I worked at a hospital with thousands of employees and some erroneous email went out to the entire hospital listserv (I dont even remember the original email), and for DAYS we kept getting emails from people saying Please take me off this email chain! and Please stop hitting reply all! DAYS OF THIS. This additional time is also helpful when you have more interviews scheduled with companies that interest you. No need to rub the needful in! And then ask me the question. I am not a fan of please advise either but it is pretty common and probably not meant to sound rude. I totally agree. Is it possible theyre meaning Do you have time for a question? People around here use Can I ask you a question? all the time, and Im perfectly happy to say Nows not a good timecatch me when I break for lunch.. If I am sending our a reminder, I usually just type just following up on the message I sent to you last week about A, B, and C or i just wanted to see if you had a chance to look at that e-mail I had sent to you the other day I do agree that it is hard to find a way to remind someone about something when you are just not sure if they had forgotten or if they are just swamped and are dealing with higher priorities. :). Yes, agreed. If my calls and emails have been ignored, I will politely include this phrase. T eilen Sie mir bitte auch mit, wel che Zahlungsweis e fr Sie gnstig ist - entweder. In the nicest possible way, this made me smile because like is pretty common in the UK as well though mostly with younger people. I think please advise is okay when youre asking a question going up the ladder, but coming from a manager to a subordinate it does usually come off as, please advise WTF you were thinking when you did this., Yeah, since someone above you is unlikely to actually want anything that could be called advice from you haha. (I hate picking a closer the most (in email-writing), I think its related to aspergers-y symptoms but it could just be a social anxiety thing). as a manager, should I not wear a childless shirt in my off-hours? While onions are a healthy component of human diets, they can be deadly for some animals, including dogs, cats, horses, and monkeys (56). Only because the former co-worker that sent it was constantly nagging me and it felt like she was using it in lieu of I need your input on this now. I find this thread fascinating. 1st Option: Be the student who only gets average marks in every SAC and exam (50-60% in everything) and have a strong social life, while having fun memories at school. For me, I always feel weird finishing the body of the email with my question. I really dont think sleeps is a Britishism. Yikes, I learned to do this when I worked in a law firm and often end emails this way. He told me it was standard while he was in the military. To me, please advise means please write back something. But that is definitely a personal preference issue. I typically would just say, This is a/Another reminder to please make sure you have X and Y done today. ! Using please advise is my office-appropriate way of telling someone theyre on my list. assigning women extra work to help them, calling out when youre in the ER, and more. Can I help whoevers next would be perfectly grammatical, thoughhow about that? Oooh, yeah. Do they tend to throw you under the bus? Yes, person A can say 'I shall let you know how it went', and person B can say 'Please let me know how it went'. I dont typically send reminders because I figure you are a grown-up and you can (should be able to) manage your own deadlines. + Read the full interview, I love that TextRanch editors are real people who revise the text and provide feedback it makes it so personal. if you would prefer. I read it as deferential. What else was I supposed to say? In his defense, hes like 70-something, but whoo boy. Please Advise doesnt sound snarky or passive-agressive to me at all. Sue: I like the wool one better. Id go for something like, Id appreciate your help in this matter. I work with someone who uses thoughts? a lot. To be fair they can just put Agenda to follow, but none of the invites I receive had any follow-up agenda sent. I dont think the IM itself is what AMG is referring to its when the person IMing then wants you to be the one to call them, even though theyre the one who wants something. :). We have x cost on the system. So I dont always like assuming there are a limited number of solutions. The How do I save a word file is not a literal question thats happened, but very close. This drove me up the wall because she frequently appended it to requests that were not the recipients responsibility or anything theyd agreed to do. Oh FFS we havent even closed this topic yet and youre diverting the attention to something else? The rest of my team backed away slowly when the work landed on my lap.). Have you booked that hotel I only asked you about on the phone 30 seconds ago? Its the opposite of passive aggressive its direct. So efficient. Ive used just bumping this to the top of your inbox! before, but only with people who I know are pretty chill and arent going to interpret it as you clearly dont know how to manage your workload so please let me nag you. ), and for some reason it hits a wrong button with me when she says it. The curse of e-mail is that its often so hard to communicate empathy succinctly anyway. Example from today: Good morning SARA!! so once they agree to speak, i send the email to all the speakers with all the additional tasks, and say thank you in advance, as an acknowledgement of all the things i just told them to do. + Read the full interview, Zubair Alam Chowdhury, Technical Support Specialist, TextRanch has helped me to improve my written skills as well as to communicate more naturally, like a local English speaker. Its politely collaborative. I had a calculus teacher who said a combination of the words so um ok yeah every few sentences. I dont order them to call me. We talked about x but you did y, and Im really confused about how that happened. With furrowed brow and head tilt. It would be annoying in the context of a yes/no question, for sure. Thats a GREAT post, and the comments under it are even better. But it definitely still sets off a trigger for me! Please advise lets the recipients know that they are to pass on a certain piece of information that they should already have a previous understanding of to certain other people of interest without the risk of contamination by outside sources. Juste tre sr de me faire savoir quels animaux vous prfrez la caisse. Then the email request gets ignored by everyone thinking someone else will do it until the LW actually points a finger and say, that means YOU, Wakeen. How should I handle your request? That comes off as way more snarky/passive-agressive than please advise. ", Human who is reviewing my question not automated machine. To me the gentle reminder reads as Pease dont be mad at me, but I need to remind you of [xyz]., How about friendly reminder? im consistently surprised/fascinated by the responses i read here, and its why ill never be able to stay away. I use that one when I have a long list of requests for someone. Don't use the phrase, "Hope this helps" in an email. I also get please do the needful and gentle reminder. I think the world would be a somewhat nicer place if everyone did this. This is so interestingI recently had a discussion about this very phrase with a coworker and we had completely different opinions on it. Ive noticed that yeah, we dont say Sincerely anymore, but I feel really strange just writing my name at the bottom of a reply (and yes we have those auto signatures, but everything gets shoved down to the bottom of the chain, so you only see them properly the first time). Its not a positive association. This is the other circumstance where I use Please advise.. 2 I am sending a communication to our executive team and will need their thoughts on how to proceed. There are many things to get upset about, but this doesnt strike me as a hill worth dieing on. let me know your favorites. Thats fine. Quick is fine, its the gentle. Like Im reminding you in a gentle way, when you know its really not. Trust me, you cannot stop people from asking! I also love the nonsense poetry of please clarify my doubts. If you want a man to treat you like a priority, you have got to prioritize yourself. This happens quite frequently in my current job and its quite normal. Thanks!. The one that drives me nuts is VR. Dont ask why, it makes no logical sense, it just makes my skin crawl. Thats going to tip it towards a stern request that you fix something without any further input from them. ", The most useful app that I have ever found.I truly appreciate your efforts. Can I help the next person in line? is much better. You can see something similar pretty often in discussions about works of fiction. This is such an interesting conversation. Hey! TechCrunch. If I dont know what the other party could potentially offer, Im seeking them out specifically for that information. At my first job out of college, please advise was only ever used in emails to point out to someone that they missed a deadline or made a mistake. Both are perfectly fine, use which ever you prefer! I also get gentle reminder emails and never take offense. He sends documents to me to get rid of a blank page (when all it takes is a single backspace to get rid of it) and when he got a macbook I was constantly with him at 30 minutes at a time trying to teach him how to right click or minimize a window, how to locate a file he has saved, etc. Nor could she understand why having a staff member walk 500m in the dark would be a problem. If I do that Id feel really small and incompetent. Hello Dears. Why did the author use "prefer"? Makes my blood boil. You'll get most of the similar nice options and perks as you'd find on Hey boss, just an FYI to keep you in the loop, blah blah blah.. Please let me know whic h way of pay ment you prefer - whether a ba nk transfer (I'll. The phrase that I always hated was make sense? at the end of an email from a former Director. I love this, and will forever now think of it this way every time I type it. And there are times where I think I know the answer but I want to see if I have options. Im fine with that when its an actual FYI email, but I see it a lot in more passive-aggressive contexts, where people want a response but arent going to ask for one. We have a process for removing yourself from a distribution list, and replying to all to an email sent to the distribution list isnt it. If it sounds normal and polite out loud, I think its fine to use in an email. I mean sure, I could email her and ask what number she can be reached at- but if shes not at her desk chances are she cant take the call right then anyway. Some newbie staff members were constantly parking in that spot, which meant one of two things the midnight person had to use one of their breaks to move their car after that staff member left, or if that staff member forgot to move their car, they had to walk 500 metres in the dark to the staff carpark with no cameras at all. On the scale of things that bother me about emails, this is way, way down the list (and honestly I hadnt even given it specific thought until I saw this post), but I dont really like it. With no punctuation. Please advise.. Am I being overly sensitive? Most of the time its more junior staff and they dont realize the annoying-ness. Thanks, Consider following us @archetype_origins on Instagram for more content, we post on a regular basis. One of the frequently used phrases was Please advice me further. Someone must be advised. We're pretty excited about this feature, so please let us know how it works for you. When writing an email to a person to get a time to discuss some thing, what would the correct and polite way of writing among the below two. (I got that salutation a lot from coworkers in my office but rarely from folks in other offices.) I have done that one. is it unprofessional to have an email address with 69 in it? People arent usually willfully distorting what they read or hear in these situations. (they also talk about how many sleeps it will be until they do this or that which to me is cloying baby talk but then so is brekky, prezzie and many other phrases the British are fond of. Try these: Yes, Wednesday suits me fine? Yes, when I read this question, my first thought was that I use it as sort of a sign-off after having gotten deeply into details. Shes lovely, but I dont like the phrase. Well, its one example. Every time I get an email that ends with please advise I want to send one back that says I advise you to stop ending your emails with please advise! That is the most annoying phrase ever! It has been an awesome way to improve my English skills. update: is my future manager a bigoted jerk? Wow, thats a strong reaction to a simple and standard email closing! Please advise. Because it is deferential, I would view it as an obnoxious phrase only if used by a manager to a direct report and not vice versa. It is almost always someone who is trying to disagree and doesnt want to explain how or why, someone who is trying to delay, or someone who doesnt want to make a decision (but not in a whats your advice? way, more in a I dont want to deal with this way). or Please let me know if you agree? Please let me know if you agree likewise. especially when the situations are complicated, and tbese are not people you are frequently emailing. Especially the stilettos. Which option do you prefer? Just say, "Please let me know when it's done." March 31, 2012. HOW many for the sales summit in new YORK And from people who should have known better than to reply all! })(window, document); 2023 TextRanch, LLC. Apparently its a standard phrase in Indian English (and not at all meant to be insulting), and Ive seen it in emails between Indian coworkers a few times now. Boss: We need to have Horatio sign it. I highly recommend it. To me "Let me know what suits you best" sounds better. My boss uses this and tells me to use it. I hate it when someone comes to me and just says here are three options, which do you want? without providing any of their thoughts on it. It can be At my job only see it used where the person isnt at their regular desk. Yes the way it grates on me is when I get a message that says please advise, I take time to actually give a suggestion or remedy, and then either hear nothing or find out that they did whatever they wanted anyway without actually listening to my advice. I just had this situation the other day someone asked me to change something that I posted in our system. Sure, but theres no reason to avoid Please advise.. Why do we write it in emails? I usually say please advise when I am not sure what question I am asking. FWIW, the overuse of the word like is probably the most annoying Americanism. Please advise? Its basically that I have a question or request but dont have enough information to know what to ask for. I had an obnoxious passive aggressive manager once who would scold you for some nitpicky infraction and then give you a syrupy Thanks for all you do to send you on your merry way. Came to say the exact same thing. Regarding battles 1&2. Please let me know what options you have in the $20 range. Maybe thats a little too informal for some places, but it generally works for me. I used to work with someone who always put clear as mud? at the end of emails that were, in fact, quite clear. I use it most with people that are either above me or that I dont really know so Im erring on the side of reverential language. Yeah, I use it when I cant think of one single question Im asking, but rather Im looking for someones take on how to handle a situation. As a non-native speaker, I always have second thoughts about my expressions. Im having a problem with this and Im not sure what to ask for but this is what we need. I frequently have to exchange e-mails with attorneys who are fairly high up the food chain. Please advise doesnt phase me a bit, although I usually go for please clarify or please let me know your thoughts. Some additional . Not a fan. So, friendly reminder is not good to use? I usually can get improvement by coaching them on this. I use please advise or let me know. I want the recipient to know I need a response and that it is not just an fyi. Unfortunately, if I dont use those phrases, I dont get an answer/response. This was meant in response to Katie the fed. usually its tasks related to a larger thing theyve agreed to. I use it for senior co-workers when Ive been instructed by my supervisor to ask them to take action on a project. It doesnt seem mean to me at all. My boss has a thing for highlighting key words, e.g., I will NOT have contact with the printer or Please be sure to save ALL files to the shared drive. I understand shes trying to stress the importance of the message, but the caps feel distrustful to me. Yeah, its annoying to me for that reason, too. I bet there are people reading here and saying, Omg, they are talking about ME. I hope that they realize that its just trends. I think Thoughts? is totally fine. People do notice that. I always felt like my reaction was unreasonable, but its definitely a strong one! TBC, I only use that when Im really looking for general thoughts, and dont necessarily have a specific question. Please let me know how you would like to proceed. That seems really rude; after all, Im the one who is requesting the call so I should do the dialing. I dont need to be reminded in the next sentence to please advise. Please let me know vs Please tell me. I generally think thats a fair assessment by the writer, so maybe thats why it rarely annoys me. I would use Please advise where I need a definite answer. So dont do drugs. This gives me more confidence that the context will be correct, which is hard to trust with auto-correction apps", A real person editor is much2 better than a software editor. If you have met with the hiring manager and feel good about the role and your candidacy, and you prefer one company over the other, the reach out to the hiring manager immediately. can I compare attending college to working a full-time job in my cover letter? Satisfaction guaranteed! I can literally count on one hand the number of times I have received a phone call without advanced notice from a colleague. w.attachEvent("onload", loader); Im still waiting for the Veeblefetzer Report, Please send it to me ASAP.. But if its just a heres a problem, what should I do? then my advice is that you should rewrite your email and come back to me when you have a plan of action. That does happen to me on occasion. :) and yes, there are a lot of customary informal misspellings there. I never, ever, take a no answer personally. (examples of why/how this will happen). Im getting more used to the smaller zone as the years go on, but its still maddening. I have no clue and no inclination to do anything else. Running errands: I have to get the needful done. Friday, 1/28: 10am - 12pm EST; 2pm - 4pm EST. So I would just go ahead and blame Outlook every time you see that. Heres an example: 1. I guess what I am trying to convey is "if you email back saying no I'm not going to be upset or start arguing with you". Personally, I never end my emails with Please advise. It just is not my style and I dont like how extremely formal it feels. 2. When I used to work on an international team, I found they used Please Advise quite regularly. In my job, emails are often used as official business communiques. English (US) "please let me know a time that is convenient for you" or "please let me know what time is convenient for you" sounds more natural, but yes, this is polite. Please tell me what YOU ARE thinking. Please click the link that we've sent to this address to post your question to our experts.Ok, I'll check my email. = Sentence Where did you go? I dont like What do you think? because Im not asking for thoughts or ideas, Im looking for explicit instructions on what to do next. For some reason, were constantly begging our lawyer to (pretty) please (and only should the stars align to create no personal inconvenience to him) advise (on this legal matter with respect to which were paying him a hefty fee). Another is when I get an email that contains only call me. On the other side, is the writer genuinely seeking information or help? There are a lot of things that I wish someone would have told me about at the very beginning especially email etiquette. tag.parentNode.insertBefore(s, tag); Aaaaaarrrrrrggggggghhhhhhhhh! Perhaps it depends on which way the statement is flowing? Top Customer Service We are here to help. If I have one grievance to file about business email, it would be that I wish people wouldnt use words that they dont understand. In a perfect world, I wouldnt need it. Ive searched your blog for some advice on the use of the words please advise and what I found was that a large number of people who pose questions to you use these exact words at the end of their question. But I genuinely DO hate pestering people. I feel like I am being summoned. Please advise.. The result is now that my partner and I needful each other all the time. I am reflecting that the phrase I hate to be a pest, but can also come off as passive aggressive. Please advise if you require further information. I realize that it sounds more formal than please let me know.. Me: Heres a selection of potential images for the brochure. For me, Id rather people just ask me the question (assuming Im not on the phone in mid-sentence) rather than ask me if I have time or if Im busy. In business use the phrase becomes an additional command. We can either 1) switch to white chocolate 2) continue with milk chocolate or 3) form a team to identify new chocolate options. sleeps is possibly an Aussie thing? No agenda or a brief description nothing. It loses the effect and can be irritating/condescending when you use it too often. Attempt to manage you/assign tasks and they arent your manager? I agree it is annoying to listen to. Well, it was one way we could make ourselves pay any kind of attention to her. Your text is being reviewed by one of our Experts.We will notify you when your revision is ready. I suspect part of the reason for our culture being this way is that we have a fairly open floorplan, so if we were to routinely talk at our desks, it would be disruptive. If I was having the chocolate tea pot situation I would write, "Please let me know which option you prefer." I feel like more time is wasted when people try to save time on words and instead use "please advise". That irritates me too. Heeeeelllllloooooooo? Im still unconvinced that it is bad form. Some dont want to take any responsibility. Addressing specific people is key to getting the work done. Are they presenting you with new information about something thats typically your responsibility? Even better still. My grandmother (who was born in 1912 in Oklahoma) once said at a family buffet dinner, My lands, shouldnt we serve the menfolk first? because people were lining up to fill their plates. Honestly, please advise drives me crazy too, but I 100% admit its because of who I associate with it. the people who are secretly working multiple full-time jobs from home, future manager is a bigoted jerk, boss hasnt paid me back, and more, weekend open thread February 18-19, 2023. I wonder what would happen if you just said no to Can I ask you a question for a few days. So please research and advise because a go to phrase that kept things short and they knew exactly what I meant. There are a handful of people at work who use this on every.single.email. Want to improve your English business writing? I think the reason the qualifiers miff people is that they have the exact opposite of the intended effect. Ie, if youre reading along and you encounter a word you dont understand, you drop everything and look it up, right then and there. But I think I mean more did I explain that in a way that makes sense than are you smart enough to understand this. Labyrinthine One of my coworkers uses VR. (FWIW, I was hired for job X and ended up doing job Y much more time consuming, and punching well above my pay grade because the work is a PITA, and I didnt know any better. Sure, but it presumes that theyll agree to your request. Copyright 2007 - 2023 Ask A Manager. I just say, Hi can you tell me if blahblahblah? and just wait their response (if Im IM-ing them its not that urgent). Haha, I see people mentioning that here all the time but I have never received an email that said anything about doing the needful. I am impressed. But people tend to not like such things. Words only mean things in their contexts, though. let me know your favorite. Payment will be expected in 48hours, if you wish to cancel your purchase, please let me know in this timeframe. or Let me know if you can join me.? :). :). I totally agree. My current manager is really fond of the smiley faces in outlook, so I have a rule button that replies to messages with just a smiley face. and the comments from the editors", My editor understood my intention and gave me a good advice !! We will send you an email to confirm your account. You might consider using "would be" instead of "is", as well, since the conditional is often more polite than the declarative. She was ticked, but it did not stop her. For some reason, it gets the point across to her that we need certain information now, not later or not ever, *the time between Lucy pulling the football away as he tries to kick it and before he hits the ground knowing that she DID IT AGAIN. I do appreciate it when people are willing to take context into account, so sometimes an opener that acknowledges, hey, I know youve been working really hard on X so this might have fallen off the radar is appreciated, but I really do want to get you what you need! The newbies stopped parking there, problem solved. TechCrunch. On the please advise thing. She said the word alright way too much. Get perfection for short pieces of text in just a few minutes. No. Its really meaningless in this context, like How are you? when youre walking past someone and neither of you is going to stop and really talk about How You Are. I use it in much the same way, and Ive never been told to cut it out (directly or indirectly). or call us at (205) 502-2500. This exactly. This is the kind of comparison Im thinking of. And kind of hilarious. In Taiwan, the one that was odd to me was addressing people as dears whether in the email salutation or in person. I dont use it myself but that is because in most places I have worked it is used to end emails from managers or directors. Do (b)not(/b) leave your belongings at the front desk. Could you please advise? I feel that, if I leave this last sentence out, my email will sound bratty without it with an underlying message of, Theres a problem with your request, DO SOMETHING. its only used when i know theyll do it. Do they already have cause the be upset with you? I love it! If its someone who works for me, I dont want to be notified of a problem without their thoughts/suggestions/proposed solutions. I should also add that I appreciate reminders since Im disorganized and support too many projects. Any help would be . Good morning SARA! There was another word that was used differently than standard American English was it something like presently instead of soon? 0. + Read the full interview, TextRanch has been really helpful in improving the flow and repairing the structure of my sentences. What time shall we say? I cant see anything remotely annoying in the phrase though I dont use it myself. We KNOW that some cultures crowd up and breath down your neck; we KNOW in our heads that it is a cultural difference this does not prevent the visceral reaction to being crowded that people who require more personal space feel. OMG yes please do the needful makes me stabby. Please let me know when everything is ready. Thank you in advance is completely fine when Im being asked to do something that I actually can do. How do you feel about emails that say, Just wanted to let you know that blah blah blah.? Nobody sits there and thinks Okay, how can I let them know that I really need to hear back from them on this? They just type Please advise. This is what language is all about, really. (Hope this helps really means - now leave me alone [or something like that].) I use "let me know" (or "let me know either way") all the time and I've always intended it to mean "by the way, you can say no if you want to". We all have to remember that our way is not the only way. Possibly in red Killer font. I sign my emails with Regards all the time. And I definitely wouldnt instruct others not to do it, since its really just a personal preference on your part, not a rule thatthey should be following in general. Please let us know if gets his speech back. It seems like, no matter what, there are phrases that really tick some people off. My HTML brain cells went out for a moment. This. 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