8 secretly aggressive email phrases and when to use them

8 secretly aggressive emaille phrases and when to use them8 secretly aggressive email phrases and when to use themIf you work in an office, you probably get approximately one billion emails a day with all sorts of corporate phrases that no one actually says in real life. Honestly, the fact that emojis and GIFs are semi-taboo in the corporate email world is beyond my understanding. Yes, Imthatmillennial.The worst part of email is that you never know what the f*ck people are TRYING to say. Sometimes it feels like people are trying to be so politically correct in corporate chatter that meanings get muddled. Like does following up actually mean, why the heck did you not read my message? (hint yes, it does).Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreHave you ever asked a co-worker a question and had them come back with something like, Per my last note To have your stomach drop and be like, ouch . This feels passive-aggressive? Youre not alone.Whats a straightforward girl boss to do?To help you understand all the work drams coming your way in your inbox (grab some popcorn, babes), we have gladly written out a full-on dictionary (ok, eight) secretly aggressive email phrases, and what they mean. So next time you have that stomach drop feeling at work you can totally understand it Lucky freaking you.Here are 8 secretly aggressive email phrases and what they mean.Per My belastung MessageThis meansWhy didnt you pay attention to my last message? Your colleague is basically telling you to f*ck off and they already told you this answer. Freaking ouch.This phrase is basically like saying, no Im not going to just simply answer the question you asked. Im going to acknowledge that you are literally an idiot and you should have more carefully read myemail. I dont love this phrase because odds are if someone is asking you a question that you already know the answer to, there was somethin g unclear in your last email.Please AdviseThis meansNo, Im not going to make a decision, you make one. Maybe youre in an argument between two people and need them to make decisions for you, or maybe youve just had enough for one day. Whatever it is, this statement is passive-aggressive because you could just say, what do you think?To ClarifyThis meansSomething was misunderstood. Must clarify in a politically correct way so theres not some massive confusion and yet, I still look like the good guy.PS. I like this one.Thank You in AdvanceThis meansYou havent agreed to what Im about to ask you, but the expectation is that you are going to do it anyway. If you are asking someone to go above and beyond for you, skip this phrase It makes it sound like you are forcing someone to do something for you they havent agreed to yet.Following UpThis meansYou havent responded to my email in the normal time frame. Im going to remind you that you havent responded by started my message with following u p. Lol. Like I know youve emailed me three times, of course, youre following up. (Although being the extremely timely rolle that I am I use this one.every day)Checking In On UpdatesThis meansYou probably didnt finish a project or the person emailing you has crazy expectations. They want updates sooner than you provided, so they passive-aggressively emailed you about it. And although you want to replay back something equally as passiv- aggressive like, k, thanks you cant. Ugh.Friendly ReminderThis meansI mean, how many different ways are there to say, f*cking respond to me?? I could probably think of a million more. Once again another passive-aggressive way of saying, you didnt respond so writing you another message to force you to email back to me. K cool.Not Sure If You Got My Last MessageThis meansTrying to be nice and be like, I know you saw my last note but didnt respond so Im going to try and play innocent.There you have it. Is your mind blown from what *actually* is going on i n your inbox? Put your favorite phrases belowThis article first appeared on Betches. You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from jngste Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people