How many of these can you find in your emails from your boss?? My number is scary!!!

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By Supa Dave

Think back to the last email you got from your boss. On a scale of 1 to 10, how PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE would you say it was? And now, bonus points if it included the MOST common snide phrases.

A company has released a list of “workplace email phrases that are most commonly perceived as passive aggressive.” They are:

1. “Just to be clear” . . . 52% of workers say it usually feels passive-aggressive.

2. “As previously discussed” . . . 40%

3. “Per my last email” . . . 40%

4. “For future reference” . . . 32%

5. “Kindly note” . . . 31%

6. “Any updates on this?” . . . 30%

7. “Not sure if you saw this” . . . 30%

8. “Going forward” . . . 24%

9. “Just checking in” . . . 22%

10. “Friendly reminder” . . . 21%.

There’s also a list of the “most stressful workplace email phrases”:

1. “Need this ASAP” . . . 56% of workers say this jolts their stress or anxiety.

2. “Can we chat?” . . . 40%

3. “Action required” . . . 34%

4. “Let’s take this offline” . . . 27%

5. “Per my last email” . . . 24%

6. “Following up again” . . . 24%

7. “Not sure if you saw this” . . . 13%

8. “Please advise” . . . 10%

9. “Friendly reminder” . . . 10%

10. “Circling back” . . . 6%

After looking through my folder of emails from my boss, almost all of them had something similar to this list. Ya...I know. I guess I better get it together!!! YIKES!!!