My husband says it's considered rude at his company to request read receipts when someone reads an email in Outlook, because it kind of assumes the person might not be paying attention to their inbox. I use them all the time with senior leaders. Are my coworkers judging me harshly for doing that, or is my husband's company just odd?

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I never use them and always click no when asked to confirm that I’ve read or received an email. So, just this once, your husband is right!

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I see them as rude/annoying. If they come from most people, I cancel them out so they don't send a receipt anyway. If I get one from a client that matters, I allow the receipt to go back because I have to keep clients happy even if I'm annoyed. If I got them from someone junior to me, I would feel like that person was micromanaging me and overstepping boundaries.

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He's right.

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He’s right

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He’s right. It’s passive aggressive. IMHO.

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I’ve always been super annoyed when people sent them to me 😂 and never send them to anyone myself, but I wouldn’t go so far as to call them rude. May be a company by company norm.

He’s right

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