[shrimp_emoji]

Too much email spam from the company, including fake phishing attempts, to take my inbox seriously. It's a noisy channel.

Email is also slow. Instant messaging is where it's at, but most people's reading comprehension and writing are not at the level where that's the only viable medium.

[RHSeeger]

Depends entirely on the context. There are plenty of cases where email, _especially_ when it comes to taking the time to sort out your thoughts and then format them nicely, is better than instance messaging.