Annoying flowery adjectives and adverbs in work emails
packetphilter
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Is anyone else annoyed when you see phrases in work emails like, "Just a gentle reminder" or "Kindly reply back"?
It makes me want to say, "How bout I gently remind you by kindly beating you with a stick?"
Maybe I have some unsorted anger issues...not sure
It makes me want to say, "How bout I gently remind you by kindly beating you with a stick?"
Maybe I have some unsorted anger issues...not sure
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stryder144
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Ah, passive-aggressive communications. My favorite.The easiest thing to be in the world is you. The most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be. Don't let them put you in that position. ~ Leo Buscaglia
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blatini
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Ya I much prefer receiving emails prefaced with "Hey fuckface"
You need to find better things to get frustrated about Packet P Hitler... -
Iristheangel
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Ya I much prefer receiving emails prefaced with "Hey fuckface"
You need to find better things to get frustrated about Packet P Hitler...
Ha! I KNEW you loved it when I started my emails like that! Jking :P -
Fulcrum45
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In an intro email it's fine- especially if it's addressing several people. I guess I never gave it much thought. Of course I've been using "Hey Fuckface" in my emails for years. -
packetphilter
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Ya I much prefer receiving emails prefaced with "Hey fuckface"
At least then I'd feel like they were expressing their true thoughts
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NetworkingStudent
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packetphilter wrote: »Is anyone else annoyed when you see phrases in work emails like, "Just a gentle reminder" or "Kindly reply back"?
It makes me want to say, "How bout I gently remind you by kindly beating you with a stick?"
Maybe I have some unsorted anger issues...not sure
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blatini
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Iristheangel wrote: »Ha! I KNEW you loved it when I started my emails like that! Jking :P
@packetphilter Some people make everything slightly more awkward when they're asking something of you. As long as I don't have to suffer through a phone call with them they can gently by the by time permitting all they want. I will count that as a win -
revbox
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There is always that one ******* SDM that does this in every workplace. Like, reminding people what time the workday officially starts even though you were up till 1 AM doing maintenance and connected remotely this morning from home while sipping coffee, or asking people to be quiet in the hallways even though they choose to leave their office door wide open and expect everyone else to act like it is a library.
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revbox
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The words ass and hole combined get censored, but fuckface is legit?
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Fulcrum45
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TE hasn't caught on to our hip new lingo.The words ass and hole combined get censored, but fuckface is legit?
