'What The F**k Does It Mean?': 8 Email Phrases Your Co-Workers Secretly Hate

A laptop with a Gmail inbox on screenThough a Harris Poll survey suggests workers burn out after about 50 emails a day, most of us receive far, far more than that. So, it’s no wonder workers have a lot of thoughts on how the messages hurled into their inboxes daily are worded.In a post shared to r/jobs, for instance, Redditor u/Accomplished-Art5134 wrote: “For some reason, ‘warm regards’ really pisses me off and I have no idea why.”They then asked members of the forum for more “email phrases” that they find themselves “irrationally triggered by”. Here are some of the most upvoted responses... 1) ”‘Urgent’ pasted on every single email from the same person every day.”Credit: [deleted] ″‘Urgent’ is so overused at my job that I miss actually time-sensitive emails because I’ve become desensitised to it,” u/July9044 agreed.“It’s just shameless self-promotion by the sender and floods my inbox with nonsense.” 2) “‘…’ being used in any professional email.” Credit: u/Trentimoose“Yes! What is it supposed to mean?” u/wooshwed responded. “People use it when they seem angry and when they seem confused, or being funny. I hate it.” 3) ”Gentle reminder”Credit: [deleted]“Also, ‘friendly reminder,’” u/benibigboi added.4) ”’:)′ on an otherwise negative email” Credit: u/Zombiesheartwaffles“It’s so passive-aggressive,” u/Sea_Client9991 stated.“Straight up just the corporate version of writing ‘lol’ after a negative comment.”5) ”Does that make sense?” “Blood boils.”Credit:u/Frdmgir7“I absolutely despise that term. I’ve changed to using ‘I hope I’m being clear’ or ‘let me know if you need clarity,’” u/sweatermaster said.6) ”As you recall...”Credit: u/truthbetold_3“Omg yes. Do not assume my frame of mind. And if we did speak directly about it, just ‘kindly’ follow up on whatever topic. Hell, even forward the previous conversation over again,” u/WeedThrough agreed.7) ”Nice to e-meet you!”Credit: u/SheilaGirlface8) ”‘Please advise’ drives me nuts”Credit: u/Zed_Life64“You don’t need to tell me this when you’ve already asked for my input,” the user fumed.“What the fuck does it mean? Are you asking for clarification? Are you disagreeing? Are you asking for help? Are you judging someone who doesn’t do it your way? Are you asking them to change something? Are you asking them to tell you what to do? I don’t understand,” u/kelcamer agreed.Do you have anything to add? Let us know! Related...I’m Exhausted From Following These Unspoken Rules For Black Women At WorkGen Z Might Have A Special Word For It, But Workers Have Been 'Taskmasking' For DecadesThis Video Call Mistake Might Make You Less Likeable At Work

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