15 Annoying E-mail Habits That Are Specific To Your Generation

Earlier this month, Jodie Foster revealed what irks her most about working with younger people.

Besides the fluctuating start times (“They’re like, ‘Nah, I’m not feeling it today, I’m gonna come in at 10:30am,’” she said), Foster, 61, said she doesn’t understand Gen Z’s overly-relaxed email style.

“In emails, I’ll tell them this is all grammatically incorrect, did you not check your spelling? And they’re like, ’Why would I do that, isn’t that kind oflimiting?’” the “True Detective: Night Country” actor told The Guardian.

Online, Foster’s comments got people of all ages talking about the generation-specific email habits that bug them the most. Our readers had thoughts, too. Below, the most annoying email habits, according to Gen Z, Gen X, Millennials and Boomers.

So...many...ellipses...

“The older generation uses ellipses (...) at the end of sentences without realizing that it completely changes the tone. An ‘OK’ means ‘OK/agreeable,’ while ‘OK...’ reads like “umm...sure, I guess, idiot.’ Don’t get me started on coworkers who message you ‘hi’ and nothing else.” —Jordan Davis, a sketch comedian

Using too many question marks or exclamation points

“One email habit I’ve noticed mainly from Boomers is when they don’t understand or want to emphasize something, they often use multiple question marks or exclamation points. It just ends up coming across angry, even if that wasn’t the intention.” ―Jarrod Benson, a sketch comedian

Not following up

“By and large, young people seem to think that by sending an email the job is done! Not checking to see if the email is received or understood [is] like throwing a spear and assuming it will find its target.” ―Pat Pattison, TV host and star of “Pat Pattison’s Best of California”

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