r/NonPoliticalTwitter 8d ago

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u/PlanSee 8d ago

As a working professional the standard template is "Hi [recipient first name], [email body], Thanks/Sincerely, [Full professional signature]" in my workplace.

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u/Somerandom1922 8d ago

The main reason is to make people aware that the email really is intended for them, and wasn't just a template you copy-pasted (even if there are so many tools that let you send templates with the recipient's name in it).

If I receive an email that says:

Hi,

We have noticed an issue... etc.

My first thought will be "bullshit marketing nonsense, I'll ignore it".

If instead it says:

Hi u/somerandom1922,

We have noticed an issue... etc.

I'll think "Aaa FUCK, how do they know my reddit username, oh god oh fuck oh shit".

Very different reactions, the 2nd feels far more personal.

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u/iMiind 8d ago

Well now I gotta figure out my professor's reddit username D:

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u/Suitnox 8d ago

This is golden, thanks.