{"id":19486,"date":"2014-11-26T15:34:50","date_gmt":"2014-11-26T23:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phone.com\/blog\/?p=19486"},"modified":"2024-09-26T14:24:32","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T18:24:32","slug":"threads-thankfulness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phone.com\/threads-thankfulness\/","title":{"rendered":"Threads of Thankfulness"},"content":{"rendered":"

Raise your hand if you cringe just a little bit when people hit “reply all” on company-wide emails. \u00a0I’m glad to see we’re in agreement. \u00a0In case you didn’t know, the holidays are the one time each year where “thread etiquette” goes out the window.<\/p>\n

In a recent company-wide email, I asked everyone to hit the dreaded reply all button and complete the following sentence:<\/p>\n

I am thankful for…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

These are four powerful words followed by a profound little view into the lives of each of my colleagues. \u00a0Our thread is up to 28 and counting. \u00a0The responses have been amazing. \u00a0Some folks expressed gratitude for one thing while\u00a0others listed twenty. \u00a0Family, friends, coworkers, customers, pets, health, life and love all top the list.<\/p>\n

Even still, others caught us off guard. \u00a0At least one person was thankful for me (flattered). \u00a0Others were grateful that they no longer have to use the Oxford comma and that fizzy water abounds in the refrigerator at Phone.com. \u00a0Last but not least, there’s the Ewok dog on a treadmill.<\/p>\n