Avoid these mistakes at work: What makes you look unprofessional
Avoid these mistakes at work (photo: Freepik)
In most jobs, employees use email on a daily basis to communicate important information to colleagues. However, many make common mistakes that can make you look unprofessional.
Your email contains spelling and grammar mistakes
There is nothing worse than realizing that you misspelled the recipient's name in an email.
Spelling mistakes make you look careless and unprofessional.
To avoid these embarrassing mistakes, double-check the spelling of the recipient's name. Experts advise reading your email out loud so you can catch mistakes.
Most email programs have a spell checker, so it's worth using it.
And if you do make a mistake with someone's name, apologize and make sure you get it right next time.
Too casual
If you use crying and laughing emojis in serious work emails, your colleagues will definitely not like it.
People often come across as unprofessional in their work emails when they are too casual, using unfinished sentences and emojis.
Instead, professionals should use a more professional tone and avoid emojis.
Also, if you see that your recipient is a doctor or professor, for example, you should default to including their title in your messages with them.
Long emails
You don't want to open an email from a coworker and read it for a very long time. The best emails are the ones that are written to the point.
People skim through messages, and if your email is too long, the recipient may miss key details.
To keep things clear and easy to read, try breaking your email into shorter sentences and paragraphs and adding bullet points. And don't forget to clearly state what you need from the recipient.
Write an email when you're angry
Emails are not only communication tools, they can also serve as a document of your behavior. Therefore, never send a message when you are angry, because you may write something that can't be taken back.
Watch your emotional state and don't send messages at such moments.
When you are angry, it is better to first write the letter in a Word document that you do not need to save. This is a great way to get rid of negative feelings.
Earlier, we reported on 5 signs of "toxic" work that should not be ignored.
