""Happy Friday" is ranked as one of the worst ways to begin an email and it is also one of the worst ways to end a piece of correspondence. While "Happy Friday" may seem like a friendly send-off to colleagues as they approach the weekend, it can easily offend for many reasons. Here are three excellent reasons never to use this expression."
"But your colleague may be involved in working hard to complete an assignment, or be involved in a project that needs to get done. If so, your "Happy Friday" will be irritating. His or her reaction might be to feel this writer knows little about the pressures of work or completing assignments. According to a study a full 69% of employees say their mental health has worsened over the past year, so there's a good chance your colleague is not having a happy Friday."
“Happy Friday” ranks as a poor way to begin or end email correspondence. The greeting can annoy colleagues who are under pressure completing assignments or projects and can signal ignorance of their workload. A cited study reports 69% of employees say their mental health has worsened over the past year, increasing the likelihood that recipients are not experiencing a happy Friday. Beginning or ending messages with “Happy Friday” presumes everyone is having a great day, which can be insensitive and presumptuous. Three primary reasons given are annoyance, insensitivity, and presumption.
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