5 Signs Youre Too Aggressive On Email

5 Signs Youre Too Aggressive On Email5 Signs Youre Too Aggressive On Email Weve all been there Furrowed or exaggerated brows, staring at an email message that reads just a little too aggressively. A curt response to a group email, a dismissive reply to an important message, a string of capital phrases. Ah, email. It can stir up unnecessary workplace drama thanks to subliminal jabs and passive aggressive phrases that get in the way of real work.While we can all recall of the slights of others, could you actually be an unknowing email aggressor? For a gut-check, heres a list of aggressive email behaviors and phrases that you may have used once or twice.1. Repeated Reply-Alls Being ccd on a chain of emails with 10 people attached can bedrngnislage only be annoying but it can also be a tale-tell sign of passive aggressiveness. Beware of doing this because it can come off as being, one, pretentious as though youre trying to show the entire team your accomplishments two , it can prolong a conversation that should really be handled off-line and three, it can appear as though youre insensitive to the workloads of others. Nip this behavior in the bud.2. I dont mean to bother you, but If youve typed this in emails, chances are youve already bothered the recipient of the email. Or, thisclich can be a pet peeve to the person on the other end. If you are sending this to a colleague, dont. Whatever youre asking is probably associated with their job, and in all likelihood, youre not bothering them - youre simply diminishing your own power or authority. Sorry to nag but this language has to stop.3. CCing the Boss Unnecessarily Much like running to the teacher to tell on a kid during sixth-grade recess, unnecessarily ccing the boss on an email exchange between you and a colleague under the guise of transparency can be aggressive. Dont be the office tattle-tale.4. Sending Urgent Emails that Are Not Urgent Like yelling fire in a crowded theater or crying wolf , sending an email with urgent in the subject line when its not an urgent matter is just downright wrong. Furthermore, it causes unnecessary panic for colleagues. Reserve this subject line for only the most urgent matters. Otherwise, like the boy who cried wolf, no one will believe you when there really is a crisis to respond to.5. Writing in ALL CAPS Are you yelling? Because thats what using all caps looks (or sounds) like to the person receiving your email. Use correct language protocols in emails, like capitalizing the first letter of the first word in a sentence. Turn your caps lock off, and while youre at it, quit typing with no punctuation. Business emails are not text messages - its not an anything goes situation. Oh, and before we forget, nix the ellipses, the series of exclamation points and the emojis - theyre sending the message that youre not professional.