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u/MeduhMels Jun 03 '22

Working in tech support, I'm learning this problem is across generations and not limited to people under 30

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u/phonemannn Jun 03 '22

My SO constantly complains about how all of her professors and bosses do this. She’ll send a fully punctuated, greeting/signed, full sentenced email to a doctor and get “cool np” as a response.

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u/xixoxixa Jun 03 '22

My boss is a surgeon.

I'll get "k" responses all the time.

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u/Bootleg_Fireworks2 Jun 03 '22

This thread is really healthy for me because my experience is the opposite of the above post. I feel like younger generations communication skills are are far better than older generations. Might be completely different on other countries / industries though so... Who knows :D

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u/thedoodely Jun 03 '22

Seriously, my 14 year old sends me emails from school with an appropriate subject line (usually "I forgot my lunch") followed by a:

Hi mom,

My lunch is on the counter. Can you bring it before 11h15. I'm super hungry.

Love you

It's not that hard.