[omginternets]

I think I was unclear. I always assumed (perhaps foolishly) that this kind of communication was the result of some sort of PR committee, and was mostly found in outward-facing communications. Are you saying that colleagues interact this was amongst themselves too? Because _that_ would indeed be despairing.

[mdb31]

Nope, people communicate like that internally as well, because "that's what's professional"

In some cases, you can fix this by asking the sender to be, like, normal. This works half the time, the other half involves referrals to HR...

[omginternets]

> In some cases, you can fix this by asking the sender to be, like, normal.

I was about to be tongue-in-cheek and ask why the “professional” way of asking that question might be.

… then I saw the very next sentence and chuckled aloud.

What a nightmare :/