• billwashere@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    I absolutely adore my great great grand boss (that’s 4 levels above me… like vice provost level) but dang that email signature is like a page and a half…

  • 🔍🦘🛎@lemmy.world
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    I appreciate if they list honorifics, because when I’m including them in a letter, I always have to play the “are they a P.E.?” game

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      As a former Mensa member, I always tell people who are considering it that the biggest problem with Mensa, is that Mensa is full of people who want to be in Mensa.

      • billwashere@lemmy.world
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        I’ve meet Mensa members. Im not sure I wanna be in that group. Not all of them, but A LOT of them.

        Here’s a hint. You’ve heard of gaydar right. It’s like a separate sense that some gay people claim they have in being able to detect if others are of a similar fashion? (Yes I understand this could viewed as insensitive but my old gay friends still use it and it’s to illustrate a point so bear with me). Well smart people have it too. Granted I’m not genius level or anything but I can tell when others are what I would consider highly intelligent or necessarily aren’t. Don’t get me wrong, less intelligent people can be interesting AF, but you can usually tell. I sure as shit don’t need a membership to a group I have to pay to join to prove it. If I feel the need to join Mensa to prove I’m intelligent, doesn’t that sorta defeat the purpose?

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        I’ve always imagined it being the Venn diagram intersection of high IQ and arrogance, is that correct?

  • taiyang@lemmy.world
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    I use Dr. and make a point to, but only because it reminds me of a character from TV which tickles my funny bone.

    That, and I tell them “Just Professor is fine, too, it makes me feel like I’m in Fire Emblem Three Houses.”

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    One of my profs signed their emailss with just their initials. But not fancy, just the two letters in lowercase with a dot afterwards.

    • adarza@lemmy.ca
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      with what little email i send these days, this is me. i come from the era where every byte mattered, and i tend to keep mails as short, direct and to the point as i can.

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    I’m a nobody who cares - I’m important address me by my full name and position - You know who I am <------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->