this just arrived in an email
"Can you please encourage relevant staff in your teams to take part in this so that we are as up to speed as possible. We cannot afford to miss the boat on this initiative. "

*shudder*
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 15 Apr 2010, 12:00, 6 replies)

Sounds like the author was just off the boat.

( flake has nothing against your right leg, Thu 15 Apr 2010, 12:02, closed)

tell you what...
why don't you translate that into an email which wouldn't upset you so much
(likeajackhammer, Thu 15 Apr 2010, 12:04, closed)

how about
"please encourage relevant staff to attend. We need to know about this."
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 15 Apr 2010, 12:12, closed)

Hahahaha
Respond with "What sort of actioning do you want to cure this solution opportunity? At the end of the day, fair game, like, it's not the individualism in teamwork that wins the game if you set your stalls out early and give it 110."
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Thu 15 Apr 2010, 12:11, closed)

So what? You know what they mean. Could be more concise? Less wanky? Who cares. You're paid lots of coin so stfu and get on with it.
( enoughblueskyforsailorstrousers, Thu 15 Apr 2010, 13:43, closed)

have you replied like that to every post?
no? then you stfu
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 15 Apr 2010, 13:48, closed)