I have just been downgraded from Kind Regards to Regards and I am not sure if I should call HR or a lawyer?

Posted by lxxmng@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 409 comments

I am currently in an email chain where the pleasantries are evaporating at a rate of one word per message. I have officially lost the Kind and I am genuinely concerned that I am only three replies away from the dreaded and final Thanks. Is there a level below Regards )?

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Solo-me@reddit

I hate the fuff . Starting with "hope you are doing well" or "hey (name) how are you I have a question for you " . Pathetic and worthless. Just tell me what you want, I ll reply straight and keep working!

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AndorElitist@reddit

The two examples you gave are wildly different. The first one is just a polite greeting to remind the recipient you are a human being capable of emotion and not a robot, before moving onto the actual matter at hand The second one is a pointless reason to drag the conversation on and waste time by waiting for the recipient to ask what is the question instead of just asking the question

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marknotgeorge@reddit

Both of them are "I've just destroyed the intricate sandcastle that is your concentration and leave you annoyed while you wait for the real reason I'm messaging" to me. You can put paragraphs in messages, you know

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everybodyctfd@reddit

I HATE when people message 'hey hows it going?' then wait for a response on work chats before asking what they need. Like just come out with the question so I can decide whether or not to drop what I'm doing to respond immediately.

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Sadastic@reddit

I only do this to our IT team because they're incredibly useless at responding within 7 working days. Like to catch them in the chat and then get them to respond immediately, otherwise if they respond to my greeting but not the issue I can just go over their head and get them shouted at for being crap.

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thethirdbar@reddit

i just started ignoring the 'hey' message until they followed up with a q. and then i typically only answer the q, not the pleasantry. people seem to have mostly got the memo now.

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Brewer6066@reddit

Someone at work uses “Warmly yours”. Which makes me sick in my mouth every time I read it.

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heartpassenger@reddit

We have a consultant who used “with warmth”. Like what the fuck is that. Why is the email warm. Clammy disgusting email. That’s one step below an old offshore colleague who used to say “brightly”. I never quite understood that one but always envisioned them as extremely peppy with an exclamation mark hovering over their head like a sim.

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Unhappy_Clue701@reddit

Some of the offshore ones are hilarious. I have a colleague who for a long while called me Dear. As in, he’d pop up on Teams with Hello Dear, good morning! 😂

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Monsoon_Storm@reddit

I'd take brightly over warmth any day. brightly I think of sunshine and rainbows and fields of grass. with warmth makes me think of public toilet seats in a busy place.

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ImaginationInside610@reddit

Somewhat like vomit, that is delivered ’with warmth’

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TimeTimeClock@reddit

If I see "touch base" and "warmly yours" together, I might just cry.

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cursed_cucumbers@reddit

Let's circle back on that at the end of play

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onepintofcumplease@reddit

I'd rather buddy up and hash out the details .

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spearmint_wino@reddit

I'll run that up the flagpole and see if anyone salutes.

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Slight_Emergency_229@reddit

End of play 🤢

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Mr_Venom@reddit

I don't want anyone warmly touching my base.

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Monsoon_Storm@reddit

what if they circle back before touching your base?

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Mr_Venom@reddit

Not even if they're going forward or adding bandwidth.

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OliB150@reddit

Someone I used to work with regularly said “can we touch bases in the morning please” and I hated it every time.

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Appropriate-Roof1422@reddit

Corporate BS :)

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MaxMouseOCX@reddit

"touch yours" - "base warmly"

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QuizzicalSquid7@reddit

Was recruiting for an American position and the guy signed his email off “god speed”. What the fuck

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CaptainParkingspace@reddit

Go in grace

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KittyGrewAMoustache@reddit

Did the position involve space travel?

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spikewilliams2@reddit

We had distributors in India who would use "do the needful".

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LawabidingKhajiit@reddit

That's a classic of Indian English; if you dissect it then you'll see that it is actually perfect English and means exactly what the person is trying to convey. We just don't use the term in the west. It's a good phrase though; it is basically saying 'please do what needs to be done, there's no need for me to go into detail as I trust you know what you're doing'.

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Low-Cauliflower-5686@reddit

Sometimes the way Indians say things can be bossy or very matter of fact

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spikewilliams2@reddit

When I first saw it it pissed me off because I took it as an order to do something so I ignored it, he's not my boss. The normal order of things was for me to tell my boss how long it would take them we either do it if quick or send him an estimate if longer. He was basically demanding 2 weeks of work to be done on his say-so in my head.

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Agitated_Ad_361@reddit

Eugh

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SallyJaneCooper@reddit

I'm a rather sentimental sort but this is creepy, especially in a business setting.

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OneCatch@reddit

That's abominable.

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Monsoon_Storm@reddit

I think I need to borrow some Gen Z (or maybe alpha?) parlance here and say that that absolutely gives me the ick... It seems like the perfect word to describe the reaction I have to that. It feels creepy. I do not want your 'warmth' anywhere near me thank you very much.

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anabsentfriend@reddit

I had an absolutely hideous manager in a previous job who signed off every email with 'Warm regards'. It's given me the shudders just typing it.

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JustLetItAllBurn@reddit

Only "moistly yours" could possibly be worse.

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

really )?

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richyfreeway@reddit

Only sign off I ever use is "Cheers"

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

so neutral

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78Anonymous@reddit

correct me if I am wrong: regards = normal, known, semi formal, professional standard between acquaintances kind regards = friendly, possibly unknown, less formal sincerely = formal, can be either polite formality or warning thanks = friendly, if familiar; do one, if unfamiliar; can be perceived as passive aggressive or sarcastic many thanks = sincere and friendly, if known

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

regards tends to be aggressive no, don't go there

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78Anonymous@reddit

not at all

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Indoor_Voice987@reddit

You're on amber alert. If you get a 'as per my previous' email, you may as well pack up and call it a day.

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greggery@reddit

If it starts with "With respect" then don't bother packing

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anabsentfriend@reddit

With all due respect I think that you're response is deeply flawed. I hooe you've already left the country.

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greggery@reddit

With the greatest possible respect you should be on at least your third name change and have had extensive cosmetic surgery by now

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loafingaroundguy@reddit

>"With respect" I hear what you say.

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DeadBallDescendant@reddit

Someone from security will be doing it for you.

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travelingwhilestupid@reddit

I hope that answers your question.

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

that's a clear warning

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jjgill27@reddit

I send ‘thanks’ a lot of the time. Hadn’t realised this means everyone thinks I hate them.

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NoEntertainer3191@reddit

Same. Its my most used sign off!

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PlentyEggplant4497@reddit

Same same I sometimes upgrade it to ‘many thanks’ if I’m feeling particularly appreciative

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SnooLobsters8265@reddit

I put ‘many thanks’ when I mean ‘die’. ‘Thanks’ is my standard.

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paul6057@reddit

Someone once sent me a "Man Thanks" once. I presumed it was a typo, but maybe it was a specific type of thanks...?

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Impossible_Volume811@reddit

I think that’s the equivalent firm handshake while maintaining eye contact. Or a pat in the bum. Not sure.

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

\+ same )

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Grunn84@reddit

Many thanks is the standard here, we do possibly all wish death on each other

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dispatch_s2_when@reddit

Recipients of your "many thanks" probably thought "there's no call for that level of sarcasm"...

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KeyJunket1175@reddit

We are going to corporate hell together apparently

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Robyn2055@reddit

I used to send KR all the time until someone said it apparently means F\*\*\* you?? I doubt it but I use it in emails to to certain people for secret pleasure

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ahoneybadger3@reddit

I just use KYS. Kindly yours.

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GlamourousFireworks@reddit

I never use anything other than thanks!

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CaptainParkingspace@reddit

“Hope that helps”

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silver_surfer07@reddit

News to me! This changes everything 😭😂

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cold_tap_hot_brew@reddit

I’ve heard a lot of people think kind regards is passive aggressive because it’s too formal and over the top. I think the trick with emails is to not read into sign offs as anything important.

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Crochet-panther@reddit

The big thing isn’t so much what sign off someone uses normally, it’s more when that sign off changes. Kind regards to regards, many thanks to thanks, thanks to just name…….

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

right, agree

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porrig1@reddit

I had a manager once who used to sign off with "krgds". And this was from a PC, not mobile shorthand.

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sunandskyandrainbows@reddit

Hm interesting, I normally start with many thanks, but as the chain gets more and more replies I reduce to Thanks. In my mind it's the same as not messaging someone 'Hi Tom' every hour in Teams

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notrainsaroundhere@reddit

Agreed. When it goes from being essentially an e-letter to a back and forth conversation the pleasantries get dropped

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kendoddsdadsdeaddog@reddit

Do you not have an auto signature set up for new emails and reply emails? Saves me seconds deciding if it’s between Thanks, Many Thanks, Kind Regards or I will hunt you down and wipe out all of your blood line. Everyone on a reply email gets “thanks”

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notrainsaroundhere@reddit

I have an auto signature for just the contact details and corporate guff. The actual sign off is always down to me and my mood

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cold_tap_hot_brew@reddit

I guess it depends on the situation but after a while of back and fore, I think it starts to get to the point that the greetings and sign offs are more fulsome than the content and then I’d probably switch to just a smiley. :)

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msmoth@reddit

If it's a long email chain though it can feel weird signing it off every time...

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shalo62@reddit

Thanks

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SomethingNotOriginal@reddit

I (35M), Finance Controller, used to send my month end docs for the board meeting to my FD (57M) with a kiss.

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Mobile-Quality7471@reddit

Yeah I've never read into them lol, I try and switch mine up could be kind regards, thanks, cheers etc I didn't realise people cared about it

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Inevitable-Debt4312@reddit

Passive aggression only exists in the USA.

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toroferney@reddit

Passive aggressiveness exists though, we excel at it along with queuing.

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Rorstech@reddit

>I think the trick with emails is to not read Fixed it for you

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annedroiid@reddit

I mean if someone starts out a chain with kind regards and moves to regards that's definitely passive aggressive. You just shouldn't make assumptions based on their initial use of it

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pattybutty@reddit

My hierarchy is * Many thanks * Kind regards * Regards * Just a dash. i.e. '- my_name' * Single line replies, no 'hi' no nothing Not sure if it gets picked up, though

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One-Day-at-a-time213@reddit

Same here! "Thanks" is well-meaning casual. "Best regards" is well-meaning formal. "Regards" is "I literally would not waste my urine if you were on fire".

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Bowdin@reddit

I always use cheers over thanks. I'm from the North East though so it might be a colloquial thing.

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Robot_Spartan@reddit

I send 'thanks' a lot of the time. I do this so everyone knows I hate them 😁

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PersonalityExact7891@reddit

Me too

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tannercolin@reddit

Thanks

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Voltalox@reddit

Yeah there's a few people in my team who just write "Regards" all the time. I don't read into it for that reason, I didn't even know this was a thing until I saw people talking about it on Reddit. I try to be very sanguine in my communications though, so everyone gets a "Kindest regards" or "Warm regards", etc.

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Boredpanda31@reddit

I send thanks because regards and kind regards is so *formal* 🤣

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coldestclock@reddit

And if it’s within my own team, they get a cheers before I just do away with the salutations and sign off entirely.

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EmperorsGalaxy@reddit

It's not if thats all people ever get from you, it's only considered a slight if you change from kind regards to something lesser

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CherrySG@reddit

It does? Wow, that's been my sign-off for ever.

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fergie_89@reddit

I use kind regards when people piss me off OR it's a formal email to directors etc otherwise you get a "many thanks" or "cheers". I'm fairly senior too so I try not to be formal unless the subject needs it. Didn't realise there were hidden messages behind it.

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lanky_doodle@reddit

I've always used 'Thanks' too. It's the most natural form of speaking - who in the whole world ends a phone call for example with 'Kind Regards, <name>'. It's an absurd way.

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Last-Appointment9300@reddit

Thanks

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Quiet_surprise79@reddit

Whoops. Turns out we are not grateful for their time and response but we are, in fact, aggressively annoyed by having to interact!

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Seamonkeypo@reddit

Ugh , so wtf is actually acceptable and not coded or passive aggressive? I usually use regards, or best wishes, with no hidden meanings intended. Is there something neutral? Farewell for now Ciao Signing off so long motherfuckers ?

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

Cheers only I suggest

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OldHelicopter256@reddit

“Cheers” is the top of the e-pleasantry tree for me.

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

for me as well, quite nice i would say

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marknotgeorge@reddit

That's good to hear. It's either that or nothing. Writing emails takes me long enough - I tend to over-explain with links to what I'm citing in an attempt to avoid the dreaded "Can we have a call about this?" reply.

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PaulM1c3@reddit

Yup. Upbeat and suggests you're not too stuffy. Americans seem to like it too.

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TimboJimbo81@reddit

Many thanks and best regards, anything else and you’re coming across as cold…lighten up you lot!

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TimboJimbo81@reddit

Remove the many/best and they know they’ve fucked you off haha

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turkishhousefan@reddit

It's when the "g" turns into a "t" that you've really got to worry.

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Cryptopolist@reddit

My standard valediction is “Yours,”. The recipient has the choice of interpreting my attitude as either sincere or faithful.

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Cryptopolist@reddit

In fact, whenever someone sends me their “kind rdgards”, it just makes me want to vomit.

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DergeRehReh@reddit

Somebody very high up in my work (local gov) signs off with “KRs”

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

lazy bastard

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fnaaaaar@reddit

Noted

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oportoman@reddit

I presume this is a joke post!

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

no, it is not - real corporate life

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AWingedVictory1@reddit

Best to have no sign off. Just your name. That Keeps them on their toes.

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CaptainParkingspace@reddit

The “kind” bit always vaguely irritated me, because what is it actually saying? You think you are being kind? I’ll be the judge of that.

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Gryeg@reddit

"Many thanks" is below "Regards" but about "Thanks"

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tripping_yarns@reddit

Where does ‘Ta’ fit in?

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rectangularjunksack@reddit

I personally can't stand "many thanks" because it's so unnatural/inauthentic. Nobody has ever said "many thanks" out loud. I'd much rather have a "thanks" (believable, normal, authentic) over a "many thanks" or god forbid a "regards".

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KeyJunket1175@reddit

I am an immigrant and I use this at the end of emails where I ask or previously asked for something. So apparently being thankful is something people can't stand.

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rectangularjunksack@reddit

nice deliberate misinterpretation of what I said! Many thanks.

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KeyJunket1175@reddit

I appreciate the joke, but this genuinely caught me off guard. I have been using it wrong for years, apparently even upset someone potentially. I had the same thing when people asked me how I was, then I told them honestly about it. It took me two years they don't actually give a fuck, but it's just an alternative of "hi" around here.

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KittyGrewAMoustache@reddit

No I’ve been using many thanks for years and am not an immigrant, loads of people use it. There is no one best form of email sign off, every type will have people who don’t like it but really people don’t pay attention that much, it only signifies something if someone who always signs off a certain way suddenly changes which indicate they’re probably annoyed!

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rectangularjunksack@reddit

just to be clear... "many thanks" is actually fine and widely used. I personally just find it a bit formal as the phrase is rarely used out loud. You're all good.

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KittyGrewAMoustache@reddit

I say many thanks out loud and hear people say that fairly often?

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dustyfaxman@reddit

In one workplace the department i was in were called into a morning 'training session' where we were collectively scolded for 'inappropriate email etiquette', told to use proper corporate appropriate sign offs rather than 'cheers' or 'ta' or whatever else was being used. For a while afterwards we'd end irl conversations or questions with 'kind regards' or 'many thanks' or 'thanks in advance', we all thought we were very funny and smart.

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Pizzagoessplat@reddit

I often say it. Maybe its a regional thing

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ben_jamin_h@reddit

Oh shit. I'm new to the email world and have been signing everything off 'many thanks' for a while now. Is there a recognised hierarchy of sign offs that I can reference?

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KittyGrewAMoustache@reddit

No I’ve used many thanks for years. Different people have different preferences and then they end up getting ideas about what different sign offs mean based on what people at their workplaces have used during pissy email exchanges. There is no standard!

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Jcw28@reddit

Best wishes is top of the tree, but reserved for people you actually know and genuinely like. Give it out sparingly. Regards is definitely the lowest form of formal sign-off. Most passive-aggressive is "Thanks." but "Thanks," is polite. Punctuation makes a world of difference!

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dustyfaxman@reddit

best wishes is what you put on a birthday card for a work colleague you don't know that well. you don't use it to end an email. might as well have 'love you lots xoxo'.

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

oh its a whole new world

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Haunting_Side_3102@reddit

And below that is “thanks in advance”, then it’ll be just the name of the sender, then just the name of the sender with their role.

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

so it looks like my Thursday pint is going to be a very lonely affair )?

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sammy1103@reddit

I've seen someone use KR as in kind regards. So lazy

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Critical_Pin@reddit

Just a single initial of the name and nothing else

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CouldBeNapping@reddit

Kind Regards Regards Thanks Rgds Thx <Name>

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Monsoon_Storm@reddit

you miss best wishes, best, and best regards

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CouldBeNapping@reddit

No one says best regards/wishes unless you’re in customer service or a PA

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DrunkenPangolin@reddit

I start with "With kind regards"

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spikewilliams2@reddit

Where does xoxo fit in there?

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rumham_123@reddit

“I hope this email finds you before I do”

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tripping_yarns@reddit

I’m stealing this. In return, you may have: Yours in muffled squeals of anticipation. I use this if I’m paying them for something, if I’m begging I’m more formal and professional.

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Low-Cauliflower-5686@reddit

You get them people who email them come straight over to your desk and say " did you see my email"

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Educational_Bowl_447@reddit

I love this, this is brilliant.

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freakybo0o@reddit

I laughed through my nose and snot came out.

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wine_n_mrbean@reddit

I have this as a sticker on my water bottle at work. LOL

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

))) that is a good one ))

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elPappito@reddit

Why say many words when few words do the job

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Formal-Apartment7715@reddit

Corporate email etiquette is just one big hate crime...

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Michael_of_Derry@reddit

If it ever reaches 'best of luck' that actually means 'fuck off you absolute cunt, I hope you die destitute'. At least in Ireland.

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Jonnehhh@reddit

I use “Greatly appreciate it” or “Greatly appreciated” when I really want to never deal with someone again.

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

taken ) will do as well ))

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buginarugsnug@reddit

At our workplace we use ‘thank you and kind regards’ then just ‘kind regards’ then just ‘regards’. If my boss is pissed off she will just put her signature

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Moist-Wonder-9912@reddit

I used to have a boss who signed off all emails “thx “. Anxiety was constantly through the roof

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chocklityclair@reddit

My son uses 'Best.' Never know how to feel about that.

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SpecialistTime6248@reddit

I’m confused. I always use thanks when signing emails. What is wrong with that?

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0rlan@reddit

I sign off with 'cheers' what does that say about me?

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

Cheers like ok, you're fine but don't go further )?

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d_an1@reddit

I just put my name, always have. no; regards, kind regards, cheers, thanks, Nothing, I hope I wasn't coming across rude

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

I always thought it is the end if i just use my name

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deformedfishface@reddit

I used to work with someone who used “Best” and I thought that was just the coldest shit.

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

true

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No-Honeydew7467@reddit

I use best wishes. Is this worse or better? Also it's an auto part of my signature

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

neutral i suggest?

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Notorious_ZoN@reddit

I love how we’ve collectively decided that basic civility just takes up too many keystrokes. "Hello \[Name\], hope you're well" is completely dead now. Now it’s literally just "\[Name\]," followed by a passive aggressive demand. No please, no thank you, nothing. I assume the next step is just a blank email with a whip crack sound effect attached.

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

right

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Diplomatic_Gunboats@reddit

I have used just my surname. No regards, no thanks. Just blah blah blah. <Surname>. But to be fair, the person I was emailing was an absolute tool.

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pianotpot@reddit

Think there might be a “warm regards” level somewhere. I hate warm regards, makes me think of accidentally taking a gulp of some almost cold tea.

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TheycallmeElla@reddit

I normally just sign off with “thanks”. Or “cheers”, if I actually like the person. If you see me sign off an email with “Regards”, you can take it to mean I wish you precisely zero regards and if anything, you should probably run.

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Low-Cauliflower-5686@reddit

I had a manager who would list email recipients on order of importance rather than a to z, he even admitted it. I was usually last ha . He would just say your name rather than than hi name

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Agitated_Ad_361@reddit

Sizzling regards

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Scary_Hope9937@reddit

Kthnksbye

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Tarrybelle@reddit

Seriously I hope you are joking. And they say autistic people over think things. I hate signing off because there is so much pointless meaning made of the last words of an email. They signed off, move on and use your energy for something more worthwhile.

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Cirieno@reddit

The only good reply is SWALK.

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fingertipoffun@reddit

First Initial with a full stop.

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VariousClassroom8056@reddit

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER

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Reactance15@reddit

AND ESPECIALLY THE DUMACRATS WHO ABSOLUTELY HATE THIS COUNTRY AND ESPECIALLY CROOKED HILLARY AND HER EMAILS AND ESPECIALLY HUSSAIN OBAMA AND ESPECIALLY THE CROOKED CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR AND ESPECIALLY THE SMELLY MINNESOTA GOVERNOR

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Classic-Mail4202@reddit

Was about to say this!

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dustyfaxman@reddit

PLEASE REFER TO MY PREVIOUS EMAIL FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

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AutisticTumourGirl@reddit

PER MY PREVIOUS EMAIL...

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Wibblejellytime@reddit

Everyone knows this means "You clearly didn't read my last email. Go back and try again."

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superflick_x@reddit

“Per my previous email”

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herwiththepurplehair@reddit

No, it's THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!!!!

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Lokikeogh@reddit

In comic sans

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

5 stars ))

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alexthemo123@reddit

When it gets to "Fuck you and your family" contact HR.

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rectangularjunksack@reddit

"regards" is way worse than "thanks" IMHO. Thanks.

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

its my auto reply

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rectangularjunksack@reddit

What's your auto reply? Thanks.

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

regards and it does sound a bite rude for me now

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rectangularjunksack@reddit

Why would you set your auto reply to something which you yourself consider inferior? Thanks.

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

cause i generally don't like people to write anything to me (())

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rectangularjunksack@reddit

I like that tbh ()()((((()))( Thanks.

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

thankssssss )))

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Reactance15@reddit

Best.

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FluffyBunnyFlipFlops@reddit

That's sensible. Thanks.

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DropDeadFredidit@reddit

😂 😂 😂

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Leucurus@reddit

I use "Many thanks", by which I mean precisely one thank

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srm79@reddit

Used to have a religious colleague (at least that's my conclusion) who'd sign off with Love and Light Name

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Impressive-Space-322@reddit

I put thanks if I like or tolerate someone and kind regards if I want to poke their eyes out 🤣

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mkeytail@reddit

It's better to say nothing at all

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DutchOfBurdock@reddit

Kindest regards\ Kind regards\ Regards\ Much appreciated\ Many Thanks\ Thanks\

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Ok_Loss_3204@reddit

then just Name.

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herwiththepurplehair@reddit

Yeah it's when every greeting disappears and it's just your name, that's when you know it's really gone to shit.

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DutchOfBurdock@reddit

Bob,\ \ When is this due?\ \ Dave

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herwiththepurplehair@reddit

Dave Please speak to your line manager Bob

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anabsentfriend@reddit

I think the please is over egging it.

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herwiththepurplehair@reddit

Nah it means please go and bother some fucker else

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Mynameismikek@reddit

My opening position is \`Many Thanks\`. Is that why everyone thinks I'm difficult?

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DutchOfBurdock@reddit

Keep it generic all the way. Many thanks is usually my go-to, unless I am asking a huge favour then I up the ante.

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Bibblejw@reddit

Ta

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Boboshady@reddit

Sounds like you're skirting on the edge of "as per my last email". I'd start looking for a new job this weekend.

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ForeignWeb8992@reddit

Fine

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Howard1981@reddit

I have someone in my work that replies “BR”. I always read that as British Rail. BR

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Mental-Sample-7490@reddit

My old man said he had a 3 tiered approach. Kind regard Regards And if you'd really phased him off just Name

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Mission-Sound9493@reddit

I have Best Wishes in my signature but what my colleagues don't know is that I rarely wish them the best or care about their wishes.

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sweetpotatofiend@reddit

Use this for everything since there’s no room for misinterpretation. Honestly don’t even pay attention to the differences on others’ emails

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wintermute023@reddit

Oh they know. We all know. I look forward to your comments at your earliest convenience, Thanks, with my very warmest of kind regards, Head of Inappropriately Applied Signatures. (EMEA Region, Thursdays only, Tuesday by appt)

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

so true ))

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SnooDonuts6494@reddit

"Best"? Or perhaps "Sent from my iPhone".

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True-Abalone-3380@reddit

Just for a laugh I'd change that to "Sent from my Blackberry".

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Monsoon_Storm@reddit

Palm Pilot?

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

Gosh, right ))) "Sent from my iPhone" - shud add it as well ))

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Arnoave@reddit

I didn't know "thanks" was so upsetting. It's my go-to for internal communication

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heartpassenger@reddit

All my emails ended with thanks. I upgraded it from “cheers” when I became a manager. Based on this thread I’d be better off doing the c-suite salute: OK 👍 Sent from my iPhone

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Monsoon_Storm@reddit

It's the elipses you need to be careful with... Gen Z apparently think they are aggressive... Although I suppose in some circumstances they aren't wrong...

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anabsentfriend@reddit

Our top of the heap manager uses Cheers. I quite like it.

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Harald_TheEnduring@reddit

If you’re gonna sign off with thanks you may as well piss in the coffee pot too, both equally likely to ruin a morning.

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Arnoave@reddit

Ok 👍. Thanks, Arnoave

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vinylrain@reddit

News to me as well. People sure are overly sensitive! My view is that business communications are supposed to be functional, not go out of their way to be emotionally reassuring. Offence is taken, not given, etc.

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chronicbint@reddit

This.

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Wrong_Duty7043@reddit

Piping hot regards

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501ws5@reddit

Kindest, All the best, Lol.

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SquashyDisco@reddit

I use “Piping hot regards” just to set the thermostat. Then if they piss me off, I turn it down.

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boulder_problems@reddit

Lukewarm regards

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SquashyDisco@reddit

I have dropped a ‘tepid regards’ before.

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Fit_Level_9887@reddit

lol, I got downgraded to a “ Cold Regards” once … burn

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DB2k_2000@reddit

You’re right to be concerned. Regards by itself means ‘broadly fuck off’ imo.

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OneCatch@reddit

I think "Thanks," is fine, but "Thanks." is definitely hostile. "Regards" is definitely worse than both though. I'm actually not sure there's anything colder than "Regards" without descending into overt hostility.

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Other_Student_2995@reddit

I think you’re overthinking this

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DeadBallDescendant@reddit

I'm old and I sign off with 'cheers' It never occurred that someone might read more into that that I was in the pub

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snavej1@reddit

I suspect that there is an outbreak of autism in your office. Staff are becoming more and more socially maladjusted.

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Maleficent_Fee8889@reddit

Kinda regards

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ancientaeons1@reddit

Sorta regards

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TheMechanicusBob@reddit

If an email chain goes on for a while, I'll usually get more casual with my sign offs the longer me and the other person are going back and forth; it just starts feeling needlessly formal after a point

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SneezlesForNeezles@reddit

My manager knows is she's cc'd into an email from me that ends with 'Regards', we need a 1-1 as a priority. I start with Many thanks and Regards means all good will has evaporated and I want your head on a platter.

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ImaginationInside610@reddit

‘Yours’. That also triggers the overthinkers.

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anabsentfriend@reddit

I tried out 'All the best' this week. I've not had a reply yet. I'm wondering if I made a terrible mistake.

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

best thing to do tbh

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Leotardleotard@reddit

Ta

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Youtalkingtomyboobs@reddit

Who knows what they’re thinking when I sign off “Ta L”

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Simplesim73@reddit

Wait till they sign with just their first initial!

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Square-Grapefruit@reddit

Oh Christ, L&D at my place have now started using ‘Kindest regards’. It somehow manages to be entirely unkind and saccharine sweet, all at fucking once.

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bassolune@reddit

Yes, the level below 'regards' is 'rearguards', when someone is only telling you something to cover their arses.

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TheViscountRang@reddit

In the 2022 heatwave, one of my clients referenced how hot the weather was and signed off "sticky regards ;) lol" At least you're not there.

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Sea-Still5427@reddit

Dropping kind means they're pissed off or want you to go away. Next stage is no sign-off at all. Final stage is the thumbs-up emoji.

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

oh yes, emojies

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thingymajigg_@reddit

My email Signature is "Regards" by default. I don't want people thinking I'm friendly or approachable. If I feel it warrants is, I might add the Kind in manually.

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

same

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AreaMiserable9187@reddit

If you see a "as per my last email", run.

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

right )

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GreyFoxNinjaFan@reddit

Kind Retards

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Unique-Result358@reddit

I had KR the other day not sure where that is in the ranking?

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

i think its just a way to say i dont even care to do a full version?

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Scotster123@reddit

I don't mind "Regards" or "Best", or even "Thanks". What I do mind is when someone starts the email with my first name and no form of salutation before it. It is usually from professional or highly qualified people. Would saying "Hi",, "Hello", or "Hey" really cause you to lose a level of importance, or are you that afraid that any sign of humanity is a sign of weakness? When this happens, I go way out of my way to make my responses super friendly and personal, often wishing them a lovely rest of the week, or saying "Have a lovely weekend when it comes", even if it is a Wednesday. I see this as some kind of small, petty, but important-to-me victory.

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JGalKnit@reddit

People take the sign off seriously? Man. I just send random things. I rarely put though into it.

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MadJen1979@reddit

Be grateful they actually wrote it. I know someone who just puts "KR" at the end. Lazy bugger.

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MttWhtly@reddit

I have it in my signature and I can't decide if that makes me lazier or just more efficient

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QuizzicalSquid7@reddit

What if you need to drop a many thanks or all the best?

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MadJen1979@reddit

Along as it says "kind regards" and not "kr" or "r", you're being efficient.

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monstera-attack@reddit

I have my outlook set up to auto change KR, MT and BW to the respective long formats. Saves so much repetition

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Dimac99@reddit

I think that would take me longer to do than to type them all out (at the appropriate times) for all eternity. *Technically* I was taught to type at school, but practically speaking, I learned to touch type arguing in Yahoo! Groups in the late 90's. How does anyone learn these days?

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cloud__19@reddit

Haha yes I learned to type at the speed of light on mIRC during heated debates!

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doegrey@reddit

Ohhh, you’re definitely on the naughty list!

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

)) oh yeah

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ThisIsWhatLifeIs@reddit

Luv ya Kind Regards Regards Thanks In that order only

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Caisammt@reddit

Translated to English mine is “best regards” and I’m always a “how are you? / I hope you are well?” Until the other person hits strike three of never saying it back and that fuckers going straight into line one of my bitch-rant Have yet to note a clear correlation between people who ask how are you & those who don’t… will continue to inspect how they human in other contexts.

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pwuk@reddit

next is the "unkind regards", then it's all over

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Alternative_Try_5888@reddit

You don’t need to worry until you get to “warmest regards”. That’s basically a written threat of impending violence

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I_am_Reddit_Tom@reddit

"Respectfully" is war

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blankspacebaby12@reddit

I was cc’ed on a manager giving his staff an action, and signing off with “over and out” earlier this week. Terrifying.

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Hubble_bubble753@reddit

The level below "regards" would be just signing off with your name.

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Qabbalah@reddit

And then, no name either, just one-liners.

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Mrs_B-@reddit

Is no name worse than just the first initial? J.

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Qabbalah@reddit

Actually yeah I forgot about that step.

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spikewilliams2@reddit

Maybe just a singular regard would be the next step down.

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N7twitch@reddit

Someone I work with signs off her emails with ‘Regds’. I used to wonder what she did with all the time she saved by omitting the ‘ar’, but then again she also used to put ‘kind regds’ so she must be absolutely slammed these days.

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JewelerChoice@reddit

What’s wrong with “I am, and ever shall be, your humble servant”? You can even shorten it to “I am, &c.” I always write “best wishes”, and feel so bored while doing it. I really am twishing them the best when I write it though.

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

really,whats wrong with it ))

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JewelerChoice@reddit

Nothing. I feel bored writing it because it’s what I always write and because I know the recipient is probably going to be equally disinterested.

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Acrobatic_Simple_178@reddit

It could be worse Kind Retards,

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

for sure)

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Chimpantea@reddit

I know someone who just signs off "kr"...

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

last century i suggest

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bensuffolk@reddit

Without prejudice

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

a bit too legal, no?

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bensuffolk@reddit

Indeed. If you ever get that one it’s time for HR

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Kyber92@reddit

I used to sign off my emails with "let me know if you have any questions". I would sometimes just stop doing that if a customer was battering me with questions.

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

they never do after that )

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hotwheels_x@reddit

‘Lukewarm regards’

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

oh no ))

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NoiseNecessary4737@reddit

I only say kind regards in work emails. Personal emails I say thanks. It's the salutation that gets me - if I know the client I'll say hi, dear for never met - if someone just starts with my name, I think that's just rude.

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Ambitious_Bridge_175@reddit

Just change it to Go F\*ck yourself. Steve

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Glittering_Vast938@reddit

‘Thanks’ is fine between colleagues. Maybe a bit informal and unfriendly with someone external. When there’s a few messages in the email thread I stop saying Thanks altogether.

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nieuweyork@reddit

Oh when an exchange gets tense I up the level of elaboration in the sign off. Is everyone just getting comfortable working together ?

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sock_cooker@reddit

I got a verbal warning for ending one with "thanks in anticipation" once

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janeygigi@reddit

My friend and colleague does enjoy a "Trust all is in order" as a sign-off when they're getting a bit irritated.

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peppermint_aero@reddit

That's on the same level as "hope that helps"

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

Need to use it as well )

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Pink_Flash@reddit

Uh oh. Have I been flipping everyone off without knowing? Regards, Pink_Flash

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Pixiebel81@reddit

I go from Regards to just my name. Often remove the Hi at the start: Steve What the actual fuck? Pixibel81

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-TheHumorousOne-@reddit

Did you also get, 'As per my last email' which is loosely translated as "You're starting to piss me off with this ongoing query'

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PTCGTrader@reddit

k

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

i do kk sometimes

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PTCGTrader@reddit

kkk?

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Scared-One9295@reddit

I've used "thanks" since day one, I cannot imagine how little work people have on if they are (genuinely) concerned by any of this nonsense.

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stm2657@reddit

Ta

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

Luv this one

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cdh79@reddit

When you let autocorrect leave ... retards....

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BuckfastAndHairballs@reddit

You might even get hit with "hope this helps". (And it never actually does)

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

never ever )

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129sapphires@reddit

This thread has certainly got me chuckling away!

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gotcha640@reddit

“Eagerly awaiting your reply” is the only signoff I accept.

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Primary-Angle4008@reddit

When I write regards it’s definitely intentional and means I don’t like you or the reason why I have to email Kind regards is for the more formal emails and I don’t mind you, When I say thanks then I truly mean thanks because you’ve done something for me

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Realistic-Analyst-23@reddit

Oh no I've been thinking of this in the wrong way entirely. I'll often start a conversation with kind regards but then if the chat gets more informal will switch to thanks instead. I often feel that's for friendly.

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Alarmed-Peace-9662@reddit

wut?

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Cletus_Banjo@reddit

‘Best’ Not ‘Best wishes’, just ‘best’ Absolutely dripping with contempt.

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88sakura88@reddit

'Thank' Best way to end an email. Keep them wondering what it meant 😂

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WashingTurds@reddit

In order of my how my feelings get hurt the least.. <nothing> - no one gives a shit so I prefer when you’re just honest about it Cheers - oh you’re human, nice Thanks - you’re still human. Thx - the X is like a little kiss with the thanks Thanks! - now you’re just trying too hard Best - best what? Warm regards - no one speaks like this Kind Regards - no one speaks like this KR- you acknowledge no one speaks like this so you’ve short formed it. Regards - no one speaks like this Kind Retards - no one speaks like this AND I’m retarded apparently.

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Kirkamel@reddit

You might be, but at least you're kind

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WashingTurds@reddit

And ridiculously strong for no good reason

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fgalv@reddit

“With all appropriate respect” reserved for when I’m really pissed with someone. Also emails from Royal Navy folks use “Yours Aye” which I always quite enjoy.

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

taken ) thanks

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not_steve_5000@reddit

To avoid all this nonsense and people reading into different sign-offs, I just always use “regards” now. If I’ve written a perfectly nice and helpful message and someone wants to interpret my use of “regards” as me hating them, that’s on them.

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Teawillfixit@reddit

I got a "fine" the other day in response to an email asking someone to share a folder. I got the impression from the "fine, name" email that things are not actually fine, but it's Friday so sod this passive aggressive nonsense.

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ClericalRogue@reddit

Ever had the sign off removed entirely with just the persons name stamped below the response? I think thats kind of the final level 😂. Especially if they remove the greeting section too.

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

absolutely )

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GlastoKhole@reddit

I just use many thanks, seems to be a bit nicer but not over the top.

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

not too pleasing? i would feel like this

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GlastoKhole@reddit

I honestly don’t mind being pleasing. But I don’t think it comes off as too pleasing. Many thanks, to me says, I’m busy this was quick but i appreciate your time

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Cellist-Common@reddit

Cheers

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

most neutral i would say

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Green_destiny@reddit

I used to send this until someone said it sounds like you are at the pub after every email. This person used to see me in the pub as they walked to the station after finishing. I miss that job.

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Qabbalah@reddit

"Rgds"

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ResponsibilityNo3245@reddit

I sign off with "cheers" and use the casual version of my name. So if my name was Matthew I'd call myself Mat. The more professional the colleague the more casual I get when writing. If I use my Sunday name you're probably a liability.

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5c0tt15h@reddit

Just regular "Gards" Negates all previous gards.

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

smart )

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commonmuck1@reddit

Wait until you get a simple KR. That's that they are polite but you're not worth the energy typing kind regards

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Additional_Air779@reddit

I recommend you look up DISC profiling. The Manager Toold podcast had an excellent explanation of precisely this sort of thing. Us "High Ds" often try hard and start off with pleasantries but as the work levels rise these are often cast aside as we revert to our natural, blunt, get the job done ways.

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spikewilliams2@reddit

I nearly sent retards once by accident, caught it just before sending. It was an email where I had to explain something really simple that I shouldn't have to as well.

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Green_destiny@reddit

You should have just sent it and apologised instantly saying 'you only noticed after hitting send' that way it plausibly could have been an accident but they would have known the truth.

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Bagnaldo@reddit

What is going on with your keyboard op? ))))

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TachiH@reddit

Cheers or Thanks is all anyone is getting from me in any setting. It's email, not some letter in the 50s.

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

cheers still most neutral

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ENNLRon@reddit

My signature for some some colleagues at work is "I hope this email finds you before I do"

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greggery@reddit

"KR" or just "R" are grounds for raising a grievance, for sure

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sveyno@reddit

Eh just use "Ta!"

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Luna259@reddit

I downgraded everyone to regards

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

and i think it is a right way, so did I

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Dazzling_Evidence_19@reddit

I never use Regards after the unfortunate retards incident. I just stick with thanks or happy to chat or something equally inane.

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WINTERSONG1111@reddit

I have nothing, just may email signature. I never realized that may seem coooollld.

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

indeed

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derpyfloofus@reddit

Since moving to Wales everyone uses “all the best” and I don’t quite know where this sits in the hierarchy. If someone from Wales could enlighten me I would be very grateful.

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NrthnLd75@reddit

kind regards is pretty hostile to be honest, regards is positively friendly.

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True-Abalone-3380@reddit

I agree, it always grates me a little but I do end up using it too as everyone else does. KR TA3380 xx

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GreenWoodDragon@reddit

Kind Regards strikes me as a bit off.

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Particular_Tune7990@reddit

what think ye of 'kindest regards'? - \*looks pensive\*

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Euphoric_Seaweed5872@reddit

I used many kind regards the other day. I've since taken up anger counselling.

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Particular_Tune7990@reddit

All the best for that. Cheers

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

like a way to say back off, dear i think

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Adanar01@reddit

I pissed off someone at work and they just finished out their emails with their name. No regards, no kind regards, no thanks nothing. Just end of a sentence then their name and done. I was shooketh.

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

that's smart

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Pizzagoessplat@reddit

I hope the email finds you well

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BigJDizzleMaNizzles@reddit

You've got a couple of steps to go before HR need to get involved. Next will be KRs. Then rgrds. Get ahead of it. Change your signature to King Retards. People will think its autocorrect. They may tell you, they may not. If they do, say oh yeah thanks.... But then don't change it.

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GreenWoodDragon@reddit

I always use Regards. I've always found Knd Regards to be a bit icky.

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Transmit_Him@reddit

Until you get to “may your gods have mercy on your soul” I think you’re fine.

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SpeccyPig@reddit

Kind retards if you don’t like them

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Sea-Information2366@reddit

I have gathered new sign offs that seem less sterile from friends and co-workers. Looking forward, Is my current favorite

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Ok_Loss_3204@reddit

when they drop the pleasantries altogether and just sign their name you are done

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Heraonolympia123@reddit

I'd be more concerned with the opening line - are you at "as we have already discussee"?

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Dax888@reddit

Big Boss would issue an edict and sign off with "happy to discuss" which was a deadly trap.

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

that's a disaster )

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wintermute023@reddit

That’s the modern version of “my door is always open”. You are better to beat yourself to death with your own CV than work for someone who says this.

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

oh that's would be brutal i think )

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sunandskyandrainbows@reddit

A few years ago I had a manager that was....annoying. He made me email a client in Germany to ask for something. They didn't have it. He was like I know they have it, ask them again. After a few such exchanges, the German guy lost it and replied in red bold size 20 letters '**WE DO NOT HAVE IT!!!!!!!**' I'll never get over that haha but props to them!

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Crochet-panther@reddit

As per my previous email

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lazlowoodbine@reddit

I have definitely used both this and "Regards" in the same email.

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Antique-Primary-2413@reddit

Oh yes! You know you're in the midst of a bloodbath (or about to start one) when you see (or type): (No greeting) As per my last mail, <content of email> <Name>

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FluffyBunnyFlipFlops@reddit

I use 'cheers'. Sounds friendly.

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Single-Aardvark9330@reddit

I had an old bloke whose now retired who signed off every email with KR, MM

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Makkel@reddit

I feel like automated signature that abreviates salutations, such as "KR" or "Rgds" is a special level of contempt...

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

never seen these one's

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SharkBabySeal@reddit

“I look forward to your response”

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

hostile

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Boomshanker61@reddit

wait until you get the, I am typing this with my middle finger.

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_LazyBrewer@reddit

Im a brewer on a small scale I use Cheers Insert name 🤣 Always professional - nbconstruction probably

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DutchOfBurdock@reddit

Kind regards when you're asking for something, Regards when it's formal but short conversations, thanks for everything else.

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Last-Appointment9300@reddit

According to my coaster, Kind regards isn't all that... https://preview.redd.it/6r89ocjjoa1h1.jpeg?width=2304&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c3728aedc5973735b2a57eb12cb351f61866ec69

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MonkeyHamlet@reddit

KR

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Jesisawesome@reddit

ty

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Jesisawesome@reddit

No wait Best

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Jesisawesome@reddit

no best

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Spiritual_Ground_778@reddit

BW

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RecognitionWestern86@reddit

We’ve missed out BW

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YchYFi@reddit

Next they will misspell regards. Then call HR.

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lxxmng@reddit (OP)

Oh yeah ))

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testdasi@reddit

You might want to call the police. Kindless regards is stuff that Freddy and the like send.

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intangible-tangerine@reddit

Go full throttle in the opposite direction. Send them a playlist of romantic songs with a note for each one on 'why this reminds me of us 💘'

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