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The Do's and Don'ts of the Email CC

Copying someone on an email can work against you. Here's what to avoid.
Source: Chris Philpot

Let’s say you’re at a party. You’re talking to your co-worker Dave. You’re having a nice back-and-forth—about work stuff, the softball game next week, what that smell is … 

As Dave is talking to you, he sidesteps over to Susan, all the while maintaining eye contact with you and speaking to you. He taps Susan on the shoulder and beckons her over. So now it’s you, Dave and Susan. And Dave continues talking like Susan’s not even there. He’s just saying out loud everything you were saying before Susan got there. Even the stuff about Susan. And she’s

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