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What to make of this: faintly [[passive aggressive]] thanks for nothing? A lack of irony? Or just no sense of perspective? Anyway, you can make it into poetry, as per the panel. | What to make of this: faintly [[passive aggressive]] thanks for nothing? A lack of irony? Or just no sense of perspective? Anyway, you can make it into poetry, as per the panel. | ||
Even more fun can be had should the leaver be incautious enough not to use the ''blind copy'' field. The truly embittered might not: after all, what harm can that final ''faux pas'' — by which she reveals the breadth of the staff whose inboxes she is polluting — now do? Her career has hit the skids: could it ''be'' worse? Well, only if some well-intended bureaucrat deigns to [[reply-all]]. “Dear Fortesquieu: | Even more fun can be had should the leaver be incautious enough not to use the ''[[blind copy]]'' field to address her soon-to-be ex-colleagues. The truly embittered might not: after all, what harm can that final ''faux pas'' — by which she reveals the breadth of the staff whose inboxes she is polluting — now do? Her career has hit the skids: could it ''be'' worse? Well, only if some well-intended bureaucrat deigns to [[reply-all]]. “Dear Fortesquieu: Thank-you for your hard work and dedication over the last six months, and best of luck with your search for new job. You will be missed!” | ||
This may kick off a viral bout of virtue-signalling from others, joining in to wish similarly vague, perhaps ironic, valedictions. | This may kick off a viral bout of virtue-signalling from others, joining in to wish similarly vague, perhaps ironic, valedictions. | ||