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Miles Archer

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6. Yeah. I remember the good old days of working in the private sector and getting emails that ended with...

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #2)

Fri May 23, 2025, 09:52 AM

May 23

"...thank you in advance." I really hated those. You don't send emails like that unless you're expecting to get it done, and also intend to crucify anyone who doesn't "get it done." It's called "firing a warning shot across the bow of the ship."

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Putin Johonny May 23 #1

I think it's corporate privilege memo speech for "You better do what I say" bucolic_frolic May 23 #2

Yeah. I remember the good old days of working in the private sector and getting emails that ended with... Miles Archer May 23 #6

"The king has spoken" orangecrush May 23 #3

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Me too, I'm still chuckling. n/t SheilaAnn May 23 #14

That stupid exclamation point he always uses. NCDem47 May 23 #9

It's Karen demanding to speak to the manager . . . hatrack May 23 #7

Somebody. Anybody. Nobody. NCDem47 May 23 #8

He's used to getting lawsuit letters that close with "Thank you for your attention." Silent Type May 23 #10

It's corporatespeak, the sort of Karen-ish thing you'd see in an email from your manager Ocelot II May 23 #11

He must like the sound of it stillcool May 23 #12

I think that is the first time I have heard him explicitly acknowledge that tariffs are paid by the US. n/t Ms. Toad May 23 #13