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What is text etiquette?

Posted on 1/9/24 at 11:27 pm
Posted by WWII Collector
Member since Oct 2018
7130 posts
Posted on 1/9/24 at 11:27 pm
Is it Mon-Fri 9-5... or it's cool to shoot a potential business associate a text at Midnight for them to read at 8am?

Boomers want to know..

Thanks



This post was edited on 1/9/24 at 11:29 pm
Posted by Kjnstkmn
Vermilion Parish
Member since Aug 2020
10812 posts
Posted on 1/9/24 at 11:28 pm to
No dick pics til after lunch.
Posted by Duke
Twin Lakes, CO
Member since Jan 2008
35668 posts
Posted on 1/9/24 at 11:29 pm to
I personally have zero issue receiving texts at any time. If Im asleep, Ill just see it in the morning.
Posted by Huey Lewis
BR
Member since Oct 2013
4668 posts
Posted on 1/9/24 at 11:31 pm to
USE ALL CAPS TO LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT YOURE SAYING IS SERIOUS BUSINESS
Posted by tketaco
Sunnyside, Houston
Member since Jan 2010
19726 posts
Posted on 1/9/24 at 11:32 pm to
Dick pics.
Posted by Auburn80
Backwater, TN
Member since Nov 2017
7629 posts
Posted on 1/9/24 at 11:36 pm to
Some people don’t silence their phones. Don’t text after 9pm if it can wait until tomorrow.
Posted by PurpleandGold Motown
Birmingham, Alabama
Member since Oct 2007
22082 posts
Posted on 1/9/24 at 11:39 pm to
Apparently Gen Z gets triggered by the use of punctuation and proper spelling. So, just string one long run on sentence with a lot of abbreviations, acronyms and initialisms.
Posted by Spankum
Miss-sippi
Member since Jan 2007
56156 posts
Posted on 1/9/24 at 11:52 pm to
I don’t think it is acceptable to text business after bout 7 PM. Most people would rather take a break from work after they have dinner. I am pretty damn close to a boomer myself. I would feel free to e-mail something you want read tomorrow anytime. However, I consider text messages slightly more urgent than e-mail. The most urgent would be a phone call in my opinion.
Posted by Ham Solo
Member since Apr 2015
7733 posts
Posted on 1/10/24 at 12:15 am to
quote:

What is text etiquette?


That question requires more info.

Are they working for $11 an hour, or are they making 6 digits?

Is it a single bachelor, or a lady with young children?

If you're not familiar with this person's lifestyle you should hold it until the morning.
Posted by Havoc
Member since Nov 2015
28782 posts
Posted on 1/10/24 at 12:53 am to
quote:

shoot a potential business associate a text at Midnight for them to read at 8am

I’m thinking no.
Text usually entails somewhat timely response in my opinion.
For example an email sent after hours saying “do this” can reasonably be expect to imply tomorrow (absent words like ASAP or Now of course). But a text “do this” would be perceived as meaning now or soon.
In my opinion.
Posted by LSU6262
Member since Jun 2008
7521 posts
Posted on 1/10/24 at 1:31 am to
quote:

for them to read at 8am


If you don't expect them to read it until 8 am, then don't send it until 8 am
Posted by Dingbag
Member since Dec 2023
545 posts
Posted on 1/10/24 at 2:31 am to
Might depend on your line of work, I personally don’t care, but I’d say if you’re gonna send it to them at midnight you’re better off sending it at 8 am.
Posted by BruslyTiger
Waiting on 420...
Member since Oct 2003
4621 posts
Posted on 1/10/24 at 5:36 am to
My old boss who was younger than me would text me at all hours because he didn't sleep. I would oblige him with a reply when I woke up at 4 or 5AM while he was sleeping. The text stopped coming at all hours of the night/morning.
Posted by pioneerbasketball
Team Bunchie
Member since Oct 2005
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Posted on 1/10/24 at 5:52 am to
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Posted by Sus-Scrofa
Member since Feb 2013
8199 posts
Posted on 1/10/24 at 5:54 am to
As a general rule if it’s someone you work with everyday and texting like that is normal, go ahead and text.

When I get work related emails or texts from people outside the office between like 11 pm and 4 am, I tend to think they’re not quite right at the time. They’re either angry, freaking out, or drunk.

If it’s a true emergency, all etiquette is out the window.
Posted by tigernurse
Member since Dec 2005
30591 posts
Posted on 1/10/24 at 5:59 am to
quote:

What is text etiquette?
Is it Mon-Fri 9-5... or it's cool to shoot a potential business associate a text at Midnight for them to read at 8am?


with this key detail being specified, I'd say no.

but perhaps you should post the text you wanted to send here so we have better insight into what you wanted to say at midnight to your potential business partner
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
66032 posts
Posted on 1/10/24 at 6:11 am to
quote:

or it's cool to shoot a potential business associate a text at Midnight for them to read at 8am?
Wanna know how to never do business with me?

Do this.

It’s not smart or cool to assume that familiarity with potential business associates.

You don’t know whether people you’re texting have their notifications silenced, and did you consider that some people also get text notifications on smart watches?
Posted by Neauxla_Tiger
Member since Feb 2015
1884 posts
Posted on 1/10/24 at 6:53 am to
Most sms apps let you schedule a text. So if it's late and you remembered something you need to text, but don't want to risk forgetting it, then write the text out and tell the app not to send until the morning. Best of both worlds.
Posted by Tempratt
WRMS Girls Soccer Team Kicks arse
Member since Oct 2013
13499 posts
Posted on 1/10/24 at 6:53 am to
I think we need a $20k seminar on texting etiquette.
Failure to pass exam at end of seminar will result in extermination.
Posted by Hamma1122
Member since Sep 2016
19884 posts
Posted on 1/10/24 at 6:54 am to
People have lives. Wait till the morning
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