Originally Posted by
jn024
I will predict how it will go..
1. they change the autoresponder message exactly at 8am EST
2. the emails will go into their mail server will be be storing them (assume their IT says they can handle this without a problem)
3.
They did not figure out anything beyond that, so I don't think there will be anything spectacular to see tomorrow. Everyone will send their emails in and that is all that will happen.
At this time, they are calling every temp agency within 100 miles of their offices to get some cheap and plentiful labor. They will be manually sifting through a few million word document email attachment forms that have no standard formatting (not machine-readable).
Expect more problems and excitement in a few days when they realize they have no idea how to handle any of it.
This is a terribly run promotion from both a marketing and technology perspective.
Perhaps they're planning on calling in a bunch of temps, renting temporary space, setting up the various necessary workstations, and arranging for the significant outlay of cash for this type of operation. Or, as any knowledgeable global company would do these days, they've already called an offshoring company in the Philippines, India, or elsewhere...