1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,680 Speaker 1: This portion of the Joe Show podcast is powered by 2 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:05,279 Speaker 1: Fair and Farah, Tampa accident Attorneys. 3 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:07,360 Speaker 2: I got an email. 4 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 1: That was a reminder on the professionalism of emails. Any 5 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:19,120 Speaker 1: idea what I did to receive this email yesterday? 6 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:22,800 Speaker 3: You put five exclamation points that I was going to say. 7 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 3: The exclamation points are usually kryptonite with you. 8 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 2: Joe, Katie Summers. They both do that. I do. I'm 9 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:30,040 Speaker 2: just really. 10 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:32,720 Speaker 3: Excited, had eighteen cups of coffee. 11 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:35,919 Speaker 2: You know why, And that wasn't it. 12 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 1: But do you want to know why I use so 13 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:40,519 Speaker 1: many exclamations because I just don't want I feel like 14 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 1: so many times when you're emailing someone it could be 15 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:46,560 Speaker 1: taken as and perceived as like I'm in a bad mood, yes, 16 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 1: or like I'm mad at you, because like I'm gonna 17 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:53,199 Speaker 1: be honest with you. There are a lot of messes 18 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 1: that happens behind the scenes. I think at every job, 19 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 1: and I think that some of the people that we 20 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 1: employ and the positions that they're in are like literally 21 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:08,960 Speaker 1: just like mess cleaners, and I feel really bad for them. 22 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:12,039 Speaker 1: So when I get an email about a mess from them, yeah, 23 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 1: I want to make sure they know I'm not mad 24 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 1: at them because I know that the messup didn't happen 25 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: because of them, So I put exclamation points so they're like, oh. 26 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:22,959 Speaker 2: He's not made the tone yes, and I'm like, calm down, 27 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:24,039 Speaker 2: my guy, calm down. 28 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 1: It was not because of that, though, And Katie brought 29 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 1: up the reply all. I've said this once, I'll say 30 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 1: it again. If you reply all, there is a special 31 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 1: place in hell for you. 32 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:38,680 Speaker 2: I genuinely mean it. I don't care who you are. 33 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:40,319 Speaker 2: It is a no. 34 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 1: You don't though, because you don't do the look at 35 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 1: me emails, Like if we get an email from everyone 36 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:50,680 Speaker 1: and then like you know, to anyone company and you 37 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 1: email anything, it's the same as raising your hand in 38 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 1: a company waite an email to ask a question. 39 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 2: You're not asking it because you're curious. You're your voice. Okay. 40 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 2: It was not either of those any last gases before. 41 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 2: I just say it m. 42 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:09,679 Speaker 3: Something you do in your emails. 43 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 2: Attach They sent me professionalism and email. 44 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:18,119 Speaker 3: I would say, were you like, Joe's a meme guy, 45 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 3: so I'd imagined there'd be sometimes he said, yeah, where 46 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 3: you send memes? That's very unprofessional. 47 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 2: I did not mean anyone to death. They're lucky. 48 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 1: I didn't I sent an emoji in I sent smiley 49 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 1: faces in an email too. 50 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:39,639 Speaker 2: Well, apparently. 51 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 1: Ninety three is an emoji at work? Is that unprofessional? 52 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 1: I didn't know this because I was basically told that 53 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: it undermines you, like it undermines the center. 54 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 2: It underminded me. It made me look like I was 55 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:03,360 Speaker 2: dumber than and what I actually am. But now that 56 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 2: I say that out loud, what the hell? Why are 57 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 2: they calling me dumb? Right? 58 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 3: I like putting emoji so people know that I'm smiling 59 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:10,120 Speaker 3: when I send the email. 60 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:14,919 Speaker 2: You say, don't do it. I know, Wow. I want 61 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 2: for putting the cry and laughing emoji. 62 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 3: I do the like, do the prayers like this, like 63 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 3: thank you cannot do it? 64 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:25,079 Speaker 2: They say, I would agree, not agree. I would strongly 65 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 2: disagree with that. 66 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:28,639 Speaker 1: Because again, if you have to like you can't tell 67 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 1: what tone is an email, so you have to do 68 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 1: the exclamation points, you have to do the smiley faces 69 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 1: and like yay bought Katie. 70 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 3: This is a good tibit we have from our boss Tommy. 71 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 3: He always says, always assume positive intentions and emails. 72 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 2: And not everyone does exactly. 73 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 3: Well, then maybe we should change our outlook on how 74 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 3: we read emails. How about that, Tephany. 75 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 1: Do you use emojis and emails or is it unprofessional? 76 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 3: I do, No, I put it And I worked for 77 00:03:57,240 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 3: a dealership that I put smiley faces all the time 78 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 3: just to know that I'm not mad. 79 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 4: At him or anything. Especially if I take a jab 80 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 4: at this, I'll put a smiley face and. 81 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: Correct me if I'm wrong. But I believe. Don't you 82 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 1: work with like a ton of dealerships. Yes, yeah, so 83 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 1: you're like emailing. I mean a ton of people yep, 84 00:04:19,400 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 1: all over the place, Michigan, Oregon, Texas, all over the 85 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 1: place on MESA. And no one has said anything about 86 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 1: your emoji usage. 87 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 5: Nope, not at all. 88 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 4: We always use emojis a lot of times. It's not unprofessional. 89 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:37,040 Speaker 2: Good for you? Well, then maybe I can uh, I 90 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:37,719 Speaker 2: can do this. 91 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 1: I just got an email. I just got an email 92 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 1: from Michelle Layans, And there's. 93 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 2: A smiley face there. You guys are in that smile. 94 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 2: She put smiley vaces in it. She's unprofessional like me, Tiffany. 95 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 1: We we we love you, Hey, Lauren, Lauren, we just 96 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 1: had the whole reason why we get to give away 97 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:05,280 Speaker 1: Disney tickets. Her name is Michelle. She just sent an 98 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:07,599 Speaker 1: email to Disney. I'm looking at it right now. She 99 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 1: put two smiley. 100 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 2: Faces in it. 101 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 1: I had a stern talking to from a manager about 102 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 1: my emoji us. 103 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 2: Is Michelle gonna get in trouble with the mouse? 104 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 4: I hope not. I don't think so. I think it 105 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:26,480 Speaker 4: just depends on like your vibe at work, like what 106 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:29,600 Speaker 4: kind of work environment are you working in? Like is 107 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:33,160 Speaker 4: it super serious? Is it not super serious? How old 108 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:37,040 Speaker 4: is your boss? Because you know, gen zers and millennials 109 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 4: are now taking over the workforce, like we use all 110 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:42,800 Speaker 4: that stuff. So I don't know. No, I don't think 111 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 4: it's unprofessional. 112 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 2: Okay, all right, good to know. Well then good, we're 113 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:51,240 Speaker 2: going to stick to that. Then how about that emojis? 114 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 2: I want to send this podcast, by the way, to 115 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 2: this person that say, well look at this Lauren, we 116 00:05:57,520 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 2: love you. Jay you says, it completely depends on who 117 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 2: you're sending it to. 118 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 5: Yeah, if you're sending it to a manager or someone 119 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:07,320 Speaker 5: you know above you, I would avoid the emojis just 120 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:09,719 Speaker 5: because it could be cut. It can get that con 121 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 5: the the tone may be misunderstood, it could be read 122 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:15,200 Speaker 5: as unprofessional. But if it's like just a group chat, like, 123 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 5: for example, you Ashley, Katie and Jed. You guys are 124 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:21,280 Speaker 5: just emailing each other or something about the show, then yeah, 125 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 5: I use emoji's all day because you already have that 126 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 5: relationship with them. 127 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 3: Mm hmm. 128 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 2: But you can't do it with like a major client. 129 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 5: I wouldn't. I wouldn't. It takes away from the the 130 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 5: sword of the professionalism of the email if you're sending 131 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:41,480 Speaker 5: it to a boss. Hey, boss, I want to raise smiley. 132 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 2: Bases and I am happy to work here. 133 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:54,280 Speaker 1: In the last out of the last ten emails I've sent, 134 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 1: how many of them do you think have emojis? 135 00:06:56,040 --> 00:07:02,320 Speaker 2: All of them? Yep, there you're in it. Yeah, maybe 136 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:03,839 Speaker 2: I need a dude, need to stop. 137 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:08,360 Speaker 1: And it is a little uh Jay always loved talking 138 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 1: to all up. 139 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 2: Keep it. 140 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 1: I'm just thinking too, It's like kind of how I 141 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:18,520 Speaker 1: end all these calls they say, love you. 142 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 2: Smiley face part emoji. That's my emoji. 143 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:29,320 Speaker 1: This portion of The Joe Show podcast is powered by 144 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:31,920 Speaker 1: Fair and Farah, Tampa accident attorneys.