How do you sign off your work emails?

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I mean I could have picked Thanks I suppose, oops :D But the MANY is important!
 
I usually go with Kind Regards, or just Thanks if it’s my boss or someone else I email often.
 
Kind Regards for my first e-mail to them, Thanks thereafter.

I often get ‘My Best’ or ‘KR’ from people, which I’ve toyed with using because of how perfunctory they are.
 
Thanks or Thanks again if I've already thanked them for something in the body of the e-mail.

A former colleague of mine once got into a semi-battle with me over this. She said "Thanks" was a bit "aye, whatever". So our e-mails began getting signed off in more and more florid ways ie "I remain your humble and dedicated servant, unfit to even lace your shoes, flush your lavatory or act as your doormat" etc etc.
This battle peaked when she signed off with "Piss off" and I had to be scraped off the floor in tears laughing.
 
I also tend to sign off as just 'J' when communicating with somebody I deal with daily. Is that rude?

I mostly do it as a completely empty dig at my colleagues in Bermuda who have been getting my name wrong for TWO YEARS. (They think my middle name is part of my first name and it's now been going on for far too long for me to be able to correct them without it getting weird).
 
Kind Regards first
Regards if it’s one of many in a semi-formal chain of e-mails
Cheers reserved for colleagues with whom I also socialise

If it’s a particularly long chain being used like a chat, I won’t sign off at all as just can’t be arsed.

I don’t like using Thanks too often because it implies that if I’m asking something of them, they’ve already agreed to do it. Would really only use for my own team.
 
I just use whichever one my anxiety riddled brain thinks is warmest at any given time. Unfortunately this is in a constant state of flux.

All the best,

Gangsta N. Lam (he/him)
Shitposting Officer
 
Ellie said:
I don’t like using Thanks too often because it implies that if I’m asking something of them, they’ve already agreed to do it. Would really only use for my own team.
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This is a good point actually. I'm taking more measures to be a bit more assertive in my emails recently and trying to avoid phrases like "Sorry" and "if you have time could you please..." etc. I just went through my last few sent mails after this thread and I've dropped the "Thanks" and the sign-off's from a lot of them actually.
 
win_the_game said:
Who here uses the FURTHER TO MY PREVIOUS EMAIL line?

I quite like it combined with the passive agressive sign off KIND REGARDS.
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Only when the content of my previous e-mail has clearly been completely ignored. Otherwise, it's a bit aggressive.
 
Tell you what else I hate: people who use "Have a great weekend" on a Friday because all that means is "do not reply to this, I've done everything I'm going to do today, save it for next week".
 
I try not to do any passive aggressiveness because i generally hate it.

HOWEVER, if people use the full version of my first name when i've VERY CLEARLY stated my preferred use of name in the signature, then they get one of these:

Hi Graham,

thanks for your e-mail, here are maths you requested

Cheers,

Indiestiltskin
Maths Guy
 
Regards

If I extend it to Kind Regards then I have either fucked something up very badly or you have pissed me off in some way.
 
octophone said:
Tell you what else I hate: people who use "Have a great weekend" on a Friday because all that means is "do not reply to this, I've done everything I'm going to do today, save it for next week".
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That’s almost as bad as the insincere “Hi hope you are well” but don’t actually tell me as I don’t care.
 
Honestly, I should stop reading this topic. I have a hard enough time making my e-mails sound like they haven't been written by a robot without becoming paranoid about various phrases which I use.
 
Indie said:
There's a girl at work who starts every e-mail to everyone with "hope your well" and i just don't have the heart to tell her.
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Oh dear.
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Several years ago I had to deal with someone that would abbreviate kind regards to KR, which was honestly one of the most depraved things I've ever come across.
 
A plain thank you, which is not on the list so thanks is closest I guess. Most of my emails will be to colleagues I haven’t met so thanks seems too informal for the opening one.
 
When the communication is local I use the equivalent of the english yours sincerely however the literal translation of it is "with appreciation".
When the communication is non local I use the abbreviation BR.
Also comments such as Have a lovely night, Enjoy your weekend and I hope you are well but I want you to do sth for me regardless, piss me off cause they are clearly coming from people who either never work night shifts or weekends or just don't give a shit.
 
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