An American used some phrase about (old?) sunflower seeds on a call with me today. No idea what he was on about. Anyone?
2 May 2023
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Nope, not heard that one while living here in ‘merica, nor has double click made it down south from the canucks, fortunately.
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“Double click” has become ubiquitous and is very irritating. I guarantee you will start hearing it pretty soon. Not sure about the sunflower seeds thing, either.
Today, I received a LinkedIn request from some who describes themselves as an “International Seminarian, Biotech Multipreneur and Executive Visionary.” WTF? I “double clicked” and it turns out they offer regulatory services for the Caribbean.
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I have a client who signs off emails
Founder - CEO - Visionary
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BRB, setting up a mailbox rule that auto responds to that signature with ‘Your email could not be delivered because you sound like a cunt’
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Having read this thread I now want to throw things
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I find it pathetic and needy, and a real warning sign. The more words in a job title, generally the less useful the person is going to be, and the worse to deal with.
Largely when dealing with an external provider you are dealing with a function or a specific requirement. What you don't need is the life story, thoughts, ideas, and insecurities of the functional point of contact unit. Unless you have to deal with a sales professional, in which case you know what's coming. Because they are in sales.
I've never used my job title (I've not really had one for over a decade) or qualifications. I generally revert to a very short form of address, or none, after not very long dealing with someone.
I've recounted here before how when dealing with the Japanese principals I used to just answer the phone with "Hi". I thought I was just saying hello, then shutting up and listening to what they wanted. Of course what I was actually saying was "Yes". When they had to ring someone else they had to go through minutes of ice breaking boomer ideas of fun that was annoying guff.
After not very long they all just phoned me.
I didn't get on so well with the 'mericans. They like pointless guff. Apart from the technicals, who are mostly excellent.
Still. Writing 'visionary' in an email is just piling oxymoron onto tautology.
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'Seminarian' sounds like a posh word for 'wanker'.
Though I don't envisage 'who's the seminarian in the black?' catching on anytime soon. -
I have a colleague whose signature says "Voice Fabric Mystic". She's genuinely a brilliant engineer though.
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One of my friends used to have an email footer that announced his job title as "Head of Making Deals". In comic sans as well.
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Write your own 3 word signature could be the new sloganiser.
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"Whaddya want dickhead?"
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Changing mine to ‘Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair’ every time I mail an invoice over.
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Too many Daily Mail links being posted in this forum recently.
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I think I know who that was….
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You do.
