Does electronic data, email and computers make office work faster and more efficient?

[Effete Snob]

Or, like the Department of Justice, does information technology move at the same speed as the days of typewriters, carbon paper and paper interoffice memos, in the early 1970's?

Asking for a friend.

[LizBeth]

1. Until it doesn't, I guess this is connected to something I haven't heard yet.

[dutch777]

2. LOL. I think the slowing factor for DOJ is lawyers, their internal technology is still V1.0

May even be just Beta V 1.0. For the rest of us, while the tech mentioned can increase speed and efficiency it also adds to "noise" and "debris" one may need to deal with before you can get to do what you would have done quicker and with less frustration had you not had all the tech "helping".

[beaglelover]

3. Of course they do. What I don't get is why all our work emails are automatically deleted after 13

months. One of the huge advantages of email was the ability to search old emails to confirm information that was shared in the past. Now there's going to be a lot of the same questions/issues dealt with over and over again as people will not remember the questions/issues were discussed 2 or 3 years ago, so it will waste everyone's time discussing the question/issue again. I really don't understand such a short email retention policy!

[milestogo]

5. that is ridiculously short

Storage isn't that expensive.

And for users who deal with long-term customers, it makes no sense.

[brush]

4. The speed gained by the new office technology is cancel out...

by the office technology itself. See website visiting by office denizens.

[Demsrule86]

6. Seriously ?

Just another dig at Justice...but really the target is really Biden...as he appointed Garland. Trashing.

[taxi]

7. No one brought matches to the office party

so they had no way to burn the bags [of charcoal]