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No Reply to Email
I have a question regarding email etiquette. I am the type of person that responds to emails fairly quickly, same day or next day for the most part, unless I am extremely busy or forget. I try not to get frustrated when others do not respond in a timely manner, as reasons for delayed or absent response are varied. I still wonder sometimes whether no response means the other person is just busy, or disinterested.
I recently went in to speak to a speech pathologist regarding volunteering at her office. She let me observe one session, and when it was time to leave, I was trying to figure out which days I would be available to volunteer in the future. There was some back-and-forth talk and misunderstandings, so she told me to just follow up with her in a couple weeks when she returns back from a trip. Right after leaving her office I emailed her to tell her I could modify my class schedule to be able to accommodate volunteering during the week, and that I would follow up in a couple weeks to sort out details.
Maybe I'm overanalyzing, but I wonder whether my email was too much and shows I am too eager, because she told me to write her in a couple weeks? I also wonder if a response is even required? I didn't ask her any questions, but thought that she could have responded to acknowledge that I wrote and thank me, etc. Is this an email that does not require a response, or does it seem like she is simply not interested in corresponding because she might not have a good impression of me? Thanks for any advice and/or feedback!
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We're talking a volunteer position, where you don't get paid and she's doing this more as a favor to you for you to gain experience in the work field. If she was asking what days work for you, in her mind, I'd have to say that means she has decided to accept you as a volunteer there. Depending on personality types, another person may not be the best fit so if she asked about dates, you're in. Its just a matter of providing dates that work in your schedule. There's nothing about providing the dates that sounds eager. The word eager in my mind doesnt even come into play in this situation. She said she'd be busy. Her email telling you to write in two weeks was not because she didn't want to hear back before that but because she wasn't going to be able to focus on it before that. Maybe some people are glued to their iphones on vacations or trips, others just know how to enjoy the time off or whatever they need to focus on for the trip such as if it was for a relatives wedding. When she gets back, she will have 2 weeks worth of emails so it will take time to read them all and respond on them all. If she doesnt respond immediately to you, she has changed her mind, just wait for her to call or write you. You need to keep things in perspective, bringing you on as a volunteer isn't as important and critical to her as it is to you for the job experience. So she may not be in any rush to bring someone in but if she promised, she will do it....shes a business professional and won't last in business long if shes says things and agrees to things she doesnt really mean.
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It sounds like with a trip coming up, she may have had a lot on her mind and not enough time to sort out specifics.
At least now she has your email and knows that you will be following up. I would just follow up in a few weeks like she asked and your email stated, and go from there. If she didn't want you there then she should tell you, to avoid any further misunderstandings.
I don't think this is overeager, as long as you wait the few weeks for her to return from her tip.
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