THE NOREPLY CULTURE IN THE 21ST CENTURY - THE UNREACHABLES

THE UNREACHABLES

Do you remember the days when you would receive a polite acknowledgement of your letter from Companies and Public Bodies ? I do.
When I was Chief Executive in leading British and French Companies, I would always acknowledge letters because I thought that it was the polite and right thing to do. Of course this was in the days of the Secretary before the Computer Revolution when you can write the letters yourself !
However, there is no excuse for ignorant impolite lack of manners attitudes from today's NOREPLY CULTURE
This dismissive behavior in all quarters of our society should be held in the contempt that they deserve.
If you are a budding musician, singer or composer and you write to any of the leading music Publishers. the chances are that they will ignore your letter - and bin your Demo CD.
If you send a web email to a Celebrity, guess what - you will not get a reply.
Do not count on getting a reply from a Government Agency - you may be lucky and get a reply in 6 months.

Perhaps you can try one of the automated telephone services.  Often a voice will say - we are very busy at the moment, try later - and cut you off. HM Inland Revenue are top of the league for doing this - but BT are not far behind in their disrespect for you the customer.

 Do you ever try to write a book ? You spend many weeks writing and then send it  to either a Literary
Agent or direct to a Publisher. Do not hold your breath - the chances are they will not reply or you will get the usual brush off - we have too many books on our list at present. This means - they cannot be bothered to even read your book.
Perhaps you have written an interesting article about key issues in current affairs ? You may send it to a magazine or a newspaper. You expect a reply ? Forget it. Most never reply and they treat you with contempt.

Have you ever been Job Hunting ? If you have ever written  a  speculative letter with CV to companies the chances are that about 90% of the companies will ignore you and will not be bothered to reply. If you write to be a candidate for a specific advertised job, you will find that if you do not get a reply within 2 weeks, in 90% of the cases you will get no reply at all.  Good manners and politeness seem to have been abandoned by the Noreply Culture of today's world.


Yes - we live in the NOREPLY Society where Noreply is the norm.

Is it not time for our Society to be more polite and give talent more of a chance and not just concentrate on the so called Celebrities ? Surely, a polite response - and after careful evaluation - can be given to the person who has taken the trouble to write to them in the first place with a proposition ?
Bring back good manners and inter personal skills I say.