Internal, barely bother. External, normally Hello or just their name

I just find Dear feels like it should be written, on paper, and is awkward in email. I've felt like this since I first used email.
It's like I get really wound up when people start a slack chat with a How are you? And then pause for a reply. Get to the point.

Posted By: camcan on January 24th 2023 at 17:48:20

Message Thread

Is it too late to say (General Chat) - camcan, Jan 24, 17:29:36
- I’ve got a team of juniors at the moment who all end all emails (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 24, 20:28:46
  - End mine with Cheers (General Chat) - CWC, Jan 24, 23:26:05
  - Recently I've seen mails that just sign off (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jan 24, 21:24:31
  - Fuck best wishes (General Chat) - seminated_woolly, Jan 24, 20:46:28
    - I’ve never been a best man (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 24, 20:55:23
  - Better than best wishes (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 24, 20:34:29
    - Love (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 24, 20:35:35
      - Is a burning thing (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 24, 20:42:17
        
        My Garry has some cream for that (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 24, 20:44:28
        
        He splashed some on me (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 24, 20:53:11
  - Best regards (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 24, 20:31:55
    - I'll judge if those regards are kind pal (n/m) (General Chat) - seminated_woolly, Jan 24, 20:46:55
      - Respectfully (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 24, 21:01:58
- Most irritating are those that start with “good morning” or “good afternoon” (General Chat) - Ruttles, Jan 24, 18:48:07
  - ^ flips his lid when an email is marked urgent (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Jan 24, 19:57:50
  - No it’s just polite. I start my emails all that way. (General Chat) - Ken Breadstick, Jan 24, 19:01:50
    - If you send at 11.59 pm do you put Good Night as your greeting then? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ruttles, Jan 24, 20:36:01
    - ^very aggressive (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 24, 19:22:29
- Unless they’re 70 (n/m) (General Chat) - ChampsChamps2023, Jan 24, 18:36:09
- Hi (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 24, 17:55:07
- Dear Camcan (General Chat) - seminated_woolly, Jan 24, 17:51:23
  - Dear SW, you are cordially invited to a Teams meeting (General Chat) - camcan, Jan 24, 17:57:47
    - It’s an “invitation “ not invite ffs (n/m) (General Chat) - Oscarnary, Jan 24, 18:40:46
  - *greeting (n/m) (General Chat) - seminated_woolly, Jan 24, 17:51:57
- What do you use? Yo, wassup? (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Jan 24, 17:46:07
  - ‘Darling Fascist Bullyboy’ (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Jan 24, 17:50:34
    - May the seed of your loin be fruitful in the belly of your woman (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jan 24, 19:14:40
  - Internal, barely bother. External, normally Hello or just their name (General Chat) - camcan, Jan 24, 17:48:20
    - I'm 'hi' or 'hello' (General Chat) - jamesward, Jan 24, 18:43:39
      - James (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 24, 20:36:36
        
        Rupert sounds very bold and assertive (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jan 24, 21:23:03
        
        😂 (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 24, 21:24:29
        
        Rupert (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 24, 21:01:00
        
        James (General Chat) - paulg, Jan 24, 23:00:01
- Some people should not be given work email addresses (n/m) (General Chat) - colincanary, Jan 24, 17:37:50
  - ^^ hasn't got a work email address ^^ (n/m) (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Jan 24, 19:45:17
    - I have two (n/m) (General Chat) - colincanary, Jan 24, 19:54:31
      - Mr Big (n/m) (General Chat) - Boyer, Jan 24, 20:55:11

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