dozen emails happens quite often \u2014 you\u2019re just happy it wasn\u2019t this one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Given that one’s email represents their entire digital identity<\/strong>, no one is really surprised by your devotion to checking emails \u2014 still, you wish you didn\u2019t have to rely on it so much. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sadly, since you don\u2019t have an email alternative<\/a> in this imaginary circle of corporate hell we conjured for you, you have to live with the good, the bad, and the ugly that comes with emails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Experience secure and safe collaboration in Pumble <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n On your way to the kitchen to make yourself your third cup of coffee since starting your work day (which is 2 too many and your stomach will take revenge on you for it), you eye your pillow \u2014 maybe a screaming fit would help after all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Deciding against it, you stir (way too much) sugar into your coffee while thinking about the biggest problems you have with email \u2014 most of which reared their ugly heads this morning:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once again, you find yourself daydreaming about a simpler solution that would make workplace chat<\/a> easier and connecting with others quick and effortless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As you sit back down in front of your computer, you see 8 new emails have arrived while you were in the kitchen, most of which are asking for updates on the tasks you can\u2019t even begin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The pillow calls your name, but you stay put and click through the emails, feeling the impending doom of burnout looming over you \u2014 as always. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n A communication app for teams of all kinds. Discuss, share, and collaborate.<\/p>\n\n Your horror story doesn\u2019t have a happy ending \u2014 although you eventually find the information you were looking for, the \u201creward\u201d you claimed was actually a scam<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You fell for it \u2014 hook, line, and sinker. <\/p>\n\n\n\n By entering your private information to \u201cclaim the reward\u201d you actually gave an outsider access to your email and all the confidential information in it. And, remember, since you communicate exclusively via email, that essentially means you gave the attackers access to <\/strong>everything<\/em><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Chances are, the attackers will sell that info to the highest bidder and you will most likely get fired for it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This fictional reality is bleak \u2014 but yours doesn\u2019t have to be.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n For example, if your team from the story were able to get their hands on a batch of Pumble\u2019s BUSINESS Plan<\/a> seats, they\u2019d be able to solve your problem even if you were working from home \u2014 with one video conference<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n They could have also utilized voice calls, voice<\/a> and video messages<\/a>, or message mentions<\/a> to resolve the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, it\u2019s more likely you\u2019d never find yourself having the problem to begin with, <\/strong>because business messaging apps like Pumble<\/a> by CAKE.com allow you to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Emails aren\u2019t something that we can completely eradicate from our professional lives \u2014 nor should we. But, at the end of the day, they are a closed channel of communication that doesn\u2019t give much leeway<\/strong> to its users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, if you\u2019re searching for the perfect solution to your company\u2019s communication problem \u2014 and you\u2019d like to avoid the fate described in this article \u2014 check out Pumble<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nThe sea of endless emails (and broken relationships)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n <\/picture>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n\n\n\nA security nightmare \u2014 ripe for the phishing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Can this be fixed? Is there life after email?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n <\/picture>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n\n\n\nOut of the horror and into the light \u2014 Business communication apps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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