To have demonstrated my absolute disdain and fury...

[MangosteenSoda]

... by signing off an email with just ‘Regards, Mango’.

Is it too much

Ooh. My husband starts emails with just the recipient’s name and then sometimes signs off using just his initials

Interesting. So can I ask you, my British friends to tell me whether closing by saying:

“With respect,

Name”

Is that good or not good?

What did they do?!?

You are calling them a fool, Plan

“With respect” does sound rather sarcastic, unfortunately.

Yeah to me “with respect” sounds very sarcastic.

I never knew this was considered rude. I've been doing it for years.

No salutation just first name is BRUTAL.

I do this too!

Jesus, that’s cold

We just had further correspondence and I omitted the Hi and ended Regards (no name). Thanks all for helping me nail the appropriate level of livid

Almost every single email I send and receive is signed off regards ... All internally - not a hint of passive aggressiveness to be had.

You know you’ve made it when you can omit the greeting. Only senior exec get away with it.

Don't forget to tut and mutter under your breath.
Send it with contempt.

@Timper

Almost every single email I send and receive is signed off regards ... All internally - not a hint of passive aggressiveness to be had.

Heathens

When I really loathe someone at work, I sign my email off with 'Kindest'. That is top pass agg satisfaction.

Thank you all. I was suspecting something....but now I know. I will be sending back a “regards”

Sadly the person in question struck me as sexist because on learning I was directing a project that he is lead engineer on, he asked me about my “experience” and “had I done a project like this before”. Which made me laugh out loud at the silliness because I may be younger than him, but vastly more experienced. He later sent a strange apology type email and closed it “with respect” and I have been for the past few weeks as he is British and I thought might be cultural subtext going on.

Sorry for hijacking thread. But it reminded me of this and so I decided to take opportunity to get British read.

YANBU.

I have heard that 'happy to discuss' translates as 'I will fight you in the car park'

@ZooeyS

If I am REALLY fucked off I just sign it

Regards

No name, nothing. That'll learn 'em. (This response usually follows me starting with 'as per my last email')

Per the attached email is even more pointed

@TheQueef

You are calling them a fool, Plan

Roaring She’s right.

@Velvian

YANBU.

I have heard that 'happy to discuss' translates as 'I will fight you in the car park'

I WILL SMITE YOU BY THE COFFEE MACHINE, BRENDA.

@countrygirl99 love it

’I have heard that 'happy to discuss' translates as 'I will fight you in the car park'

YABU
It should say ‘warmest regards’

’I have heard that 'happy to discuss' translates as 'I will fight you in the car park'

😂 it absolutely is!

@Crayfishforyou

YABU It should say ‘warmest regards’

Way too sucky uppy