No email body, just use subject line?

[sam_gordon]

Yep, the e-mail would read something like: "Good morning team! Bagels in the break room. EOM"

Would you send something like that to a stranger? Aside from the receptionist I mentioned earlier, all the other ones I've gotten have been from "out of house" (maybe a half dozen so far, but all within the last two months). People I have no relationship with. And there's no EOM, NT, or anything else to indicate that there's nothing in the body.

 

[_19disnA]

If someone does that at work, their boss should send them to a class on how to use email. If someone at home is too lazy to type in the right area of an email, I would just ignore them and not even bother to open the email.

 

[Christine]

Yep, the e-mail would read something like: "Good morning team! Bagels in the break room. EOM"

Well, that I can understand. I think our emails are so long, no one would ever dream of it!

 

[Klayfish]

Would you send something like that to a stranger? Aside from the receptionist I mentioned earlier, all the other ones I've gotten have been from "out of house" (maybe a half dozen so far, but all within the last two months). People I have no relationship with. And there's no EOM, NT, or anything else to indicate that there's nothing in the body.

Yes, I would. However, when e-mailing privately my e-mails typically aren't that short. Not that they're long novels, but a few sentences at least. I just find that if I have a short message to relay to several people at once, this is a quick and easy way to do it.

 

[tvguy]

I'm not convinced emailing is easier than texting, unless maybe you're sending to a distro list.

MUCH easier than texting since I can use my computer keyboard.....block copy.....put GPS coordinates in as needed, copy stuff from other emails, press releases SLACK. All stuff not on my phone.,

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

One of the secretaries where I work does the opposite - she NEVER puts anything in the subject line so all her e-mails look like spam at first glance.

That would drive me crazy.

Also, I hate when emails change subjects (on a related basis) and the person that changes the subject doesn't change the subject of the email. If the email train is relevant, I'll keep it and change the subject so the recipients know that we're now addressing something slightly different. Makes it so much easier to go back for reference.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

SO WHAT'S WORSE, THE MESSAGE IN THE SUBJECT LINE OR..

PEOPLE WHO USE ALL CAPS

AND STRANGE PARAGRAPH USAGE

AND COLORS

AND DIFFERENT FONT SIZES?

 

[sam_gordon]

MUCH easier than texting since I can use my computer keyboard.....block copy.....put GPS coordinates in as needed, copy stuff from other emails, press releases SLACK. All stuff not on my phone.,

If you had a smart phone you could do all of that.

 

[tvguy]

If you had a smart phone you could do all of that.

We have an iphone, no go

 

[sam_gordon]

We have an iphone, no go

You can't block copy some text? I find that hard to believe.

 

[tvguy]

You can't block copy some text? I find that hard to believe.

I'm sure there is a way, but why take the extra step?

 

[SC Minnie]

I have a coworker that does that as well as using ....... instead of a period. His emails go something like this...... they are very annoying to read...... he has been doing this for years ....... and refuses to change.

 

[CdnCarrie]

Only time I do this is our weekly timesheet as instructed by our admin assistant in payroll.
From the subject heading she can tell if she needs to open it to note changes or not ( re - holidays, appointments, etc.)
Even with changes it's an attached Excel spreadsheet.

 

[sam_gordon]

I'm sure there is a way, but why take the extra step?

That's fine, but that's not what you said. You claimed it wasn't on your phone, not that you don't want to use it. So I assumed you didn't have a smart phone.

 

[CdnCarrie]

SO WHAT'S WORSE, THE MESSAGE IN THE SUBJECT LINE OR..

PEOPLE WHO USE ALL CAPS

AND STRANGE PARAGRAPH USAGE

AND COLORS

AND DIFFERENT FONT SIZES?

I have a coworker who answers client's mail with all sorts of different fonts/colours/highlights/bolded etc. I think she feels it makes certain points stand out. I think it looks like a hot mess but keep my mouth shut.

 

[buzznina]

If it's a very short message, it doesn't bother me and actually I like it. BUT it's the ones that write sentences, that does bother me. Of course I still like it better than no subject.

 

[tvguy]

That's fine, but that's not what you said. You claimed it wasn't on your phone, not that you don't want to use it. So I assumed you didn't have a smart phone.

You assumed wrong

 

[RedAngie]

That practice is quite common in my company for short messages. I'm fine with it.

 

[smiths02]

I would be fine with it for a short message.

My e-mail pet peeve lately is the Reply All thank you (usually to a supervisor or boss). It has even gotten to the Reply All thank you to the message that was a thank you in the first place.

 

[mikehn]

Short and sweet is how I like it. If the subject of my email is 'call me'. That's pretty self explanatory. No need to add a body.