My boss has decided to change jobs. She’s actually a great boss, I know all too well what a terrible boss is like.
She gives me good tips and does a great job….Except she boss told me that I need to sound happier on the phone.
Um, ok. Definitely wasn’t expecting that.
Happier?
She told me I should sound more cheery and use exclamation points in my emails.
I’m not sure how I feel about this. I do not like exclamation points unless it is to convey some form of anger. I! Do! Not! Like! Using! Them!
She even made me post its that say “I’m Nice”…..”I’m Friendly” and “I’m Happy.”
God, I hope that was a joke.
Anyway, anyone have any advice on how to rent my apartment really fast?
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February 12, 2008 at 3:45 pm
Michelle and the City
last time i checked, exclamation points in emails weren’t the most professional thing in the world… lol
and i would try craigslist for your apartment
February 13, 2008 at 4:17 pm
littlespoon
Craigslist it up!
And I’m notorious for using exclamation points and smiley faces in everything. I’m kind of addicted.
February 18, 2008 at 9:13 pm
cdp
Post-its that say “I’m nice . . . I’m happy”?
Seriously? OMG. That’s a little much for me. Wtf.
Weirdness, dude.
February 20, 2008 at 7:51 am
ana
Craigslist is the Gondwana land of solutions for any/or every marketing problem you might have on hands.
February 21, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Blue Sunday
I think the post-its would have put me over the edge. My response post-its would have been: Fuck Off, and I Hate You, and LEAVE ME ALONE! But I’m a bitch like that.
February 22, 2008 at 10:16 pm
caitlynintherye
Craaaaaaigslist! It is a GOD.
February 26, 2008 at 7:37 pm
libby
that issss weird. esp the post it notes…(?) haha
March 7, 2008 at 3:48 pm
Molly
Craigslist!
March 22, 2008 at 4:38 am
Alison
My boss told me exclamation points in an email mean you’re shouting.
Good luck with that
April 8, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Rosy
exclamation points make me crazy in emails. It make me think everyone is yelling at me. I’ve never heard of using them in work emails, wierd.
April 23, 2008 at 8:22 pm
Amber
Oh, I hate exclamation points with a vengeance (although I totally just had to stop myself using one right there, at the end of that sentence). I think they have the ability to make the person using them sound just a little bit mad. Not as mad as the post-its, mind you, but in the same ballpark