re: Odd use of terms in company emails

This place is at rock bottom in the fricking gutter when inhabitants struggle to understand the meaning of ASAP and start threads about it.

Honestly, the only thing that bothers me about work emails is when people really close to my office email me with a simple question that could have been answered had they stood up and walked 10 yards to my office.

Corporate jargon sucks. I always try to avoid that bs.

Asap should mean as soon as possible...not immediately, but people misunderstand and asap should be banned. If you want something done, provide the recipient with "please complete by end-of-day March 8th." Be clear.

Rather than FYI, I prefer "as info only" or "I think this is a good reference document for us" or "I find this interesting." Let your team know they aren't expected to respond, responses clog up inboxes.

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FYI

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I use this sometimes but is there something wrong with it?

To me FYI means, I want you to see this but you don't have to act on it.

"per my last email", seems bitchy

Not necessarily jargon, but there should be mandatory training for all who utilize email on a daily basis on the difference between "reply" & "reply all".

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Instead I use "at your earliest opportunity" or "at your earliest convenience".

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Those are for up the chain.

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ASAP

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...is for down the chain.

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FYSA - for your situational awareness - was egregiously overused when I was in the military.

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Ooooh... that's pure cancer.

I used to date a chick who'd worked at the Ramstein AFB rec center and it sounds like something she'd overuse.

It’s not a term but two people that get in a back and forth and Reply To All on group emails need to take it outside.

Don’t jam up my inbox with your stupid shite that doesn’t involve me.

The Onus is on you



I can't read this without replacing onus with anus