Damn. I am in fact a millennial and I generally do start all my emails with a greeting. I always write, "Hello," "Good morning," or "Good afternoon." And then in successive emails I don't write a greeting.

I eschew pleasantries though because I think they're meaningless. Unless this person actually is my friend, I don't care how they are or how their family is. I don't really like mixing work and my home life. I have 3 kids and people tend to treat me differently at work when they know this. My new employer keeps saying things like she knows I have issues with time or when crisis arise. I am keeping quiet, but I never, ever have family issues. I have a nanny, backup care, plus a husband. I get to work on time.

Anonymous wrote:You don't ever include any pleasantries in your emails? I don't think I'd like your emails

Pleasantries are business etiquette norm for all ages over all types of businesses.

God shut up you stupid old bat. If this is a problem in your life, you must be a god awful work colleague/boss.

Anonymous wrote:OP here -- sounds like this is my problem and I need to calm down. Okay, I will try to recalibrate over here.

Hey! Accepting criticism and taking it gracefully! Good on you OP!
Seriously, maybe the stress is getting to you these days. If so and if this helped you recognize it, then it was a pretty low-cost way to figure that out. Good luck.

Anonymous wrote:OP here -- sounds like this is my problem and I need to calm down. Okay, I will try to recalibrate over here.

Ease up, people! Thoughtful response from OP.

Anonymous wrote:Hello,
You are wrong, terribly wrong- and also super uptight.
Cordially,
Boomer Probably Even Older Than You.

Agree.

Signed,
Boomer who was a manager fir 25 yrs, including millennials

I typically start with some type of greeting but as the replies go on, they get dropped.

Also, if you are someone I work with a lot, the greeting may get dropped depending on how crazy things are.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hello,
You are wrong, terribly wrong- and also super uptight.
Cordially,
Boomer Probably Even Older Than You.

+1000

I sometimes include the dreaded “please” and “thank you.”

Anonymous wrote:Hello,
You are wrong, terribly wrong- and also super uptight.
Cordially,
Boomer Probably Even Older Than You.

+1000

Anonymous wrote:OP here -- sounds like this is my problem and I need to calm down. Okay, I will try to recalibrate over here.

ALSO, Ill note that a different post in this forum mentioned how millennials don't start their emails with pleasantries and how it makes that person think they aren't professional so yet another example of damned if you do, damned if you don't.

In general, the initial email should have a salutation and any subsequent emails on the same topic don't need to have salutations. A different topic/thread should have another salutation. Depending on the formality of the relationship, you can probably get away with Larlo/Larla vs Hi/Dear/Hello Larlo/Larla but as a millennial, if it is a supervisor (someone who decides my pay) I never drop the formality.

Whaaaa? I’m gen xer and always start my emails with a greeting. Most of the time it’s Hello.

Writing Hello wastes your time?

WTF?

I hope you're working on a vaccine, otherwise, your time ain't that valuable.

Anonymous wrote:OP here -- sounds like this is my problem and I need to calm down. Okay, I will try to recalibrate over here.

Good for you for recognizing this. I was seriously worried for your blood pressure!

OP here -- sounds like this is my problem and I need to calm down. Okay, I will try to recalibrate over here.

who cares?