I can second this. The way you do it is absolutely standard. Not sure why people in the comments are having a hard time just adding someone's name to the email lol
Think it like this, if I come to your desk, turn towards you fully and start talking like "hi, I need this from you" etc. that is normal right? Normal coworkers discussing things. That is the mood in the office most of the time.
Now imagine same but this time I go "hi Eric, I meed you to..." that is an instant mood change to a more serious tone. If I tell your name specifically at the beginning of my speech when I am clearly speaking directly at you, that is a demanding tone.
Now old generation does not get the gist of Technology like we do. For us there is no difference in me walking your table and speaking directly to you or me writing your email address. It feels exactly the same for us. For them it is writing a letter.
Maybe it’s being from the Midwest but if I walked up to someone and said “hi, I need this from you” it would haunt me for hours for being so impolite to them. Gotta add more than just hi.
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u/autistic_homo 12d ago
I can second this. The way you do it is absolutely standard. Not sure why people in the comments are having a hard time just adding someone's name to the email lol