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A coworker told me I was being too blunt in emails and now I run everything through Grammarly before sending
She said my direct wording came off as aggressive, so now I spend 10 extra minutes rephrasing every reply, and honestly I'm not sure if it's helping or just making me sound fake, has anyone else had to totally change how they communicate at work?
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henry_moore5517d agoMost Upvoted
Grammarly's fine for catching typos, but it can strip out your natural tone if you lean on it too hard. Maybe your coworker just prefers softer language, not necessarily a total rewrite of your style. Try keeping your key points but adding a simple "let me know your thoughts" at the end to see if that changes anything.
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henrygrant17d agoTop Commenter
Yeah, I used to be a total Grammarly defender. I'd run everything through it and just accept whatever it suggested because I figured more polished was always better. But @henry_moore55 calling out how it can "strip out your natural tone" really clicked for me. I noticed it would change "we need to talk" to "we should have a discussion" or stuff like that, which just sounds robotic. Now I only use it for actual spelling errors and leave the rest alone. Do you have a go-to tool for keeping things casual?
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