Email Etiquette

Letters are a thing of the past now that we have the quick, efficient and easy to use emails. Emails have been taking over the workplace as a means of communication. As long as you have a computer and an email address you can tell anyone whatever you want from just about anywhere you want. However, many people in the workplace misuse the use of emails, resulting in a misunderstanding of just how important they are. This can be easily fixed if workers follow simple email etiquette.

-Emails are the electronic form of printed letter writing, so they still need to be treated seriously, respectfully and professionally.
-Avoid using humor in emails. If an employee is offended by a message or attachment in your email it could be seen as workplace related harassment. What’s funny to you could be taken the wrong way through the internet.
-Try and keep personal email use to as minimal as possible. A setback with emails is that anyone could hack into your email and spread personal news with others.
-Document and report illegal, suspicious, or unusual activity to the appropriate part of the organization.
-Lastly always remember that your organization or company can keep track of all your emails. This means keep your personal emails on a separate email account, and all of your business related emails with your business account.

Just remember to keep it simple, professional and to the point.