To have demonstrated my absolute disdain and fury...

[MangosteenSoda]

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

Is it too much

We had a workplace wide email that contradicted earlier rules and made it seem like we'd all been doing something wrong. Out of hours.

I may have replied (replied all!) with 'I'm not sure if I missed something' -I haven't- and copied and pasted the entire previous email.

You can tell I'm leaving.

I use "As per previous email...." means I haven't got the response I want so I'm going to go over it again more simply this time.
"To clarify......." means I think you are stupid so I will explain again.
"I look forward to a swift response, Regards, Hired" Means if I don't get a response within 24 hours I'm going to hound you until I do.

In my work sphere, there are many people who use ‘Regards’ without it having s snippy connotation, although I did smirk earlier today because someone did it to me & I know I’d pissed her off. She dropped me in the shit a few days ago by not just not being thorough, but being downright lazy not checking something. When she didn’t apologise, I simply sent “Thanks X ...” Today she’d had to be hauled back from furlough because she’d not completed work I needed for a deadline, so I think my ‘Regards’ was most definitely her showing annoyance. I don’t give a flying!

One of my colleagues signs off "yours aye"

I have yet to translate this, any ideas?

@Velvian

YANBU.

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

Shit. Really? Oh dear….

Best wishes is my go to, or just Babba. If I'm fucked off.

Can I get a concensus on "gentle reminder"? I assume it means fuck you, you forgetful bastard?

@Throckmorton

Can I get a concensus on "gentle reminder"? I assume it means fuck you, you forgetful bastard?

Yes, it's pretty much a "i've waited long enough you should be embarrassed at your ineptitude"

@NothingIsWrong

One of my colleagues signs off "yours aye"

I have yet to translate this, any ideas?

It means 'yours always'. It is Scottish.

I reckon that in a meeting, 'that was really helpful' means 'it's time to shut the fuck up now, move on.'

My mil ends emails with “regards” cracks me up. She is not English and hasn’t worked in an office but she pretty much hates us so maybe it is meant 😁

I love this thread

I look forward to hearing your views
Rosa.

then I'll tell you why they are not valid

@LuvMyBubbles

In oz that's perfectly fine.

It's fine in NZ too.

Regards is general fury.
Best is I will hunt you down and burn you to the ground.

Anyone dared used the words
Crystal clear
or
Crystal
in an email?
As in:
I think there may be some confusion. Let me be crystal clear...
Or, in response to an email PA checking something is clear:
Crystal. Many thanks.

@rosamacrose

I look forward to hearing your views Rosa.

then I'll tell you why they are not valid

love this!

@Scarby9

Anyone dared used the words Crystal clear or Crystal in an email? As in: I think there may be some confusion. Let me be crystal clear... Or, in response to an email PA checking something is clear: Crystal. Many thanks.

In a workplace? No way.

@Scarby9
No, that’s nowhere near PA (and deniable) enough for work purposes. Unless you’re Gene Hunt.

If I didn’t have to maintain a veneer of civility, my salutations would be much more simple:

FFS Geoff*,

Do the bloody thing you were supposed to do.

Capisce,
Mango

*Name changed to protect the guilty.

Poor Jeff. I think just spelling his name differently might not be cover enough. Happy to discuss further,

Regards

A

Does anyone know why the people in HR sign their emails "Kind regards, HR" rather than using their actual name? Is this a thing? Their emails come from a shared address like HR@company name, so I have been working for the company for years but I'm not actually sure who works in HR. I find it really weird, but I noticed another company doing this (they sign their emails "Thanks, company name" and I wondered if it was common.

Crazy I'd guess it's because it discourages staff from contacting individual members of HR staff. Maybe HR staff take it earns to manage the central mailbox.

I sign off all my emails like that. And I send a lot of emails.

??? That’s my standard auto-set sign off. It’s not offensive. If I’m PA I delete Regards and just have my name.

@CrazyCatsAndKittens

Does anyone know why the people in HR sign their emails "Kind regards, HR" rather than using their actual name? Is this a thing? Their emails come from a shared address like HR@company name, so I have been working for the company for years but I'm not actually sure who works in HR. I find it really weird, but I noticed another company doing this (they sign their emails "Thanks, company name" and I wondered if it was common.

I work in HR and have never done this.. in 5 different organisations over 2 decades