Do you ever use these "passive-aggressive" phases at work?
For many professionals, the majority of daily work communication happens through emails. Unfortunately, it can be hard to gauge someone’s tone through a computer — and your emails could be coming off a little aggressive.
According to the findings, here are the top 10 most passive-aggressive phrases in the workplace:
- Please advise
- Noted
- Friendly Reminder
- Will do
- Thanks in advance
- Per our last conversation
- Circling back
- As per my last email
- As promised
- As discussed
What other words or phrases should we stop using in the workplace? #watercooler
This is more "woke " propaganda, we as employers and employees don't have to bend to this moronic abuse if the English language being spread by folks that honestly need to just buck up a lil and not take offense at every little thing. I take zero offense to any of the saying's listed here, and find it offensive that these sayings are even listed. I also take issue with anyone instructing others how to speak, especially since it is advice not warranted, nor asked for. At my company,I would fire the HR person that propagated this advice,as it perpetuates a workplace of unnecessary oversensitivity which can easily lead to everyone feeling like they have to walk on eggshells around everyone at work, instead of work being an enjoyable easy going experience. Problems with people that don't have good sense about how to interact with others should be handled at the time of hiring, by training your hiring people well,and knowing what to look for as far as bad apples are concerned. Please remove me from your list, I'm unsure as to how I got on it and do not desire to have to hear anymore of this propaganda being leeched out on America. Thank you, and GOOD DAY!
I had no idea that some of these phrases were considered passive-aggressive?!
good advise
"I'm not gonna", "That's Fine", "I Understand", "Can you Please", "We are still working on that", " Do it sooner than later".
I think context matters. None of these things on their own are offesive. For exampel, if you say per our last coversation and it really is something you spoke about with this person, I see no issues using that phrase.
No offense but...
Grind my gears
I have no any idea
Theoretically….AND Hypothetically speaking..Give me a Break!!
"Not my job"