The Most Passive-Aggressive Email Phrases, According to Workers

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The Most Passive-Aggressive Email Phrases, According to Workers

Think back to the last email you got from your boss.  On a scale of 1 to 10, how PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE would you say it was? And now, bonus points if it included the MOST common snide phrases.

 

 

A company has released a list of “workplace email phrases that are most commonly perceived as passive aggressive.”  They are:

 

 

1.  “Just to be clear” . . . 52% of workers say it usually feels passive-aggressive.

 

2.  “As previously discussed” . . . 40%

 

3.  “Per my last email” . . . 40%

 

4.  “For future reference” . . . 32%

 

5.  “Kindly note” . . . 31%

 

6.  “Any updates on this?” . . . 30%

 

7.  “Not sure if you saw this” . . . 30%

 

8.  “Going forward” . . . 24%

 

9.  “Just checking in” . . . 22%

 

10.  “Friendly reminder” . . . 21%.

 

 

There’s also a list of the “most stressful workplace email phrases”:

 

 

1.  “Need this ASAP” . . . 56% of workers say this jolts their stress or anxiety.

 

2.  “Can we chat?” . . . 40%

 

3.  “Action required” . . . 34%

 

4.  “Let’s take this offline” . . . 27%

 

5.  “Per my last email” . . . 24%

 

6.  “Following up again” . . . 24%

 

7.  “Not sure if you saw this” . . . 13%

 

8.  “Please advise” . . . 10%

 

9.  “Friendly reminder” . . . 10%

 

10.  “Circling back” . . . 6%

 

Photo by Gabriel Weyand on Unsplash

Courtesy of Zero Bounce Insights

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