To hate receiving emails starting with just my name

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shineonyoucrazydiamondd · 03/08/2023 11:44

When people at work email me with just my name, and not Hi it makes my blood boil and I can’t help feeling that way 😂it feels abrupt and rude to me.

How hard is it to put Hi or Hello? Or am I being over sensitive? (I probably am)

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JogOn123 · 03/08/2023 16:14

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AgnesX · 03/08/2023 16:17

It's just some people's style. It's the content that matters (generally if you know the sender you know what they're like).

ButtOutBobsMum · 03/08/2023 16:24

Freetodowhatiwant · 03/08/2023 15:17

I’ve been thinking about this a lot recently having been helping someone send out marketing emails but to existing customers in a relatively creative industry - so not banking or something. I decided Hi Jane was probably the best. Some younger folk in the company thought it was okay to put ‘Hey Jane’ but to me that felt like a step too far. Also ‘Hey’ written down also sounds a bit like ‘Oi’ rather than a greeting even though verbally it can work as a greeting. One email went out with ‘Heya’. I almost screamed. In defence of the writer they are 21 and not English but seeing ‘heya’ would make me respond very badly. On the opposite end of the spectrum I have recently reprimanded a company emailing me as ‘Dear Sirs’!

We are now being told at work that if we don’t know the name of the person we are sending the email or letter to, we can no longer used “Dear Sir/Madam” but have to use the company name or position so “Dear Mumsnet Limited” or “Dear Managing Director”. Feels really weird!

Piggywaspushed · 03/08/2023 16:25

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I have had extremely long emails which begin in this brisk fashion.

I also bristle as a teacher when I receive parental emails which begin with just my name and no hello/dear/yo/ hi/greetings .

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