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Reply to "I'll get back to you "at my earliest convenience". So rude. "
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I use the phrase "Please [do X] at your earliest convenience" when I am requesting deliverables and trying to be passive-aggressive because nobody has met their deadline.[/quote] Your use of the phrase might not be effective, but it isn't rude. "Please do X at YOUR earliest convenience' is fine... if that's what you mean. It means please do something, as soon as is reasonably convenient to you. Fine. I will get back to you "at MY earliest convenience" is rude. It means, "I'll get back to you as soon as I feel like it" which is likely true, but rude to admit. "as soon as possible" would be less rude. "as soon as is convenient to me" - rude [/quote] Well explained.[/quote]
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