My old boss told me to stop using text slang in emails and I fought it for weeks

Way back in 2014 I worked at a small marketing firm in Austin. My boss pulled me aside after I sent a client email with "u" instead of "you" and "btw" in there too. She said it made me look careless even if the client was chill. I was annoyed at first cause I thought it was more friendly. But then I lost a potential contract with a bank because the manager saw my casual tone as unprofessional. After that I changed my whole email style to full sentences and proper grammar. Has anyone else had to unlearn how they type online to fit a workplace?

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iris_rivera4418d ago

u" and "btw" in a client email? Girl, that's a one way ticket to getting demoted to the spam folder. I'm surprised she didn't handcuff you to the desk after that bank thing.

jake19118d ago

Haha seriously, that bank thing was a wake-up call I bet. I had a similar moment when a potential client straight up told me my emails sounded like I was texting my buddy instead of a business partner. After that I started proofreading everything twice and never looked back.