As an HR pro, perhaps you’ve heard this from employees, “I wish I hadn’t sent that e-mail.”
For people who’ve expressed that regret, now there’s help.
Gmail has introduced something called Mail Goggles. It’s a check to make sure someone really wants to send that e-mail they’ve just drafted.
The message that pops up when Goggles is enabled says, “It’s that time of day. Gmail aims to help you in many ways. Are you sure you want to send this? Answer some simple math problems to verify.”
Goggles’ default setting makes it active only late night on weekends — apparently aimed more at personal e-mails than workplace ones. However, anyone can adjust when it’s active, in case more impulsive e-mailing occurs between the hours of 9 and 5.
You can find out more about Mail Goggles here.
Have any of your employees sent e-mails they wish they hadn’t?
