Comment by ehnto
5 years ago
I don't think so, but I would never expect an answer to a cold email trying to rekindle a friendship. I all but ignore my email until I am expecting something in particular, anything that was sent to me between now and the last time I expected something I may never read.
To each their own I guess. I usually reply to any non-recruiter human who has taken the time to send me an email directly (not a list), even if it's just a one-line response. Especially if it's an old friend you've lost touch with.
I sincerely believe most people also would, but the problem is that outside of the workplace email has become mostly a marketing and notification channel.
Most non-tech people I know have hundreds, if not thousands of unread messages in their inboxes and will probably miss some unexpected ones.
That's me. I turn off as many notifications as I can yet somehow I still get too many.