When you send an email to a partner and get a question mark in response. Only a question mark. ?

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I think senior management are purposely ambiguous just to make junior staff squirm

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Maybe he thinks your high

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Partners are too good for words

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Lmao thanks @Partner

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send ??? back at partner? lol...

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?=WTF

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I don't think he liked my question lol it wasn't a stupid one either - it was exactly what he told me to ask him when it came to it. And now he's like "?"

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Why not say "please clarify."?

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How about


How about the all caps ones. Drives me crazy

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Better get to clarifying.

Either they saw nothing on the email or it made no sende

Done it and received it. I've sent when the email is so obscure that I don't know where to start. Not being rude to the sender, just don't know where to start.

Or let's discuss

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