First 3 months of my office job taught me a crazy lesson about emails

I started working at a marketing agency in Chicago back in January. First few weeks I sent every email like a text message. Short. No greeting. Just the info. My boss pulled me aside last month and showed me the difference. She forwarded me a client email I sent vs one she wrote. Mine got ignored, hers got a reply in 2 hours. Now I always start with a greeting, one clear ask, and a thank you. Has anyone else had to relearn how to write basic emails at their first job?

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thomas.piper5d ago

Read something about how people assume short emails mean you're mad.

jordan3055d ago

Notice how the same thing happens in person too. Someone walks by and just says "hey" without stopping to chat and people start asking what's wrong with them. But really most of us are just tired or busy or thinking about other stuff. I think we read way too much into how people communicate these days because we're all so used to seeing written words without tone or body language. A short message just means someone is keeping it simple, not that they're angry.