Do you always put the more important person first in an email introduction?

[Anonymous]

I know if its a boss, you will put them first. But do you think people "rank" people's names in an e-mail (e.g., this person is more important than Y, even though they have the same title, so i'll put them first)?

[Anonymous]

It depends on the situation. Sometimes the person in charge of the project should be put first, not the leader nominally overseeing the group.

[Anonymous]

Would you choose the person who has been there longer? Someone that you like better?

[Anonymous]

No

[Anonymous]

Do people really do this? For me it’s totally arbitrary, just whomever I think of first.

[Anonymous]

No, I don't let people stand on ceremony that way. Sometimes if there are four men and one woman, I'll put the woman's name first, because #girlpower though.

[Anonymous]

No, I often do names alphabetically.

[Anonymous]

Alpha

[Anonymous]

I truly don’t care enough for this.

[Anonymous]

I think who we list first shows our unsconscious bias - whether we know it or not.

[Anonymous]

Are we talking about the salutation? If it's more than one person I just write "Good morning." I don't name everybody.

In the "To" line yes I go by rank if I know it, because some people care.

[Anonymous]

I've always listed by rank order. If I'm feeling passive-aggressive I will intentionally list a person last.