How to Handle a Boss Who Ignores Your Emails

The Difficult Boss Podcast with Fexingo: Managing Up, Toxic Managers, and Workplace Survival · May 27, 2026 · 8m · transcript

Lucas and Luna tackle a common but under-discussed workplace problem: the boss who simply doesn't reply to your emails. Drawing on a 2025 study finding that the average manager ignores or misses 23 percent of internal messages, they diagnose the root causes — from inbox overload to strategic avoidance — and offer a concrete five-step framework for getting a response without escalating. Lucas shares a specific case from his own career where a silent boss cost his team a client deadline, and Luna explains the 'two-sentence rule' she uses to cut through noise. They also discuss…