re: What is the purpose of pronouns in work email signatures?

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Honest question. I WFH for a small company, began Jan 2020, prior to that always for big companies in the office. I frequently interact with coworkers but oddly it’s only about work, so have no office banter or bureaucratic BS.

I assume the purpose is ultimately virtue signaling, by either individual or org. but it’s clearly becoming mandated in certain companies and local govs we work with. Yesterday a good old boy in his 50s/60s who I’ve spoken with several times named Mike in Odessa, TX had he/him. If there was confusion about this guys gender, I should just quit modern life.

What is the explanation for this? My guesses are:

1. To avoid genuine confusion? I guess it somewhat makes sense with a Kelley or Blake, I’ve assumed wrong with both of them. But that’s likely not the intent.

2. Self-promoted wokeness by the org? Look at us!

3. CYA HR move to build in policies in case of lawsuit?

Thanks for your consideration

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I imagine 99% of the people who do it ,do it to "poke the bear" so to speak. They realize the a large portion of society think this is ridiculous (and rightfully so) so they do it to antagonize.

I generally ignore it, but forward thinking, if I am ever in a situation where I cannot avoid it and have to participate otherwise suffer some repercussion that I can not bear, my pronouns will be The/She/It.

If you can't have fun you're not living.

Same purpose as the masks.

Useless virtue signaling.

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The idea is, and I am not saying I agree, to help transgender people feel more comfortable about identifying their pronouns. If everyone is identifying their pronouns, it doesn't stand out when someone who is transgender does it. So if Kaitlyn continues to be confused or mistaken as a man, though she prefers to be identified as a female, she will need to put "she/her/her's" in her email signature. That would be odd if only transgender people did that and bring unwanted attention to themselves. So the idea is if everyone does it, no one notices Kaitlyn's email signature and Kaitlyn gets called her preferred pronouns.

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So all must look weak and with a psychological disorder to avoid the small number with disorder learning how to stand up on their own in reality of their situation or get help.

Besides it’s an email not a zoom call. Trans end up changing their name to match what they feel even though you would think this would be unnecessary with this pronoun crap. Including 3rd person pronouns in email to someone is also weird as a way to show how you want to be addressed as in response I will use their name or “you” when addressing people directly not refer to them as their 3rd person pronoun. With fluidity i also hope person doesn’t change it after the last email it sent to me.

It doesn’t have to make sense I guess as it seems more part of the narcissistic left’s need to say look at how tolerant I am while I push to ban you and ideas they are intolerant of.

Also there is reason some must continue to remind people while others don’t since it’s their natural biology. When everyone does it all signatures reflecting this will get ignored and have more issues when meeting face to face not less.

Pronouns prevent the spread of negativenouns

I did an interview yesterday, and the first thing the real woman in her 50's told me is that her pronouns were she/her.

I said nothing.

What do you put if you're genderfluid?
Do you change it every time you send an email, based on what you're feeling at the moment?
Is it misgendering if they acknowledge the pronouns but you're feeling something different by the time you get a response?

If you put pronouns in an email signature, you are likely an a-hole. Act accordingly.

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I did an interview yesterday, and the first thing the real woman in her 50's told me is that her pronouns were she/her.

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I hope tossed her resume in the trash. Now matter how qualified she is, she's going to make your life hell.