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Fortunately, most people address me when writing me an email in ways like "Hi Namogel" or "Hello" or "Namogel,..." - and that's all great stuff that I like, but there's always that one person who comes across as impolite or rude by not giving a simple greeting.
I think you're being a bit oversensitive here. There's a time to be formal and there are times when it is not really required. If I ever send an e-mail to a client or anyone outside the office, of course there's a greeting. Internally....depends on who it is the the office culture. If I send an e-mail to someone in a department I rarely communicate with, I'll open up with a "simple greeting". On the other hand, if it is someone I deal with day in and day out and we're going back and forth on e-mails all the time, I will just "jump right in" (and would certainly never be offended if they did the same).
Now, people who cannot seem to grasp the difference between, "reply" and, "reply all"...those people bug the crap out of me.
For me, one of my biggest pet peeves at work is that when I am requested something via email, the person just goes right into the question without a greeting or addressing me. A simple "Namogel, ..." would suffice. What's worse is that some people around the office are known for being impolite like this, but when they address an email to someone else (who's usually higher in the company), they do indeed address them. Obviously I'll see this if I'm copied on an email. So for someone like me, I get vibe that suggests I'm not respected.
Fortunately, most people address me when writing me an email in ways like "Hi Namogel" or "Hello" or "Namogel,..." - and that's all great stuff that I like, but there's always that one person who comes across as impolite or rude by not giving a simple greeting.
I've only been in the corporate world for two years, but I would say it's not unreasonable to believe that if you're not friendly in emails, you're not very approachable in person.
Agree 100%, especially on the first reply. After that, it makes sense to keep it short and sweet. It also bothers me when I write a quick, "Good morning" or "Namogel" to get back a reply that sounds as though I'm bothering them by making them open an email. It comes across as rude and disrespectful and it shouldn't take more than a couple seconds to type someone's name on an email. And, you're absolutely right... I hate when they fail to respond back to you by name, but do so when writing to higher ups. That gives me the impession that they're incosiderate brown nosers who lack basic social skills.
I don't see the problem with using "Regards" - I use it all the time with recruiters and people I don't know, or not very well at work. What's wrong with it?
If I'm asking for something I generally put "Thank You". If I'm just relaying information I generally put "Regards".
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