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GreenNight posted:I'm flying out for vacation on Sunday and a little bit ago I got an email from a lady in HR saying her PC is slow. I have auto reply on my Outlook saying I'm out until the 17th. She then replied to my auto-reply saying I need to get it done before I leave. If you're on leave why did you even do that much? In theory you won't see it until next week! I like to email when I'm back saying 'I see you had this issue, did someone resolve it for you while I was away?'
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Had a customer log a ticket and he has written his own instructions on how he should be addressed which he helpfully pastes into every update. Gems like, We are not friends - do not use 'Hi' You will refer to me using my full title Mr Cxxxxx Dxxxxx Do not use 'Thanks' we are not close Do not phone me You would think updates like these would result in a low priority response, but its actually the opposite as now everyone wants to see what more rules he'll invent. On an unrelated issue one of my non-native English speaking team members helpfully told the team that if the customer didn't reply he would bugger him again. I hope he meant 'bug him again' but you never know with Germans.
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Feb 8, 2014 11:41
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I hope everyone starts emails to him with "hi buddy" and ends them with "k? thanx bye"
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Feb 8, 2014 13:13
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OK, I'm finally going to have to ask: what does MSP stand for? Google comes up with a billion different definitions.
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Feb 8, 2014 13:14
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Baconroll posted:You will refer to me using my full title Mr Cxxxxx Dxxxxx "Wanna bet?"
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Feb 8, 2014 13:23
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rolleyes posted:OK, I'm finally going to have to ask: what does MSP stand for? Google comes up with a billion different definitions. Managed Services Provider
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Feb 8, 2014 13:51
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angry armadillo posted:If you're on leave why did you even do that much? In theory you won't see it until next week! Yeah I know. I should have, but if it's an easy fix I try to assist, even if it's an hour after I leave the office.
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Feb 8, 2014 15:18
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Baconroll posted:Had a customer log a ticket and he has written his own instructions on how he should be addressed which he helpfully pastes into every update. Gems like, What the gently caress valediction am I supposed to use besides Thanks? Respectfully? That dude SUCKS. The only person in my whole building who insists on being on a last name basis with me is a first year 
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Feb 8, 2014 16:21
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Roargasm posted:What the gently caress valediction am I supposed to use besides Thanks? Respectfully? That dude SUCKS. The only person in my whole building who insists on being on a last name basis with me is a first year No salutation no valediction. Why waste time on assholes.
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Roargasm posted:What the gently caress valediction am I supposed to use besides Thanks? Respectfully? That dude SUCKS. The only person in my whole building who insists on being on a last name basis with me is a first year I was taught to use "Sincerely" as a valediction in letters to people I don't know well, so sometimes I use that. Other times, I just use "Thanks."
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Roargasm posted:What the gently caress valediction am I supposed to use besides Thanks? Respectfully? That dude SUCKS. The only person in my whole building who insists on being on a last name basis with me is a first year Hey Buddy! Take care bro,
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Feb 8, 2014 16:56
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PurpleButterfly posted:I was taught to use "Sincerely" as a valediction in letters to people I don't know well, so sometimes I use that. Other times, I just use "Thanks." Kind regards, or just regards, is de rigeur here (here being the NHS).
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Feb 8, 2014 16:58
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I just type V/R. I don't know what it means, but everyone else uses it.
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Feb 8, 2014 17:02
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tarbrush posted:No salutation no valediction. Why waste time on assholes. Dear Sir or Madam, Very Sincerely Yours,
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Cojawfee posted:I just type V/R. I don't know what it means, but everyone else uses it. Very respectfully, Message sent from my iPhone.
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Feb 8, 2014 17:06
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GreenNight posted:Hey Buddy! You're not my buddy, guy
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Feb 8, 2014 17:09
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There's a SEO "service"/spammer that frequently blasts an advertisement to my work email (and a few of my coworkers), and every time the email opens with "Dear Sir and/or Madam."
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Feb 8, 2014 17:10
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Gotta cover all the bases.
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Feb 8, 2014 17:11
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We have a little competition around the office for our email valedictions. The best I've seen yet is "Govern Yourselves Accordingly". I occasionally sign mine "Yours in Christ".
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Feb 8, 2014 17:23
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I wonder if that guy is German? Apparently Germans are very particular about email, and we have a similar list of cultural rules (never say thanks, always use "Dear Full Name" in the email, use Regards as a signature).
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Feb 8, 2014 17:47
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Bhodi posted:I wonder if that guy is German? Apparently Germans are very particular about email, and we have a similar list of cultural rules (never say thanks, always use "Dear Full Name" in the email, use Regards as a signature).
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Feb 8, 2014 19:05
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Sailor_Spoon posted:We have a little competition around the office for our email valedictions. The best I've seen yet is "Govern Yourselves Accordingly". Yr obt svt, Double duty as 19th century formal English AND as lazy-as-gently caress 21st century American txt msg.
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Feb 8, 2014 19:05
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JazzmasterCurious posted:And God help you if you forget or don't know that the person is a doctor. I've gotten so many "It's Herr DOKTOR Mustermann, and don't you forget that!!!1!!" Ugh, one of my clients is a school board in the Atlanta area. A few if the principals have their doctorate in education, and lord help you if you don't refer to them as DOCTOR whoever. I've never seen that reaction in Canada.
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Feb 8, 2014 19:29
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"Dr. Evil. I didn't spend 6 years in evil medical school to be called mister, thank you very much."
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JohnnyCanuck posted:Ugh, one of my clients is a school board in the Atlanta area. A few if the principals have their doctorate in education, and lord help you if you don't refer to them as DOCTOR whoever. Oddly, most of the doctors I work with aren't that picky about their titles over email.
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Feb 8, 2014 19:38
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Caged posted:You're not my buddy, guy You're not my guy, pal!
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Feb 8, 2014 19:49
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tarbrush posted:Oddly, most of the doctors I work with aren't that picky about their titles over email. Obviously you need to make allowances for cultural differences, but only insecure people cling to titles or chase after doctorates as a destination and not just a step to doing what they really want.
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Feb 8, 2014 20:10
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Potato Alley posted:You're not my guy, pal! You're not my pal, friend!
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Feb 8, 2014 20:28
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Volmarias posted:You're not my pal, friend! You're not my friend, acquaintance!
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Feb 8, 2014 20:52
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Baconroll posted:Had a customer log a ticket and he has written his own instructions on how he should be addressed which he helpfully pastes into every update. Gems like,
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KoRMaK posted:Don't phone him? Who is this guy? I can't believe someone like this exists. Is his full title "Supreme Leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Users Cxxxxx Dxxxx"? When you're that up your own rear end, you perceive the world and everybody in it in, shall we say, a different light.
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Feb 8, 2014 21:17
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Westie posted:You're not my friend, acquaintance! You're not my acquaintance, janitor.
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Roargasm posted:What the gently caress valediction am I supposed to use besides Thanks? Respectfully? That dude SUCKS. The only person in my whole building who insists on being on a last name basis with me is a first year I think the rule for valedictions to a person you haven't met is "Faithfully," but gently caress that guy.
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Speaking of names, I had kind of a funny request from a client this week. A guy wanted his e-mail name changed because apparently, it looked "too much like a woman's first name" and his co-workers were teasing him about it (they normally use first initial, last name @ company.com for their addresses). I went ahead and changed it, but seriously...changing your e-mail because your co-workers are making fun of you? 
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Dr. Arbitrary posted:I think the rule for valedictions to a person you haven't met is "Faithfully," but gently caress that guy. I think I read something like that somewhere, but this seems like a rule from like the early 19th century. Who talks like that? "Thank you" (instead of "thanks") should work, no? Or I guess "sincerely"? I just sign every email with "Thanks", gently caress ya'll 
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Ozz81 posted:Speaking of names, I had kind of a funny request from a client this week. A guy wanted his e-mail name changed because apparently, it looked "too much like a woman's first name" and his co-workers were teasing him about it (they normally use first initial, last name @ company.com for their addresses). I went ahead and changed it, but seriously...changing your e-mail because your co-workers are making fun of you? Mister Steve Lutz would beg to differ 
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It took almost 10 hours to move and get everything situated, but my cable and internet are hooked up and my new furniture looks awesome. My friend/former roommate concentrated on hooking up my new speakers and head unit so that I could enjoy my 55" TV and stream movies from my media server from the get-go. Now I just need to go out and buy some other essentials and I will be loving golden.
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Had to rename a user to 'elopes' after she got married. We had a good laugh about that one.
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We had a David Ickers and management denied his request to change his email from dickers@company.com. Although now it's firstname.lastname@company.com as the default email.
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Roargasm posted:What the gently caress valediction am I supposed to use besides Thanks? Respectfully? That dude SUCKS. The only person in my whole building who insists on being on a last name basis with me is a first year
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