Welcome Professionals…
…I recently sent a text message to my boss: “kids are asleep now, how about you?”. This was a misled communication. The message was meant for my wife, but I sent it to my boss instead.
We all know these cases of misrouted communication. Wrong recipient, accidently hit the “reply-to-all” button or printing on the wrong device, respectively not picking up the printout. Sooner or later it happens when operating under time pressure.
I have a clear principle. I write every message in a way that will not embarrass me when misrouted.
No silly nicknames for clients, no swearing, no offensive jokes, no nonsense.
Simply keep it professional!
Malte
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