Last week, I read a post where someone shared their pettiest moves when it comes to dealing with challenging colleagues.
The two that cracked me up the most were:
1. Always writing their name in a slightly smaller font in emails and;
2. Always adding them last on the TO line of emails!
I found them so oddly satisfying😂 Does anyone have any similar moves to share?🤭

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I'm not going to lie I have actually done the typing one coworkers nname in a slightly smaller font thing. I have this one coworker who is sooooo petty so I always type her name one size smaller than everyone else's.

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I love this!🤣 I know its petty and immature, but I LOVE IT!😂

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