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Yep! I just try not to take that personally, but yeah def feel it.
Original Poster,
Congratulations! If this bothers you then you don’t have any real problems.
All the best,
S&1
Original poster :)
I begin all my emails with, "What it do baybeee" for the avoidance of any doubt
Thanks kawahi
You’re too sensitive
And those behaving in a manner as OP described are ill-mannered.
No. It’s 2020. And many people follow that style (although I don’t).
I would not respond to anyone that sends me an email with my name:
On the same lines , thoughts on emails that start with Hi xyz Hope you are well!? To me seems unnecessary/fake...You just wrote me an email yesterday asking the same or we had a phone conversation 5 hours ago and it won’t hurt me if you get straight to the point.
I would reserve the ‘hope you are well’ for people I am contacting after a while...
Couldn't care less
When I first address and email to someone I’ll type “Hello Dave.” For every subsequent email—particularly on that thread—I’ll just type “Dave.” I don’t mean to be cold or impersonal, but to type a greeting every time in a business context is a bit much and shouldn’t be expected.
Then you have no idea about the bounds. Don't hide your lack of courtesy with irrational thought
As I have worked across the world this seems a very cultural thing. In Germany or Asia it would be super rude, in the UK or the US this seems more the norm
Hoi in Liechtenstein rules
I love it. It’s direct and makes it feel personal.
+1
I would posit that in the US when we know the person well, or work together often, we cut out the hi’s and hello’s. It’s not rude, it’s getting down to business.
SA1, adding a greeting makes it friendly, open, and professional. How do you greet people in person? Do you never say hello to anyone? It's the same thing in an email.
I was taught in my prof writing class in college to never use “Dear” unless “corresponding with a sweetheart.” That has stuck with me (right or wrong) and now I think it’s so weird when people use “Dear” as the salutation.
I do this. I used to write “Hi X” but was coached not to during a women in leadership type program I was part of. It came up in a discussion about how starting an email with “Hi” can be casual and can undermine your level of credibility and seriousness, so if you want to be taken seriously, drop the “hi”. Since then I’ve coached people I work with in the same way too.
This is not to say that my method is right or wrong. Just that people may not be intending to be rude or curt when they address emails a certain way. It’s not worth getting annoyed about!
Makes sense for women in leadership. To counteract perception of women being too friendly or ‘soft’. Naturally, if someone sees you as soft, a curt email will counteract that.
M5, I have the exact view. I know it’s well intended but comes across as fake.
Imo using a greeting on every single email can make us sound like robotic consultant outsiders. So much is done across different channels like chat that suddenly being formal can be weird.
Using just names or "@<name>" I do just so whoever I need something from knows it's for them and not the 5 other people in the thread.
I’m the exact opposite: using “hi John” in front seems unprofessional or too suck-up-ish
If you are corresponding with a client, remember they are paying alot of money for your services. Hundreds of dollars an hour in many cases. If you were paying $250+ an hour for advisement, how would you want to see correspondence related to your matters? As an individual, your firm is paying a higher wage than market average. Your personal brand should present in emails that represent you and the organization you come from in a positive light. Knowing that much of our internal correspondence is indicative of a virtual workplace, and relationships that are built on minimal interaction, being polite in correspondence is the least we can do for one another.
Gotta love the “doesn’t bother me, therefore it doesn’t bother you. Suck it up princess” type of comments. Just say “No I don’t mind it”, why be dismissive of OPs views?
Manners and proper correspondence establish a culture of respect and convey confidence and intelligence. Attention to the little things build the relationship that will get you through the big things that you can’t anticipate.
Thank you!
Even more of a case for Slack