Office workers reveal the email phrases they can’t STAND – from ‘happy hump day’ and ‘just checking in’ to sending kisses as a sign off
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Office workers have revealed the top email terms that drive them up the wall – including being called ‘honey’, emoji use and signing off with kisses.
The common gripes were revealed online by office workers fed up with unprofessional emails hitting their inboxes.
In a thread the workers agreed ‘hey lady’, ‘hey sweetie’ and ‘happy hump day’ were the most infuriating greetings.
This was backed up by a recent article on the stay at home mum parenting website where people agreed using someone’s name is the only way to start a professional email.
‘Any email that starts with ‘Hello Dear’ – makes me want to punch the computer in the nads,’ one woman said.
Others said hitting the send button without checking the spelling of the recipient’s name was a huge turn off.
The next peeves related to the subject matter, with anything including ‘just touching base, circling back and bringing this to the top of your inbox’ among the most hated.
HOW TO WRITE THE PERFECT EMAIL:
Australian careers expert Sue Ellson told FEMAIL it’s best to keep emails concise, ensure the font is one size and avoid the use of abbreviations in order to generate a swift response from the receiver.
For the opening line:
For the body of the email:
For the sign-off:
”Sorry to be annoying, but,’ and ‘Just checking if there’s anything you need from me?’,’ are two I hate the most one woman added to the thread.
Passive aggressive jargon was also on the list of pet peeves.
‘To put it more simply…’ (That means are you seriously THAT stupid!) and ‘not sure if you got my last email’ (How long do you think you can ignore me for?),’ are two others according to the stay at home mum page.
Finishing off an email with familiar greetings like ‘thanks mate’, using xs and emojis were also on the workers’ most hated lists.
Common email cliches and what to say instead:
‘As per my last email’ – ‘Apologies if you missed the previous email. Can you please let me know…’
‘Just checking in’ – ‘This is now an urgent matter and if you cannot complete it by xx, please let me know immediately’
‘Sorry for being unclear’ – ‘I understand that my original email may have been confusing. Would you like me to call you? Alternatively, would you be able to let me know what extra information you need? Thanks in advance.’
‘Kind regards’ – ‘Regards’, ‘Kindest’ or ‘Thank you’
‘Thanks in advance’ – ‘Thank you’
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