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re: Coworkers Who Are Overly Formal Emails?
Posted on 6/22/16 at 7:18 am to FootballNostradamus
Posted on 6/22/16 at 7:18 am to FootballNostradamus
Why are you millenials intimidated by a little formality?
Not to mention it's you Facebook types that will video and text everything you see getting people fired when something goes viral.
Emails leave trails and I don't want to get fired, or viewed as unprofessional because I treat work email like some athlete's Twitter account.
Not to mention it's you Facebook types that will video and text everything you see getting people fired when something goes viral.
Emails leave trails and I don't want to get fired, or viewed as unprofessional because I treat work email like some athlete's Twitter account.
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Posted on 6/22/16 at 7:18 am to FootballNostradamus
There's a middle ground you need to find.
I have one co-worker who starts every e-mail to me with "Dear Mr. LSUBoo" and ends every one with "Cordially yours," which I find to be weird. Dude is in the next office over, literally there is one wall between us, yet he types up e-mails as if he is contacting the Governor or something. It's strange.
On the other hand, don't be that guy that replies with just "k" or "no fricking clue" or something equally informal.
Find the middle ground.
Hey FootballNostradamus,
I don't know the answer to that question, let me know if I can help out in some other way.
-LSUBoo
I have one co-worker who starts every e-mail to me with "Dear Mr. LSUBoo" and ends every one with "Cordially yours," which I find to be weird. Dude is in the next office over, literally there is one wall between us, yet he types up e-mails as if he is contacting the Governor or something. It's strange.
On the other hand, don't be that guy that replies with just "k" or "no fricking clue" or something equally informal.
Find the middle ground.
Hey FootballNostradamus,
I don't know the answer to that question, let me know if I can help out in some other way.
-LSUBoo
Posted on 6/22/16 at 7:19 am to FootballNostradamus
"Please advise, as per...."
Posted on 6/22/16 at 7:20 am to Pecker
quote:
A lot people use it as an opportunity to sound smart. They don't realize that no one is impressed.
You don't have to be overly-formal when interacting with people via email to still be professional. It usually just comes off as pretentious.
Mr. Pecker,
Perhaps your world-view and your opinion on this matter are not commonly shared by others in this company. I would suggest a paradigm shift if you have aspirations of advancement.
Sincerely,
Someone Pretentious
Posted on 6/22/16 at 7:22 am to Pecker
quote:
A lot people use it as an opportunity to sound smart. They don't realize that no one is impressed.
You don't have to be overly-formal when interacting with people via email to still be professional. It usually just comes off as pretentious.
Said the guy with the user-name "Pecker" and an avi of Aikman with a stash and a gold chain....hmmm...
Posted on 6/22/16 at 7:23 am to East Coast Band
quote:
Why are you millenials intimidated by a little formality? Not to mention it's you Facebook types that will video and text everything you see getting people fired when something goes viral. Emails leave trails and I don't want to get fired, or viewed as unprofessional because I treat work email like some athlete's Twitter account.
There isn't a single thing you typed that you arrived at through sound logic or reasoning. You sound like the type of guy who people at work don't take seriously.
Posted on 6/22/16 at 7:26 am to tke857
quote:
Said the guy with the user-name "Pecker" and an avi of Aikman with a stash and a gold chain....hmmm...
Yes, TigerDroppings OT is my place of employment and this is the system we use for intra-office correspondence. Your observations are relevant.
Posted on 6/22/16 at 7:29 am to FootballNostradamus
I don't think I have any coworkers who are overly formal emails.
Posted on 6/22/16 at 7:30 am to Polar Pop
quote:HATE THIS
"Please advise
Posted on 6/22/16 at 7:31 am to Bullfrog
quote:
"Please advise
HATE THIS
So noted.
Posted on 6/22/16 at 7:31 am to LSUBoo
quote:
On the other hand, don't be that guy that replies with just "k" or "no fricking clue" or something equally informal.
I do write formal to clients and it drives me nuts when I write this long, well put together e-mail explaining something and all I get back is "k"
fricking O&G engineers
Posted on 6/22/16 at 7:34 am to Salmon
quote:
Salmon
Take solace in the fact that you have explained things clearly and you have left them with no follow-up questions/comments needed.
Posted on 6/22/16 at 7:35 am to LCA131
quote:So noted.
Someone Pretentious
Posted on 6/22/16 at 7:35 am to LCA131
just write "ok"...ok?
Posted on 6/22/16 at 7:36 am to Salmon
Let's circle back around.
Posted on 6/22/16 at 7:36 am to Salmon
K, chill, bruh. Jus' tryin' to commiserate.
Posted on 6/22/16 at 7:40 am to FootballNostradamus
You could learn from your coworker.
Emails are FOREVER.
Emails are FOREVER.
Posted on 6/22/16 at 7:41 am to Panny Crickets
Hillary says otherwise...
Posted on 6/22/16 at 7:42 am to Scooba
quote:
or a specific answer
quote:
no
That's pretty specific and concise. I appreciate those.
Posted on 6/22/16 at 7:44 am to FootballNostradamus
It' a CYA thing.
Also we're not all Hillary Clinton where emails just go missing.
Also we're not all Hillary Clinton where emails just go missing.
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