If by “sassy” you mean smart-ass who can’t keep her mouth shut, then probably. 
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Agreed. I don’t worry I’ll be fired when I get a “hi” message from my boss, unless it’s followed by “come to my office and bring all your stuff.” What stresses me is that whatever’s coming next isn’t something I’m going to want to hear. So far it’s about 70% nothing, 30% something.
Because of those odds, my anxiety is triggered while I reply “What’s up?” and wait for whatever’s coming.
Would it be different if he just said what he wanted at the outset? I guess I’ll never (in this job) know.
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Up there: You send out something and get back:
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I hate the emails that have the subject: HELP
There’s no need to shout, and there’s no need to imply I won’t help you with your problem if you don’t actually ask for help. It’s just insulting, it’s my job to help you. God I hate the “HELP” email.
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Signature blocks have their uses in cases where directory data aren’t shared automatically (in-company I can get your phone number if needed from the directory; an email from the outside or see personal account doesn’t carry this data unless you add it somehow) or simply don’t accurately capture all the people using cellphones rather than their ‘real’ number that exists as an unchecked abstraction on the PBX); but every time I see that
This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error…
chunk I have to restrain my impulse to spit acidic bile at the sender and then leak the contents wherever it would be most damaging. The ones that go on for several paragraphs, those are even worse.
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Like this? (Worth 2 minutes of anyone’s time)
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and cool kids don’t say ‘cool kids’
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Ooh, one word earworm. 
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Cutting to the chase…
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A friend of mine once thought I was upset at her because I started every email I sent to her with her name, a comma, and a blank line. Looking back I suppose it did look a bit formal, which can seem strange.
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Or PLEASE READ.
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In an era when The United States Secretary of State can be fired via Tweet I don’t think it’s at all unreasonable for an average shlub to worry that they could be fired via email, or in the very least get an email message amounting to “please see me in my office so I can fire you.”
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I sometimes get those from one of my clients’ employees, usually with a couple of exclamation points attached. She’s great in other respects, but I’m in the process of gently training her to state the problem in the subject line along with a threat-level indicator like “URGENT:” so I don’t have a coronary every time I get an e-mail from her.
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Manners. noun. “Polite or well-bred social behavior.” See also etiquette, protocol, politeness, civility.
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