Who is right?

[hawkbirch]

My boss suggested I filter some of my more direct work emails through AI first to tame them a little before hitting send.

I think people could just do their ******* jobs correctly the first time and I wouldn't have to send an angry email.

Who is right?

 

[BroncHawk]

Tell your boss you don’t appreciate being paraphrased and choose your words VERY deliberately!

 

[95Hawk]

Sounds like he wears ugly shoes

 

[noleclone2]

You are. Being direct and to the point is desperately needed these days. Workers are soft.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

My boss suggested I filter some of my more direct work emails through AI first to tame them a little before hitting send.

I think people could just do their ******* jobs correctly the first time and I wouldn't have to send an angry email.

Who is right?

You sometimes come off as overly emotional and/or ill-tempered. You should listen to your boss.

 

[HawkBlocker]

Don't let your boss tell you how to do your job.

 

[Moral]

I judge people if I can tell that they used AI to help them write.

 

[FanInBlack]

I had the same situation so now every email I send is thru CoPilot. Every. One. haha. just do that Birch. Dont fight the system.

 

[LuteHawk]

Birch, I am convinced that you have a competent college education
and can handle your job. Thank your boss for the suggestion and
forget about it.

 

[Tenacious E_rivals41982]

You sometimes come off as overly emotional and/or ill-tempered. You should listen to your boss.

Overly emotional? What in the actual **** are you talking about?

 

[Moral]

Overly emotional? What in the actual **** are you talking about?

He's just being a troll.

 

[AFM22]

My boss suggested I filter some of my more direct work emails through AI first to tame them a little before hitting send.

I think people could just do their ******* jobs correctly the first time and I wouldn't have to send an angry email.

Who is right?

Birch is always right. Next question, bit.ches

 

[BrianNole777]

My boss suggested I filter some of my more direct work emails through AI first to tame them a little before hitting send.

I think people could just do their ******* jobs correctly the first time and I wouldn't have to send an angry email.

Who is right?

Text of your direct work emails?

 

[GesterHawk]

My boss suggested I filter some of my more direct work emails through AI first to tame them a little before hitting send.

I think people could just do their ******* jobs correctly the first time and I wouldn't have to send an angry email.

Who is right?

 

[BrianNole777]

I judge people if I can tell that they used AI to help them write.

Would you judge them more or less if they sent you emails with run-on sentences, incorrect punctuation and poor grammar?

 

[Jerome Silberman]

I judge people if I can tell that they used AI to help them write.

For sure, and it's almost always obvious.

 

[Jerome Silberman]

Would you judge them more or less if they sent you emails with run-on sentences, incorrect punctuation and poor grammar?

If those are the only two options I think a career change is in order.

 

[hawkbirch]

You sometimes come off as overly emotional and/or ill-tempered. You should listen to your boss.

 

[hawkbirch]

You are. Being direct and to the point is desperately needed these days. Workers are soft.

This. I try to be nice but sometimes people need to hear that they are wrong and not meeting the standards of their job. I'm happy to be the person to tell them to do better.

I had the same situation so now every email I send is thru CoPilot. Every. One. haha. just do that Birch. Dont fight the system.

I was born to fight the system. I am not wired to do as I'm told without asking questions.

Birch, I am convinced that you have a competent college education
and can handle your job. Thank your boss for the suggestion and
forget about it.

LUTE!!!! My long lost friend. How I've missed you!!

Birch is always right. Next question, bit.ches

I remain open to the idea I could be wrong. It doesn't happen much but I'm open to the possibility.

 

[TarponSpringsNole]

He sounds like a peach trying to police the tone of your emails. If someone isn’t doing their job correctly, or engaging in willful negligence, then a sternly worded email is the minimum in my book.

 

[hawkbirch]

Text of your direct work emails?

"Co-worker, I mean this in the nicest possible way. You have to respond to emails, period end of story. It is completely unprofessional to ignore people who are asking for information on one of your cases. This was a chronic issue before and I’m done attempting to fix things with you. If this isn’t corrected, and I mean immediately, I will keep going up and up the chain of command until it is fixed."

 

[Burgess Diesel]

There's never a need to send an "angry" email.
If you're frustrated about something and need to confront a problem, don't do an email. Do it in person.

 

[hawkbirch]

He sounds like a peach trying to police the tone of your emails. If someone isn’t doing their job correctly, or engaging in willful negligence, then a sternly worded email is the minimum in my book.

Thank you. If I got an email that told me to get my **** together, I'd be damn sure that I had everything in order every time. I don't think it's helpful to pretend someone does a good job while I secretly think they are a moron. When we know better, we do better.

 

[FLaw47]

I'd love to see one of the emails OP thinks is fine before weighing in.

You can be clear while being professional but I can't say what OP is doing based on his message.

 

[hawkbirch]

There's never a need to send an "angry" email.
If you're frustrated about something and need to confront a problem, don't do an email. Do it in person.

That's my preference if we are in the same location. Most of the communication on my cases is by email simply because of the volume and number of people involved. I believe in being brutally honest always.

 

[TarponSpringsNole]

Thank you. If I got an email that told me to get my **** together, I'd be damn sure that I had everything in order every time. I don't think it's helpful to pretend someone does a good job while I secretly think they are a moron. When we know better, we do better.

I completely understand. I work in a field where I constantly wanted to say, “do your ******* job” due to constant screw ups, etc.

Leaving in this sentence because I was using talk to text. Lol.
I mean you drive right up on him.

 

[hopefultiger13]

Nope, your boss is (probably) 100% right. IF other folks are not doing their jobs and you aren't their supervisor, it's not YOUR job to tell them how to do theirs. A polite email telling them that the correct way to do this is step A, B, and C in that order, otherwise it hurts your ability to do your job is fine and preferred. That way you aren't seen as tattling to the boss like a little *****.

But if this happens more than a couple of times or is consistant, then THAT is time for you to go up the chain of command and let the powers that be know that this person isn't doing their job and it's causing you problems. It's not your place to correct them... If it was, YOU would be the boss.

 

[PabloNole]

Overly emotional? What in the actual **** are you talking about?

Northern talking about overly emotional is hilarious. His wife knows how emotionally emotional he can be.

 

[hawkbirch]

I completely understand. I work in a field where I constantly wanted to say, “do your ******* job” due to constant screw ups, etc.

Leaving in this sentence because I was using talk to text. Lol.
I mean you drive right up on him.

Maybe my boss is just jealous because I have no filter and say exactly what I think. She's a people pleaser so she would never tell someone what she really thinks about them. I do. All day long. I don't like building up resentment. It's easier to just tell someone immediately when they piss me off. Festering isn't good for you.

 

[like-woahh]

I didn't get into the corpo world until later in life. It still blows my mind the amount of time wasted because an adult can't handle a little constructive criticism. People get too much in their feelings about crap, especially executives.

 

[RockyMtNole]

He's just being a troll.

So unoriginal at that

 

[FLaw47]

Maybe my boss is just jealous because I have no filter and say exactly what I think. She's a people pleaser so she would never tell someone what she really thinks about them. I do. All day long. I don't like building up resentment. It's easier to just tell someone immediately when they piss me off. Festering isn't good for you.

It's sounding more and more like your boss is right. And this is coming from a person who people think has no filter.

 

[RockyMtNole]

She might be catching heat from the bosses of the recipients of said emails and just wants it all to go away.

I do think there’s a “kindler and gentler” expectation these days in many work cultures. We can all agree or disagree with that, but maybe it’s just the culture.

 

[BroncHawk]

"Co-worker, I mean this in the nicest possible way. You have to respond to emails, period end of story. It is completely unprofessional to ignore people who are asking for information on one of your cases. This was a chronic issue before and I’m done attempting to fix things with you. If this isn’t corrected, and I mean immediately, I will keep going up and up the chain of command until it is fixed."

I don’t see an issue with this. I’ve sent very similar emails before. Boss is in the wrong.

 

[alaskanseminole]

Birch, I am convinced that you have a competent college education
and can handle your job. Thank your boss for the suggestion and
forget about it.

LUTE SIGHTING!

 

[GesterHawk]

There's never a need to send an "angry" email.
If you're frustrated about something and need to confront a problem, don't do an email. Do it in person.

Never leave a paper trail of anger.

 

[Anon1750875978]

He's just being a troll.

And that's considered a positive trait for him.

 

[GesterHawk]

"Co-worker, I mean this in the nicest possible way. You have to respond to emails, period end of story. It is completely unprofessional to ignore people who are asking for information on one of your cases. This was a chronic issue before and I’m done attempting to fix things with you. If this isn’t corrected, and I mean immediately, I will keep going up and up the chain of command until it is fixed."

I am going to breakdown the email for a little constructive criticism:
"I mean this in the nicest possible way" - a bit condescending and on par with "No offense" in that yeah you do mean offense but you're covering your ***.
"period end of story" - very confrontational.
"I'm done trying to fix things with you" - aggressive
"And I mean immediately" - your momness is showing. They are a co-worker not someone who sprung from your lady bits.
Don't threaten to go up the chain, just do it.

 

[Rifler]

Never leave a paper trail of anger.

This,.. if you absolutely have to go here, don't leave a record.

 

[alaskanseminole]

I am going to breakdown the email for a little constructive criticism:
"I mean this in the nicest possible way" - a bit condescending and on par with "No offense" in that yeah you do mean offense but you're covering your ***.
"period end of story" - very confrontational.
"I'm done trying to fix things with you" - aggressive
"And I mean immediately" - your momness is showing. They are a co-worker not someone who sprung from your lady bits.
Don't threaten to go up the chain, just do it.

I agree. There's some passive aggressiveness that really isn't necessary. 100% you have to be direct with folks, and knock off all the placating, but I'd have worded it like this:

"Co-worker", I need you to consistently respond to emails regarding your cases. When people are requesting information, timely communication is part of the job and is necessary for the team to function effectively. This has been an ongoing issue and I need to see immediate improvement going forward.

If this continues to be a problem, you leave me no choice, but to escalate the matter. (this shows it's the employees actions that will result in the escalation)