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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works
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[-] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 96 points 3 months ago

I sent emails for 8 months to a person named Chris that started "Hi Chairs," and they never noticed.

[-] tja@sh.itjust.works 102 points 3 months ago

Maybe they were just too polite to mention it.

[-] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 39 points 3 months ago

I think it's a good instinct to assume the best of people but let me assure you there is nothing polite about Chairs.

[-] danc4498@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago

If it were me, I’d give a chuckle every time I saw it.

[-] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I had a job for about a year, where among other things I was making the requests to our physical document storage supplier. They are amazingly incompetent. And one thing they did is, early on, they were calling me David, while my first name is Daniel. I didn't say anything, wanting to note how long before they'd realize their mistake. They never did.

Of course, my name is the signature of all my emails.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 3 months ago

People frequently misspell my name. Even though they've just had to correctly spell my name to get the email to me in the first place. Is it not even an uncommon name, it's like being unable to spell Paul.

[-] Bearlydave@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Damn Canadians!

Source: I'm Canadian.

[-] Fillicia@sh.itjust.works 44 points 3 months ago

I have a chain of email with mechanical engineers, subject: "welded butt plug"

We're talking about a butt welded plug. At this point I think nobody wants to be the one to change the subject.

[-] psud@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago

When I change a subject I always put (was: old subject)

I would hope any who change that subject to follow that style

[-] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 32 points 3 months ago

Chairs would never stand for that.

[-] gibmiser@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago

He'd sit down and take it though

[-] Matty_r@programming.dev 2 points 3 months ago

I did the same - my bosses first name is Dean. There were many emails starting with "Hi Dead"

[-] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 35 points 3 months ago

Had to read it twice to understand why it was here.

[-] Drusas@kbin.run 15 points 3 months ago

I would just assume it was bad autocorrect.

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Hmm, I don't do any intro if I remotely know the person. My emails look like this:

Subject: General topic + call to action

Brief introduction to problem, ideally one sentence. A call to action, like getting some info or whatever.

Extra details if needed, which is pretty rare. Two to three sentences max.

Thanks,
my name
relevant other info like title

No intro, that's available in the email header. Just don't put in filler...

[-] efstajas@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

Good for you. The tweet is just a joke though.

[-] Zachariah@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

What’s the change? Looks standard to me.

[-] NewAgeOldPerson@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago
[-] don@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

Hey, what are the odds -- five Ayn Rand fans on the same train! Must be going to a convention.

[-] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 6 points 3 months ago

"They want to murder you in a well... It says here on this card." - Norm MacDonald

[-] Asafum@feddit.nl 6 points 3 months ago

I wish it was just skipping filler. I send the office a 2 sentence email and they completely ignore the second sentence then send a snippy email in reply that was part of the 2nd sentence they just didn't bother to read...

[-] MargotRobbie@lemm.ee 6 points 3 months ago

I'm surprised people still write that in their work email.

Writing a long letter to friends or people you want to work with is one thing, but for routine work email it should be short and to the point, nobody has time to read an essay about wells if your job doesn't involve, well, wells.

[-] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

I noticed... I noticed every time.

Also Grammarly OP for inane work shit like that. It's a shame it freaks the fuck out anytime there's more than like five errors found lol.

[-] Theme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 months ago

I didn't notice

[-] don@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

“Yeah, Kaylene’s always doing weird shit like that to get attention, we mostly just ignore her. She hasn’t caught on yet.”

[-] ech@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

Buffalo Bill's trying the wfh hustle.

[-] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I'm sending my love down the well.

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

You can also switch to "I hope this E-Mail fights you well"

[-] nifty@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

If the email did find them in a well, they’ll ask for help and that’ll just be a whole thing. Better not to send the email in the first place

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