Was hoping to post my best received work email of all time, which was actually one written by my daughter Samantha in her last year at school: \u201cSam\u2019s Agony Aunt or whatever replies\u201d, September 2015. \u00a0I got so many emails and comments from colleagues \u201cshe\u2019s so clever\/witty\/funny\/charming\/talented\u201d – far more than I ever got for my own work – that it soon became clear that writing ability, like male pattern baldness, is something that skips generations. It was a faux advice column that she wrote for her school magazine, unfortunately never published by them. The most bizarre part of the whole episode was that someone in our department wrote a list of agony aunt type questions regarding life in the department, that they wanted Samantha to answer (eg. my tech keeps giving me cheek, and won\u2019t stop even after I\u2019ve sprayed him with a syringe of propofol. What should I do?). The unsigned note was left on my desk in our office. I\u2019m guessing that person thought that the whole thing was an elaborate hoax on my part. I never found out who it was, and unfortunately I didn\u2019t keep the letter. Even worse, now I can\u2019t find Samantha\u2019s original article – wiped somehow by google docs. I must somehow persuade her to keep writing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Was hoping to post my best received work email of all time, which was actually one written by my daughter Samantha in her last year at school: \u201cSam\u2019s Agony Aunt or whatever replies\u201d, September 2015. \u00a0I got so many emails and comments from colleagues \u201cshe\u2019s so clever\/witty\/funny\/charming\/talented\u201d – far more than I ever got for … <\/p>\n