Time To Tone It Down?
Preview text: 4 practical phrases for dealing with impolite people at work

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- Subject
- Time To Tone It Down?
- Preview text
- 4 practical phrases for dealing with impolite people at work
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- derek@
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- Derek Callan
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- Thu Oct 22, 2026, 1:10 PM ET
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- 37 KB
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- 2, 1 of them buttons
- Subject length
- 21 characters
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Sent in its busiest hour, 1 PM, which holds 28% of its emails. The subject is 21 characters; its average is 37.
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- Derek Callan <[email protected]>
- Subject
- Time To Tone It Down?
- Date
- Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:10:49 +0000 (GMT)
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