What do you sign off on your emails? What is the etiquette?

Posted by OrganizationFickle@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 23 comments

I have been told that not signing off with something comes across badly. My email format goes "Hi X, bla bla bla bla bla. Blablabla OrganiszionFickle" Maybe with a signature block if it's a new email. Obviously if it's someone important I'll send my best wishes, but I've never understood sign offs. Best wishes? What am I wishing for you? Kind regards? Why are my regards out of kindness? At best they are lukewarm or tolerant. I've told a couple of friends and they said they could never not sign off. I mean some people just put their initial letter as a sign off. If I am genuinely pissed off, you'll get warm wishes and best regards and I will tell you to have a nice day.

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PDuctions@reddit

I end the email with the topic and start the email with the topic, screw that formality crap go straight to the point

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FossilisedHypercube@reddit

So... I'm getting bored of Regards, even the kindest of them. Sometimes, where appropriate, I finish "with thanks" or even a kiss... oh, we're talking about emails, right... I just put my name

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TraditionalAide9751@reddit

I usually use kind regards or many thanks.

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Mscienc3@reddit

If formal and external: Best wishes, Name Job Title Organisation If informal/internal Best, Name

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ExoticReplacement163@reddit

Have a blessed day and may all the love in the world shine upon you. May your children be fat and healthy and all of your enemies recant their sins. Be well in yourself and to your fellow man. Bask in the love everyone is worthy of and fulfil your potential, remembering perfection is a meaningless concept and you are just fine the way you are. P.s. you forgot to attach the file to your attachment and I think you meant to email someone else this isn't for me so I will delete it. Peace and love brohim, TFU

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No_Initiative5355@reddit

I’m now retired but at work, if I was asking them to do something: Thanks, Myfirstname Myphonenumber My pronouns Otherwise: Regards, Myfirstname Myphonenumber My pronouns I’d insert my job title and department as well if it was the first time I was communicating with them. For context, employer was a city council.

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Single-Aardvark9330@reddit

Kind Regards or Many thanks are my go to If I'm replying to then then I just use whatever they used

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plankton_lover@reddit

I had someone who always put "brgds, name". Took me literal months to realise it was "best regards".

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thefogdog@reddit

"Brigardiers, name".

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All_within_my_hands@reddit

*lok tar ogar*

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Nine_Eye_Ron@reddit

Yo [Name], [body] Tight

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plankton_lover@reddit

I usually stick to Many thanks, name, signature. Occasionally if someone's been super responsive or I need a rapid reply I put Much appreciated, name, signature.

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lilaclavenderlullaby@reddit

Usually many thanks or kind regards. I don't think I've pulled a 'regards' in many years.

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168EC@reddit

I remain, as ever, your humble and obedient servant,

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FreshPossession@reddit

>Kind regards, > >Name Is fine. >Kind regards, > >Name. Is, apparently, a bit aggro. It's fucking exhausting trying to work out what people want.

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Ghost-of-a-Shark@reddit

My boss recently told me she (thinks she) can tell how I'm feeling by how many full stops I use in a reply. Email communication is nuanced as hell and everyone interprets it differently- exhausting is correct!

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Strong_Roll5639@reddit

Kind regards or regards if you've pissed me off.

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BeardedBaldMan@reddit

Regards My Name, Job Title Phone Number Availability hours and timezone Not the warmest of sign offs but sufficient

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Throwaway91847817@reddit

Thanks, -*My Name*

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CliffyGiro@reddit

My email signature looks like this: Thanks, A/DC Giro Mobile: 07XXXXXXXXX ISSI: 6XXXXX

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OrganizationFickle@reddit (OP)

I don't say thanks because I'm not grateful if I'm being asked to do something. I will always say thank you very much for your help if something has been done for me though

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Valuable-Wallaby-167@reddit

"Kind regards" if I'm being formal, "All the best" if I'm being less formal, "Many thanks" if I'm asking for something or they've done something for me. Then first name and work signature if it's a work email.

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YchYFi@reddit

Kind regards