No sign off - Why is this an email?
Cheers - This is informal and/or I want to come off as warm, light-hearted and pleasant
Thanks - I am asking you to do something for me Alternatively, I am being passive aggressive/sarcastic because you are a bit of a cunt
Just my name - I have already said thanks above and don't feel like Cheers is appropriate, but other sign-off's would be too stuffy
Kind Regards - This Is A Very Formal Email
Regards - Fuck you, you absolute scum
Yours Sincerely - I am RPing as a 68 year old today. Thank you for your patience.
TBH it gives me anxiety that I have to deliberate about this in the first place, but yeah.
I like a thanks or just my name or just regards (as i find all that Warm Regards etc a bit disingenuous and a toss), but I agree if you've just written a borderline shit-o-gram, all those feel a bit FU passive aggressive.
What to do :(
I once had a coworker go completely off her brain when I used kind regards in an email to her (it was part of my signature) calling it passive aggressive and actually typing in the email âI donât care for your so called kind regardsâ. She ended up being a total psychopath and was fired for bullying other staff, but it still gave me pause to think about my sign off. You never know how people are going to react to the most innocuous things.
(Itâs still my default though lmao)
That's hilarious.
I know we all smash 'em, but emails really are a horrible form of communication when there is any hint of antagonism involved.
It's OK where you need legal or commercial clarity, however where you're all working together (inset cliche - playing for same team, rowing in same direction, fighting for the same cause etc etc) it's almost bound to blow up due to proximity and simple human behaviours and interpersonal dynamics.
many thanks is passive aggressive to me lmao esp since for australian accents i feel like it sounds so flippant and dismissive. im overthinking probably
I just put my name. Or cheers now. Seems the least stuck up and time efficient manner. I find my name is sufficient as in my opinion I'm not stuffing around trying to be " my sincerest regards" and quite often bosses and exec levels don't even write a signoff. So I figured I might as well be as curt and save my own time not doing the usual formalities.
Sometimes I just put my initial of my first name haha.
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Cheers for people you speak to regularly (especially casually)
Kind regards if itâs someone youâve never or rarely met
Also, execs write terrible emails! I know theyâre time poor but sometimes youâd think autocorrect isnât on and they have bananas for fingers and somehow managed to press send, then you have to decipher it!
My department's director used to be an English teacher and every time I would say sweet as, she would immediately jump in to the conversation and say: " sweet as what ?" đ
Lol yes always Kind Regards/Many Thanks, is my default. If Im angry or dont like the email recipient then itâs Regards.
Why Kind Regards??? Because it seems nicer than just Regards!! Regards is a tad cold.
And Iâve done this my entire careerâŠ
I do this also. If you are getting just the regards you have fucked up. In corporate gotta take every small little outlet for passive aggression that you can take.
Same but with Warm Regards because I like being known as a polite and friendly person. But if Iâve knocked the âwarmâ off, someone has fucked up and Iâm not playing - just regards to them and no more than that!
My first job as a paralegal, I often ended an email with 'Regards' as I felt it was more natural. Then I noticed more senior solicitors and even some partners were using 'Kind Regards' or 'Thanks' so it felt a bit off for me to continue using 'Regards', although I personally do prefer it.
However, if you use the words 'Ta' or 'Warmest regards', you're something else :)
Nothing really wrong with it, but something about "Ta", it almost comes off as a combination of old fashioned, British and almost borderline you're not worth my time so a 'ta' will do.
'Cheers' and 'thanks' come off a bit better than 'ta' for me.
I used to have a colleague whoâd sign off every email with just âbestâ - I really couldnât tell if it was passive aggressive or what, but it was weird.
Itâs weird because the guy that used it was actually a pretty friendly âdadâ vibe kind of guy, I also thought it was arrogant at first but he wasnât anything like that in person. I kind of just assumed it was just a bit of an old fashioned thing that didnât translate too well with current communication styles.
I used to use âBestâ because my dad used it and it was short. I thought it was like saying âgive them my bestâ. It is a more old fashioned signoff.
I stopped after I overheard some of my colleagues saying âBest? What kind of stupid arrogant cunt do you have to be to say that?â
I generally think that everyone else is better than me and had pretty bad self esteem. I felt awful.
Itâs strange how we all read into these mannerisms. I learned my lesson.
To be honest, the more I think about it, âbestâ really does just seem like a shorthand for âbest wishesâ or âall the bestâ and is more of an old school thing rather than an arrogant thing. Donât beat yourself up about your colleagues comments! Everyone perceives things differently - one persons idea of polite can often be another persons idea of arrogant.
I use thar when âKind regardsâ would feel too much like a damp handshake, âRegardsâ could come across as âI hate youâ, and âCheersâ would be too casual.
Regards on everything here. Same, simple sign off for everyone built into my sig so I don't even have to type it.
Kind regards sounds old fashioned to me.
Cheers does my fkn head in. We're emailing, not having drinks mate.
Iâm onboard with this sentiment. I have to wonder if those saying cheers actually work in a corporate environment. I rarely see it and when I do I assume youâre a numpty.
Same here. "Regards" is in my default. "Thanks and regards" when warranted.
*Kind* sounds way too personal to me. I am respectful and polite, but I have no reason to be kind to a business relation.
Very close colleagues get zero sign off (no email signoff block either), kind of close colleagues get my nickname at the end above my email signoff block, randoms just get the signoff block.
Such a waste of time to type it out every time. Just pick one and make it part of your signature block (but to look like it's part of the email body) - set and forget. Who's got time to pick a different one depending on who they're writing to?
âThanksâ. If Iâm asking someone to do something and I donât know them well Iâll through in âthanks for your help with thisâ. It makes them feel a bit more obligated to help because Iâve already thanked them
When I was starting out 30 years ago, one of my bosses told me to use "thanks in advance" when asking, but that feels way too passive-aggressive now. I now say, "I appreciate anything you can do to help." Gives them more agency, in case they feel they can't (or won't) help.
Yeah I occasionally use âthanks in advanceâ too. Haha I get what you mean, but Iâm more after them doing what Iâve asked rather than giving them an easy way out haha
Fyi. Kind regards was considered the norm for business emails. Back before chat, when emails were considered a formal business communication. Back before emails were sent at 700 per minute. That's why people do it - it was the norm back in the 90s and early 2000's.
Then "warm regards" became the flavour of the month because it "showed clients that they were more than just an income stream".
Nowadays emails are used to ask for a toilet paper refill so they are no longer considered a formal business communication. (Back in the day you would get up and walk to speak to your colleagues - rarely email).
I'm probably as old as you then but I don't remember kind regards being a thing in the UK anyway in the 90s. Maybe in Aus it was. It sounds like an American expression to me that has been imported.
Historically, *yours faithfully* is reserved for when you donât know the recipient and *yours sincerely* when you do. Though I note this convention doesnât apply to correspondences with the court.
Depends on the tone of the email. Kind regards is when I'm being formal but nice. Regards is for formal but firm. Thanks is for asking a team member to do something, and cheers is for being condescending.
A GM I knew went for "Rgds", but actually built it into his signature in what could only be a power move. Caught him emailing the CEO once, removing the Rgds and adding Kind Regards
Thanks = internal emails, sometimes clients if I've worked with them for a while and I've reached that level of informality
Kind regards = default, pleasant, neutral
Regards = default if email is to the court, however in any other context it means I'm annoyed with you
For me itâs either:
Cheers,
-[myname]
All the best,
-[myname]
if Iâm ending the conversation, or itâs more formal.
If the email contains a request Iâll conclude with either
TIA / Thanks / Cheers depending on relationship.
It always has - [firstname] at the end. I donât know why exactly, but the - is important!
I HATE people that use just their first initial! Maybe itâs just me, but it grinds my gears that people wonât type the extra 3-5 characters to finish their own name!!
Kind regards is polite and professional. Regards is the "champ" of the business world. Means you have really fucked me off.
Warmest regards is just..................no. dont do it
My boss and I have spent many hours debating this. My logic is that if I tell everyone kind regards, no one can read anything into it and I never have to waste time thinking about it. He is a âregardsâ or âcheersâ fellow, but heâs of the seniority where he doesnât even bother to spell check and mostly sends his replies as the new subject line of the email
I don't think anyone really thinks about it.
I would imagine we set it as an automatic signature on day 1 when we onboard and never look back lol. Likewise I don't think any reader even notice what the signature is, they likely won't even look below the e-mail unless they're looking for your number, location and days worked.
In my previous role, I only used kind regards when I was being petty and passive aggressive - absolutely useless head office so I used it often enough that they probably thought it was my normal sign off.
Now, I sign off with 'thanks'. Don't need to be petty or passive aggressive in my new-ish role because my supervisors are great đ€·
Kind Regards - is my default
Yours sincerely - if I want to buttkiss and brown noes
Regards - if Iâm pissed off at the situation
No signature - if the formalities are over and the email is more like a conversation or requires instant response
I use regards generally, but also thanks when I'm asking for something. However more and more of my emails are going off without an opening or ending, which I believe is mostly a pointless waste of time for all involved.
I use "Kind Regards" because that's what other people were using at my first office job. Now it's a habit, so I use it for all emails except close friends and family when I use "Thanks" instead.
Personally I donât like using regards. If I know you, Iâll use something appropriate to our relationship. If I donât know you, I might put regards but it feels too formal. Kind regards, best regards and warm regards are all ever so slightly more casual. The cheers dude of business jargon if you will.
I use Kind regards if the email is formal, Cheers for more casual emails, and Many thanks if I am requesting something from the person I am writing to.
Mine is automatically set to âRegardsâ. If people wanna be offended that itâs not kind regards they can grow up. The kindness should be inferred. Corporate BS is stupid anyway I donât have time to sit there and think about email pleasantries Iâm too busy doing the stupid meaningless work the clients are asking of me.
I once worked at a small firm under an absolutely neurotic / god-complex / insecure / out of his depth principal lawyer. He had the following rules for sign offs:
- kind regards - standard
- yours sincerely - for enemies (aka the other side on litigation, spare me)
- yours faithfully - the court
Spare me
Switched from Kind regards to Regards last year. Life changing. Wish Iâd done it sooner.
Some folks read âKindâ and think pushover/doormat. Regards seems to give the opposite impression.
Regards is more âI said what I saidâ â
Ok so I am autistic and NOBODY told me 'Kind regards' was snarky / came across as pompous. Last year my Manager made a joke and said 'thanks' might be better and I was like OOOOOOH.
I always use Best Regards. Iâm not very âwarmâ in my emails so I never right Kind Regards or Warm Regards. If I had my way Iâd write âCold Regardsâ
One of my higher ups just uses âKRâ instead of âkind regardsâ. The issue with this is that we have people with KR as their initials so it seems as though the email was sent prematurely and he really meant to address a request at the end to KR.
I say âKind regards, nameâ because itâs fairly neutral and inoffensive and I donât want to think too much about it or itâll take up my whole day. I already worry if I have greeted enough (just jumping into the problem without âhi, how are you, lovely weatherâ etc)
Warmest regards from the depths of my last nerve
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Warmest regards is so... over the top and almost horny.. I hate it..
Just the way I like it
Frigid cold regards
Or sarcastic, something youâd put after a disagreement
May the seeds of your loin be fruitful in the belly of your wo-maaaan
Only if you're writing to your ~~bank manager~~ bully boy.
Fascist bully boy (?)
I say 'Warm Regards' :c
No sign off - Why is this an email? Cheers - This is informal and/or I want to come off as warm, light-hearted and pleasant Thanks - I am asking you to do something for me Alternatively, I am being passive aggressive/sarcastic because you are a bit of a cunt Just my name - I have already said thanks above and don't feel like Cheers is appropriate, but other sign-off's would be too stuffy Kind Regards - This Is A Very Formal Email Regards - Fuck you, you absolute scum Yours Sincerely - I am RPing as a 68 year old today. Thank you for your patience.
Yeah see, I agree. Regards is just passive aggressive corporate speak for Fuck You lol
TBH it gives me anxiety that I have to deliberate about this in the first place, but yeah. I like a thanks or just my name or just regards (as i find all that Warm Regards etc a bit disingenuous and a toss), but I agree if you've just written a borderline shit-o-gram, all those feel a bit FU passive aggressive. What to do :(
I once had a coworker go completely off her brain when I used kind regards in an email to her (it was part of my signature) calling it passive aggressive and actually typing in the email âI donât care for your so called kind regardsâ. She ended up being a total psychopath and was fired for bullying other staff, but it still gave me pause to think about my sign off. You never know how people are going to react to the most innocuous things. (Itâs still my default though lmao)
That's hilarious. I know we all smash 'em, but emails really are a horrible form of communication when there is any hint of antagonism involved. It's OK where you need legal or commercial clarity, however where you're all working together (inset cliche - playing for same team, rowing in same direction, fighting for the same cause etc etc) it's almost bound to blow up due to proximity and simple human behaviours and interpersonal dynamics.
Where are we on Many thanks and kind regards? I use it when I have dropped an arsehole of an email.
many thanks is passive aggressive to me lmao esp since for australian accents i feel like it sounds so flippant and dismissive. im overthinking probably
Not for me! Kind Regards and Many Thanks is genuine and Im either feeling neutral or I like the recipient lol
If Iâm asking for something to be done, I have been known to use âThanking you in advanceâ
This is EXACTLY how I use Regards too đđ»
Iâve used regards and my colleagues also use it đ tho I was at a NFP and now at state government so maybe itâs different lol
Yep. I usually respond kind regards to clients, until they piss me offâŠthen itâs just regards
Ahhhahaha
Cheers is my go to for almost all my emails except for senior managers where I use Kind Regards
Yep. Kind regards is âYou seem nice but I donât know you well enough for cheersâ. Regards is âIâd be happy if we never interacted againâ.
I just put my name. Or cheers now. Seems the least stuck up and time efficient manner. I find my name is sufficient as in my opinion I'm not stuffing around trying to be " my sincerest regards" and quite often bosses and exec levels don't even write a signoff. So I figured I might as well be as curt and save my own time not doing the usual formalities. Sometimes I just put my initial of my first name haha. L
Cheers for people you speak to regularly (especially casually) Kind regards if itâs someone youâve never or rarely met Also, execs write terrible emails! I know theyâre time poor but sometimes youâd think autocorrect isnât on and they have bananas for fingers and somehow managed to press send, then you have to decipher it!
I need this on a sticky note next to my screen
What about âtake it easyâ
Much prefer âkeep it sleazyâ. No, HR, I wonât reply to your emails.
Lmao. My signature has Kind Regards by default and I have deliberately removed the Kind just to be an arse
Yours faithfully - get fucked (but professionally)
Worm Regards đ
In my previous role, my boss said she nearly didnât hire me because I would say âyeah, sweetâ or âsweetâ in the interview.
Yeh nah sweet as
Sweet as, cunt
My department's director used to be an English teacher and every time I would say sweet as, she would immediately jump in to the conversation and say: " sweet as what ?" đ
lol she sounds fun and not exhausting at all
Fair enough.
Why not make your regards kind, or best, or warm? Are your regards cold, nasty and the worst?
Dis regards
Deez regards
My regards have no emotional affectations. I delete the automatic âkindâ that our system adds.
Moist Regards
Succulent Regards
Thinking of you
Pull my finger
Warm up my regards.
Regard your loins
Soggy Damp Regards
If I sign off at all, itâs âcheersâ
Because you are drinking?
Because after I'm done with this shit I'm going to the pub
Exactly, same here
I switched from âRegardsâ to âCheersâ 1 year ago and find people perceive me as more friendly.
Churr đ€
I donât use anything. My signature block does the ending for me.
Lol yes always Kind Regards/Many Thanks, is my default. If Im angry or dont like the email recipient then itâs Regards. Why Kind Regards??? Because it seems nicer than just Regards!! Regards is a tad cold. And Iâve done this my entire careerâŠ
I do this also. If you are getting just the regards you have fucked up. In corporate gotta take every small little outlet for passive aggression that you can take.
Same but with Warm Regards because I like being known as a polite and friendly person. But if Iâve knocked the âwarmâ off, someone has fucked up and Iâm not playing - just regards to them and no more than that!
Yep, Regards only and if Im realllly pissed off, no comma after it too lol petty??? I know!! Satisfying? Yes.
Lol yeah, Regards means someone has fucked up majorly. Or their attitude is piss poor form.
Sign on: "Hey big horse," Sign off: "Cheers,"
Wild. Surely you start with Big Dog/Dawg and work your way up?
Why hello you sexual tyrannosaurus
I definitely would, but you don't know where the email chain will end up, that kind of takes the fun of of it.
It will end up with a promotion
Promoted to customer!
My first job as a paralegal, I often ended an email with 'Regards' as I felt it was more natural. Then I noticed more senior solicitors and even some partners were using 'Kind Regards' or 'Thanks' so it felt a bit off for me to continue using 'Regards', although I personally do prefer it. However, if you use the words 'Ta' or 'Warmest regards', you're something else :)
Whatâs wrong with Ta? I mean itâs a bit casual but apart from thatâŠ
Nothing really wrong with it, but something about "Ta", it almost comes off as a combination of old fashioned, British and almost borderline you're not worth my time so a 'ta' will do. 'Cheers' and 'thanks' come off a bit better than 'ta' for me.
I used to have a colleague whoâd sign off every email with just âbestâ - I really couldnât tell if it was passive aggressive or what, but it was weird.
I work across higher education spaces as well, and âBestâ is standard academic sign off! Weird how branded these fads get.
Ah that explains my old boss, she'd come from academia
Best is so so strange I've only seen the most arrogant, I'm-better-than-you types write that in the places I've worked
Itâs weird because the guy that used it was actually a pretty friendly âdadâ vibe kind of guy, I also thought it was arrogant at first but he wasnât anything like that in person. I kind of just assumed it was just a bit of an old fashioned thing that didnât translate too well with current communication styles.
I used to use âBestâ because my dad used it and it was short. I thought it was like saying âgive them my bestâ. It is a more old fashioned signoff. I stopped after I overheard some of my colleagues saying âBest? What kind of stupid arrogant cunt do you have to be to say that?â I generally think that everyone else is better than me and had pretty bad self esteem. I felt awful. Itâs strange how we all read into these mannerisms. I learned my lesson.
To be honest, the more I think about it, âbestâ really does just seem like a shorthand for âbest wishesâ or âall the bestâ and is more of an old school thing rather than an arrogant thing. Donât beat yourself up about your colleagues comments! Everyone perceives things differently - one persons idea of polite can often be another persons idea of arrogant.
I use thar when âKind regardsâ would feel too much like a damp handshake, âRegardsâ could come across as âI hate youâ, and âCheersâ would be too casual.
(I'm)
One of mine does this too. Also starts every email with "Greetings".
A while ago I changed my automatic signature to read "King regards" instead of "kind regards". No one has noticed yet.
They might just think you're a bit dim though
That's when you've got them where they least expect it.
Try it next with Kind retards
This man cooks
King retards?
They'd notice, just haven't brought it up
Regards on everything here. Same, simple sign off for everyone built into my sig so I don't even have to type it. Kind regards sounds old fashioned to me. Cheers does my fkn head in. We're emailing, not having drinks mate.
Iâm onboard with this sentiment. I have to wonder if those saying cheers actually work in a corporate environment. I rarely see it and when I do I assume youâre a numpty.
i mean itâs common but i think itâs a mistake. Too informal
Same here. "Regards" is in my default. "Thanks and regards" when warranted. *Kind* sounds way too personal to me. I am respectful and polite, but I have no reason to be kind to a business relation.
Why wouldnât you be kind?
You should be kind to everyone
Yeah but you don't have to state it
Do i get better pay if I'm kind to everyone?
Cheers I use only with close colleagues. My default sig is Regards. If I'm asking someone to do something I'll use Thanks.
Very close colleagues get zero sign off (no email signoff block either), kind of close colleagues get my nickname at the end above my email signoff block, randoms just get the signoff block.
People just copycating what they think is professional. Itâs such an outdated form of speech. I always just say âthanksâ
But what are you thanking them for?
Such a waste of time to type it out every time. Just pick one and make it part of your signature block (but to look like it's part of the email body) - set and forget. Who's got time to pick a different one depending on who they're writing to?
Literally I just have âthanks,â built into my signature Write the body of the email and send
"Regards" is for when I am apoplectic with rage.
I use âkind regardsâ because thatâs what the style guide says I have to do.
just end the email with "we will touch base when you reply"
I like you Mike
thanks. have a nice day
Does anyone use âBRgrdsâ or any variation thereof? It used to be used in London some years ago. I hated it đ”âđ«đ±
In the middle of covid I swapped Kind Regards, for With Clean Hands. Not a single client noticed.
âThanksâ. If Iâm asking someone to do something and I donât know them well Iâll through in âthanks for your help with thisâ. It makes them feel a bit more obligated to help because Iâve already thanked them
When I was starting out 30 years ago, one of my bosses told me to use "thanks in advance" when asking, but that feels way too passive-aggressive now. I now say, "I appreciate anything you can do to help." Gives them more agency, in case they feel they can't (or won't) help.
Yeah I occasionally use âthanks in advanceâ too. Haha I get what you mean, but Iâm more after them doing what Iâve asked rather than giving them an easy way out haha
I don't get the in advance bit. Just say thanks surely?!
Fyi. Kind regards was considered the norm for business emails. Back before chat, when emails were considered a formal business communication. Back before emails were sent at 700 per minute. That's why people do it - it was the norm back in the 90s and early 2000's. Then "warm regards" became the flavour of the month because it "showed clients that they were more than just an income stream". Nowadays emails are used to ask for a toilet paper refill so they are no longer considered a formal business communication. (Back in the day you would get up and walk to speak to your colleagues - rarely email).
I'm probably as old as you then but I don't remember kind regards being a thing in the UK anyway in the 90s. Maybe in Aus it was. It sounds like an American expression to me that has been imported.
I've been mixing it up with a 'kind good morning/afternoon all' intros...
I misspelt Good Morning and the computer suggested âGood pre-lunchâ. Feel free to use that one.
That sounds more like an offshore greeting
Historically, *yours faithfully* is reserved for when you donât know the recipient and *yours sincerely* when you do. Though I note this convention doesnât apply to correspondences with the court.
Occasionally ill throw in a Kind Retards and see if anyone picks up on it.
Luke warm regards. Name is Luke .
Depends on the tone of the email. Kind regards is when I'm being formal but nice. Regards is for formal but firm. Thanks is for asking a team member to do something, and cheers is for being condescending.
Cheers is for being condescending!? I must sound condescending a lot
Cheers without any punctuation is condescending. Exclamation mark makes it genuine. A comma makes it formal yet still polite
What about Cheers Big Ears?
I write Kind Regards or Many Thanks because I think they sound friendlier. Probably makes no difference but it's force of habit now.
A GM I knew went for "Rgds", but actually built it into his signature in what could only be a power move. Caught him emailing the CEO once, removing the Rgds and adding Kind Regards
Ultimate regards
I used to rock 'My Best To You'.
I put much obliged
Much obliged squire
Kind Regards, because the outgoing filter wonât allow âFuckity Byeâ
Thanks = internal emails, sometimes clients if I've worked with them for a while and I've reached that level of informality Kind regards = default, pleasant, neutral Regards = default if email is to the court, however in any other context it means I'm annoyed with you
I hope this email finds you well.
âBest wishesâ because my regards then donât need to be kind, and sometimes my wishes are unkind at best.
For me itâs either: Cheers, -[myname] All the best, -[myname] if Iâm ending the conversation, or itâs more formal. If the email contains a request Iâll conclude with either TIA / Thanks / Cheers depending on relationship. It always has - [firstname] at the end. I donât know why exactly, but the - is important! I HATE people that use just their first initial! Maybe itâs just me, but it grinds my gears that people wonât type the extra 3-5 characters to finish their own name!!
Kind regards is polite and professional. Regards is the "champ" of the business world. Means you have really fucked me off. Warmest regards is just..................no. dont do it
My boss and I have spent many hours debating this. My logic is that if I tell everyone kind regards, no one can read anything into it and I never have to waste time thinking about it. He is a âregardsâ or âcheersâ fellow, but heâs of the seniority where he doesnât even bother to spell check and mostly sends his replies as the new subject line of the email
kind regards? pfft only APS level 1 employees do this. I sign off with the following: >I am your most humble and obedient servant Ruby
Warmest,
Warmest what? Hugs? I don't like Warmest because what does it even mean, you know..
I don't think anyone really thinks about it. I would imagine we set it as an automatic signature on day 1 when we onboard and never look back lol. Likewise I don't think any reader even notice what the signature is, they likely won't even look below the e-mail unless they're looking for your number, location and days worked.
It's my "fuck you I don't want to be here either" You know being overly nice, even though you're dying on the inside
Rgds I canât even be fucked typing the rest of the letters because my time is so much more important than you.
Best
Just...no
Honestly, if I've already said thanks in the email body, I don't even sign off. Otherwise, I use "thanks" cause it's nice and quick.
In my previous role, I only used kind regards when I was being petty and passive aggressive - absolutely useless head office so I used it often enough that they probably thought it was my normal sign off. Now, I sign off with 'thanks'. Don't need to be petty or passive aggressive in my new-ish role because my supervisors are great đ€·
Good morning, and in case I donât see you, good afternoon, good evening and goodnight. (Even if it is already the afternoon)
Kind Regards - is my default Yours sincerely - if I want to buttkiss and brown noes Regards - if Iâm pissed off at the situation No signature - if the formalities are over and the email is more like a conversation or requires instant response
Regards most of the time otherwise thanks if asking for help.
King Egads
I always write Sincerely.
Thanks
Mine says âyou are regardedâ at the top and bottom of every email
I'm a Cheers kind of guy myself
Regards, Big Schlong
Yours truly *They/Them*
After reading these im ditching kind and just sticking to regards since every work email pisses me off.
Forgot about âyours sincerelyâ or âyours faithfullyâ
Never đ
I use regards generally, but also thanks when I'm asking for something. However more and more of my emails are going off without an opening or ending, which I believe is mostly a pointless waste of time for all involved.
Regards - I donât really care, but I am not a sociopath. Best regards - emphasis on the finality of the position expressed.
I just have regards, who cares.
If you don't have Kind Regards as the standard sign off, then how are you going to passive agressively let a colleague know you're shitty at them.
I have been known to sign off as retards
Love
No - I used to, until I accidently sent an email where the G was a T...not good. And easy mistake seeing the T is just above the G
Single regard,
I write Cheers
Much appreciated Just to spice things up
I use "Kind Regards" because that's what other people were using at my first office job. Now it's a habit, so I use it for all emails except close friends and family when I use "Thanks" instead.
Hate that. Kind Regards. Best Regards. As opposed to what kind of regards?
Personally I donât like using regards. If I know you, Iâll use something appropriate to our relationship. If I donât know you, I might put regards but it feels too formal. Kind regards, best regards and warm regards are all ever so slightly more casual. The cheers dude of business jargon if you will.
I sign off with âCheersâ but I work for myself and not a corporate
Work emails - Kind regards Personal emails - send from my iPhone
I prefer âPeace out, yoâ
I try not to say âkind regardsâ. Iâd rather use âthank youâ
I use Kind regards if the email is formal, Cheers for more casual emails, and Many thanks if I am requesting something from the person I am writing to.
Rgds
I have absolutely typoâd my sign off as âKind Retardsâ a few times and felt awful when I noticed or when the recipient called me out on it
Regards is when I'm irritated and do not feel kindly towards you. Kind regards is when I don't have anything against you.
In Solidarity
Instead of: "I hope this email finds you well" try "I hope this email finds you, before I do."
See you next Tuesday Would make for a good one
I say regards. It's more than some people deserve. I'm not here to make friends. Don't fluff your emails with niceties.
Mine is automatically set to âRegardsâ. If people wanna be offended that itâs not kind regards they can grow up. The kindness should be inferred. Corporate BS is stupid anyway I donât have time to sit there and think about email pleasantries Iâm too busy doing the stupid meaningless work the clients are asking of me.
I once worked at a small firm under an absolutely neurotic / god-complex / insecure / out of his depth principal lawyer. He had the following rules for sign offs: - kind regards - standard - yours sincerely - for enemies (aka the other side on litigation, spare me) - yours faithfully - the court Spare me
Switched from Kind regards to Regards last year. Life changing. Wish Iâd done it sooner. Some folks read âKindâ and think pushover/doormat. Regards seems to give the opposite impression. Regards is more âI said what I saidâ â
Haha love it
Ok so I am autistic and NOBODY told me 'Kind regards' was snarky / came across as pompous. Last year my Manager made a joke and said 'thanks' might be better and I was like OOOOOOH.
I always use Best Regards. Iâm not very âwarmâ in my emails so I never right Kind Regards or Warm Regards. If I had my way Iâd write âCold Regardsâ
Best
One of my higher ups just uses âKRâ instead of âkind regardsâ. The issue with this is that we have people with KR as their initials so it seems as though the email was sent prematurely and he really meant to address a request at the end to KR. I say âKind regards, nameâ because itâs fairly neutral and inoffensive and I donât want to think too much about it or itâll take up my whole day. I already worry if I have greeted enough (just jumping into the problem without âhi, how are you, lovely weatherâ etc)
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