Any confirmation of application?

TheDad
Sun, 12 Feb 2006 02:36:28 +0000

To expand: if you call the wrong person or someone who isn’t there for a few days or doesn’t want to take the time, you get switched to a better person immediately or at least get the name/number so you can make the next call.

Whereas you don’t know if your e-mail has gone to the wrong person, etc., and you’re assuming that they’ll briskly drop everything to deal with your e-mail and get it on its way. Possibly. But possibly not. If you put your faith in e-mail communications, I guarantee that one day you will get badly burned in a way that using the telephone would have avoided. End of sermon.