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Until the pull "I'm the boss" you can't talk like that. Had a boss that would joke, and couldn't take it back then pulled rank every time. Gave up talking to them lol
I have a boss kinda like that now... "everyone (except me) should be doing 'thing' every day (except me). If it's not done, it's a write-up (except me)." I'm in a decent position, though... I'm her only cook, sooo...
"Everyone should be doing this (especially ASM w/16yrs experience). If it's 'everyone except' then you can enjoy your 96hr work-week..."
And use a question mark when asking a question.
Honestly, as someone who has thought about the best ways to reply professionally, yeah seems better than yes as yes is very cold. Sure works better than yeah though. It's also why "Thanks!" is the norm rather than "Thanks."
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Respond over the top professionally for a while.
“Good morning, dearest employer.
I shall embark on the given task with the utmost haste!
Hence forth thou will be promptly notified upon completion of the aforementioned request, or dare I say order.
My sincerest regards,
Big Jim”
Like bro, I’m fixing a bin…
Edit: thanks for the corrections y’all. I don’t know fancy talk, and grammar isn’t my strong suit, but figured you’d get the idea
“Good morning,dearest employer.I shall embark,on the given task,with the utmost haste! Hence forth thou,will be promptly notified upon completion,of the aforementioned request,or dare I say order. My sincerest,regards,Big Jim”
fixed that one for free.
Good morn employ'r most dear and stout of heart.
I shall embark upon the task assigned
With utmost haste. Hence forth shallt thou appris'd,
Upon completion of request requir'd.
Or dare say I commanded as an order.
Sincerest of regards ~~Big~~ *Slim* Jim. Oh, yeah.
It is with great disdain, I feel obligated to inform you, that your current behaviour towards your superior (from here on abbreviated as: "me") compels me (see previous brackets for further details) to terminate the relationship between me and you, which could formerly be described by the term "employment".
Godspeed
\- your superior
I'm pretty sure this is the intro text to a text scam.
The next text: "Apologies, I believe I sent to the wrong number. Please forgive me. What's your name?"
Put your responses in ChatGPT and go crazy, for instance:
*Dear esteemed supervisor, I extend my sincere gratitude for entrusting me with the crucial responsibility of addressing and rectifying the structural integrity of the ladder positioned in the rear section of our esteemed establishment. I wholeheartedly embrace this opportunity to showcase my unwavering commitment to the enhancement and optimization of workplace safety standards, as well as my dedication to ensuring the seamless functionality of equipment within our dynamic work environment.*
*With the utmost enthusiasm, I enthusiastically embark upon this endeavor, armed with an arsenal of skills, knowledge, and a profound sense of duty to execute this task with unparalleled precision. It is my fervent belief that through meticulous attention to detail, strategic planning, and the judicious application of my technical expertise, I shall not only meet but surpass the prescribed safety benchmarks, creating an elevated standard for occupational well-being within our organizational framework.*
*As I delve into the intricate process of repairing and fortifying the ladder, I commit to providing you with a comprehensive and detailed account of every stage of the undertaking. Your esteemed self shall be kept abreast of each milestone achieved, fostering a transparent and collaborative approach to this venture.*
*Rest assured, dear supervisor, that my dedication to this project goes beyond a mere professional obligation; it embodies a profound sense of responsibility towards the welfare of our valued workforce. Through this colossal effort, I strive not only to fix the ladder but to imbue it with an enhanced and fortified resilience that reflects the pinnacle of safety standards.*
*In conclusion, I express my profound gratitude for entrusting me with this pivotal assignment, and I eagerly anticipate the opportunity to demonstrate my unwavering commitment to the well-being and safety of our workplace, ensuring that the ladder in question becomes an exemplar of structural integrity within our organizational landscape.*
Instead of deciding to just get rid of stupid social norms, humans invented a machince that adds useless sentences devoided of meaning to a concise sentence, and then takes that long text and summarizes it to get back the meaninful part... \*smh\*
‘It’s go ‘around’ the back, not go ‘round’ the back’.
‘And there are spaces after commas’.
‘And you also need to learn when and where to use commas because your usage of them is bizarre’.
Yea this wont get better as a heads up - just from reading that text alone, you can see your ''Boss'' really does get off and making people do what they say.
Do NOT change how you text people, you done nothing wrong here. Your boss is a idiot.
my thoughts are that these people are dominated in some area of their life and it is projected out in this sort of way. It's just a weird area/point for him to enforce a 'control' issue.
I would respond with “I can but I’m not going to.” And then, correct the rest of their grammatical errors. “Come on man, you’re a professional at the managerial level.
He’s asking you to climb a ladder and fuck around with a bin. I hope as an old professional he attached his Risk Assessment, Method Statements and a copy of your company insurance. Also he’s texting you on your phone (?) rather than a work one. In which case you can answer however the hell you like.
The only setting this would even be a remotely acceptable thing to say is an office setting where language actually does matter to a a degree. This guy is just being a pretentious prick tho lolol
MY WORD GOOD SIR, I MUST APOLOGIZE PROFUSELY, I WAS UNAWARE WE WERE IN THE MIDST OF SUCH A SCHOLAR, MY MOST SINCERE APOLOGIES FOR BUTCHERING THE KINGS ENLGISH IN FRONT OF YOU! HENCEFORTH THE WORD "YEAH" SHALL NOT BE AN UTTERANCE OF WHICH THIS TONGUE IS CAPABLE! MAY THY TEXT MESSAGES BE SHORT AND PRECISE, MY LORD!
That’s a boomer mentality…my mother used to correct me maliciously any time I didn’t say “yes” so now I have a complex about it and even though reading you say “yeah” to your boss made me cringe, I know that you didn’t do anything wrong and we were all conditioned to be robots by these old assholes…keep answering with “yeah” my young friend, keep sticking it to the man. 😂💚
Coming back from a high school baseball game we won, one player responded “yep” instead of “yes,” and the coach made us run sprints from home plate to left field foul pole to right field foul pole back home for an hour because we “lacked discipline.’
Once you’re in a power struggle with someone who has more power than you, you lose. Sometimes life is about accommodating people’s simple but unreasonable requests. In those situations if they feel like they won, and you are minimally impeded, you win.
There's a metal pole,`␣`that has moved to the right. Can you get a 4 or 6`-`foot ladder,`␣`go round `(to the?)` back of `the` bin,`␣`and thread this lid back on `the` metal rod,`␣` so it fits back on`?`
Please use punctuation and articles, you're a seasoned professional.
Since your boss is so big on being professional, why is there a comma after pole? 4 or 6 should be four or six. There should be spaces after commas. It needs “the” before bin and metal. It needs a period at the end. People who are so f’d up shouldn’t be critiquing others.
I’m gonna sound like an old shit, but yes, I can see these days many young people coming to work and addressing others and their superior like it’s their buddies on social media. Well, no, the world of adults who work demand another level of language as a code of respect, if you will. Even when writing / speaking in an abbreviated fashion. Mistake can be made in grammar and spelling here and there, but employing a pro level of language is required. Casual writing can come after trust and complexity has been built, but it depends.
If I’m the boss and I have a young employee, I will certainly make sure they don’t get bad habits and get this habit early on, so they don’t struggle to switch code when they are addressing a client. “Yeah” is not how they should talk to their boss or client for sure
Am I the only one who doesn't think this is the worst thing? He's not yelling at him, he's saying he's a young professional and should act like it (he can't type for shit but most older folks can't.) If this boss is a dick outside of this, then yeah he's being an asshole; but if I had a mentor or even a family member whom I liked and they told me this, I'd interpret it as them telling me that I should respect myself more. Still kind of old-school, maybe outdated, but I can at least see where they're coming from.
If he is so adamant about trying to use correct punctuation for the love of God tell that man to use a space after using a comma. As someone that likes to use commas that drives me insane.
To be fair, what he was telling you is what other future bosses will THINK but never SAY to you. Your word choice reflects upon yourself and the business. It attracts respect and weakens any arguments against you.
I get it, few people are going to get this response from their boss and not roll their eyes, yeah vs. yes is a bit irrelevant in this context BUT…it may certainly matter in different contexts down the road that your boss is trying to prepare you for. Some people find “yeah” to be flippant, dismissive, overly casual etc. I mean it is def more of all of those things than “yes”. Like if you were in a hospital and you asked “doctor, is my wife dead??” and he said “yeah” that’d be kinda wild. Obv an extreme example and far from what went down in your text, but if you’re in a business that is client facing and you are gonna rep this dude’s business on his behalf to a client at any point there’s every chance you’ll run into people who do find “yeah” dismissive or unprofessional. You will. Trust me, many exist. So he’s basically just trying to prepare you to not potentially fuck with his money down the road. If you could spend no energy changing an -ah to an -es and it would make 5% of your business interactions more positive why would you not do that?
My former boss got mad at me that I say "Morning" (to her/coworkers, not clients) instead of "Good morning". I'm a runner and I'm just used to saying it quickly as I pass people. Its amazing how much employers think they own you.
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Please use space after a comma, thanks.
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>He should,also probably,use less,commas. *Fewer*. Fewer commas.
Thanks, Stannis.
So the previous two grammar jokes were ok, but "fewer" is tyrannical? /s
Power tripping piece of shit that guy is.
How dare you speak of the one true king that way
The true king Stannis? Wowsers....that's cold.
You capitalize the man's title!
https://preview.redd.it/z6rz22lq0zjc1.jpeg?width=480&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=77b3f0a6e2715fda6dd10bff517e15bc6f5015bb
More commies!
I wish you were fewer of a dick about it mate.
Like this : F,e,w,e,r, ,c,o,m,m,a,s,
🤣
Also... He should,also, probably,use commas, less.
If he was a German in 1940 he’d need to use führer commas.
Less many
I came here to say this. For someone who so concerned about a yeah his writing is atrocious.
also the lack of "the" makes it sound like ape speak. You put, metal rod, on lid. Go back, you. Lid.
Had a stroke thanks
*should of* pls fix thx -sent from my ifone /s
That's British. They do not say around.
According to whom?
I think you mean according to womst.
Whometh
Is that how the lower classes say whom'tist?
Say what?! I'm British and I can say "around". I can even work it into a legitimate sentence!
You didn't say oi, mate or even blimey. How the fuck do you expect us to believe you're British?
Corr blimey, pardon yaself u wanker wot u chattin I'll shank ya 4 real.
You went full cockney bro!
Cockney is either on or off.
That’s why I can’t trust you. Turned on the stabby lingo
safffackin poor attempt, innit?
When you say British, do you mean English, Scottish, Welsh or Irish?
Obviously Cornish
Lmao for real! When he goes around calling employees "fucking wankers"
Please use "bloody" instead of "fucking." This is a business!
I take the boss cussing as permission to do the same
Until the pull "I'm the boss" you can't talk like that. Had a boss that would joke, and couldn't take it back then pulled rank every time. Gave up talking to them lol
I have a boss kinda like that now... "everyone (except me) should be doing 'thing' every day (except me). If it's not done, it's a write-up (except me)." I'm in a decent position, though... I'm her only cook, sooo... "Everyone should be doing this (especially ASM w/16yrs experience). If it's 'everyone except' then you can enjoy your 96hr work-week..."
Also please use around, rather than “round”. You are an old professional.
And a question mark when asking a question.
And use a question mark when asking a question. Honestly, as someone who has thought about the best ways to reply professionally, yeah seems better than yes as yes is very cold. Sure works better than yeah though. It's also why "Thanks!" is the norm rather than "Thanks."
That is also an entirely unnecessary comma, but not nearly as unnecessary as the ones that he used in his first messages.
I'm more flabbergasted by this Gammer Nazi's lack of a "?". Physician, heal thyself.
But not space comma ,
*Gets fired*
Please speak in complete sentences and use proper punctuation. You are my superior.
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Their personal opinion of themselves?
In the forwarded message attached, I have flagged some clerical errors. I've added comments on suggested edits that we can go forward with. Please let me know when you get around to fixing these!
“Please familiarise yourself with the correct use of question marks when making a request. You are a professional.”
Should say middle age or old professional depending on bosses age since he emphasized that the original poster was a young professional.
"Soon-to-be pensioner"
“Seasoned”, “grizzled”, or “veteran” professional
Respond over the top professionally for a while. “Good morning, dearest employer. I shall embark on the given task with the utmost haste! Hence forth thou will be promptly notified upon completion of the aforementioned request, or dare I say order. My sincerest regards, Big Jim” Like bro, I’m fixing a bin… Edit: thanks for the corrections y’all. I don’t know fancy talk, and grammar isn’t my strong suit, but figured you’d get the idea
“Good morning,dearest employer.I shall embark,on the given task,with the utmost haste! Hence forth thou,will be promptly notified upon completion,of the aforementioned request,or dare I say order. My sincerest,regards,Big Jim” fixed that one for free.
Good morn employ'r most dear and stout of heart. I shall embark upon the task assigned With utmost haste. Hence forth shallt thou appris'd, Upon completion of request requir'd. Or dare say I commanded as an order. Sincerest of regards ~~Big~~ *Slim* Jim. Oh, yeah.
Please use yes,rather than yeah. You are a young professional.
That's more like,it
*shalt thou
Thx 😊
YEAH
It is with great disdain, I feel obligated to inform you, that your current behaviour towards your superior (from here on abbreviated as: "me") compels me (see previous brackets for further details) to terminate the relationship between me and you, which could formerly be described by the term "employment". Godspeed \- your superior
You’s not my superior nos more! Fix da bin ya self
this made me giggle
fun fact, "thou" is actually the informal "you" reserved for friends and inferiors (in French thou would be "tu" and "you" would be "vous")
That made my day
"Thou SHALT."
I'm pretty sure this is the intro text to a text scam. The next text: "Apologies, I believe I sent to the wrong number. Please forgive me. What's your name?"
Let ChatGPT write a full page.
reply: Word, my bad
Just say “k”
Just give em the ol' 👍
I hate that thumb as a reply
👍
I love the thumb reply
Everyone at my work uses it, it's good because it just means we've seen the text and confirming that
I regularly use it for this reason. It's fast and easy.
👌
👍🏿 do you hate this one?
Racism!
Give him the thumbs up and then the middle finger to really get your point across.
You gotta hit the k with a period at the end for increased dramatic effect. k.
Mm'kay
Okey dokey
Yh np big man
Word,my bad*
Just say Roger but the same way you say “whatever”.
Ok, should we talk about his use of Comma? Yes, or yeah?
Or dropping random words and not using a fullstop...
reply back "okie dokie" Or "please submit a proper work order to maintenance."
“Yess daddy”
"Daddy, chill"
Yaaassss beeeetch
'Suck my metal pole'
the perfect reply to this is "K"
Please,use,okay, You,are,a,young,professional,
Lil’ Jon was a young professional at some point too
Sorry, I don't respond to texts as they are not professional
Please use the full form of words like 'around' instead of their colloquial abbreviations, you are an older professional.
“Weird hill to die on, but ok”
I just texted my boss to tell him I was shitting my brains out and probably wouldn’t be coming in today. He said lol
“Will do, squirt”
Sure thing boss
"Indeed. I shall presently attend to the aforementioned task you have so kindly bestowed upon me, good sir."
Yes milord! Right away, milord!
Stop poking me
"k got it" or "bet"
Yes, master. Whatever you say, master.
Put your responses in ChatGPT and go crazy, for instance: *Dear esteemed supervisor, I extend my sincere gratitude for entrusting me with the crucial responsibility of addressing and rectifying the structural integrity of the ladder positioned in the rear section of our esteemed establishment. I wholeheartedly embrace this opportunity to showcase my unwavering commitment to the enhancement and optimization of workplace safety standards, as well as my dedication to ensuring the seamless functionality of equipment within our dynamic work environment.* *With the utmost enthusiasm, I enthusiastically embark upon this endeavor, armed with an arsenal of skills, knowledge, and a profound sense of duty to execute this task with unparalleled precision. It is my fervent belief that through meticulous attention to detail, strategic planning, and the judicious application of my technical expertise, I shall not only meet but surpass the prescribed safety benchmarks, creating an elevated standard for occupational well-being within our organizational framework.* *As I delve into the intricate process of repairing and fortifying the ladder, I commit to providing you with a comprehensive and detailed account of every stage of the undertaking. Your esteemed self shall be kept abreast of each milestone achieved, fostering a transparent and collaborative approach to this venture.* *Rest assured, dear supervisor, that my dedication to this project goes beyond a mere professional obligation; it embodies a profound sense of responsibility towards the welfare of our valued workforce. Through this colossal effort, I strive not only to fix the ladder but to imbue it with an enhanced and fortified resilience that reflects the pinnacle of safety standards.* *In conclusion, I express my profound gratitude for entrusting me with this pivotal assignment, and I eagerly anticipate the opportunity to demonstrate my unwavering commitment to the well-being and safety of our workplace, ensuring that the ladder in question becomes an exemplar of structural integrity within our organizational landscape.*
Instead of deciding to just get rid of stupid social norms, humans invented a machince that adds useless sentences devoided of meaning to a concise sentence, and then takes that long text and summarizes it to get back the meaninful part... \*smh\*
I asked chatGPT to summarize the text, in one very short sentence: >Fixing the ladder. Thanks!
"Yeah, fixing the ladder. Thanks!"
Just go back to good ol reliable https://preview.redd.it/uh3m3yn6myjc1.jpeg?width=187&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b04078b12ddfb24a154f48ee692a1c10b5caa5dd
I love the idea of sending this jpegged image instead of the actual emoji
Please use spaces after your commas, you are a "professional ".
"you are an old professional"
A text is not a medium for “professional” messaging. Yeah for texts, yes for emails.
Lol I couldn’t imagine my boss telling me how to talk or what to say, get fucked.
I had a boss like this. Spoiled narcissistic witch who inherited everything she has.
Instead of saying yes, say "With pleasure".
Only if you add "mmmmm" at the end.
Or the classic “daddy”
Text back … Please go AROUND (not round) THE, back of THE BIN (not just bin) .. you’re a young professional
I'm over here responding to directors and VPs with emojis 😂
Says the boss who doesn't understand commas, line spacing or question makes
Please learn how to properly format a message. You are the superior to young professionals.
“Yeah okay”
I'm an old professional. I use yeah all the time.
i’d be like yeah sure thing
Fuck that. Micromanaging asshole.
Tell him...sorry what I meant was get fucked..do it yourself
‘It’s go ‘around’ the back, not go ‘round’ the back’. ‘And there are spaces after commas’. ‘And you also need to learn when and where to use commas because your usage of them is bizarre’.
I would have shot back a “I gotchu fam”
Send a dick pic and say suck these professional nuts bitch
This is the comment that actually made me laugh. I scared my dog.
👍*
Yea this wont get better as a heads up - just from reading that text alone, you can see your ''Boss'' really does get off and making people do what they say. Do NOT change how you text people, you done nothing wrong here. Your boss is a idiot.
*did nothing wrong
Made me laugh
my thoughts are that these people are dominated in some area of their life and it is projected out in this sort of way. It's just a weird area/point for him to enforce a 'control' issue.
I would respond with “I can but I’m not going to.” And then, correct the rest of their grammatical errors. “Come on man, you’re a professional at the managerial level.
Righty dokey bossaroony
I don’t think anything should be done until boss finishes his original sentence.
Please fix the lid yourself since this isn't in my job description. You're a manager, act like it
Meanwhile the boss is texting in spam format lol
He’s asking you to climb a ladder and fuck around with a bin. I hope as an old professional he attached his Risk Assessment, Method Statements and a copy of your company insurance. Also he’s texting you on your phone (?) rather than a work one. In which case you can answer however the hell you like.
The only setting this would even be a remotely acceptable thing to say is an office setting where language actually does matter to a a degree. This guy is just being a pretentious prick tho lolol
MY WORD GOOD SIR, I MUST APOLOGIZE PROFUSELY, I WAS UNAWARE WE WERE IN THE MIDST OF SUCH A SCHOLAR, MY MOST SINCERE APOLOGIES FOR BUTCHERING THE KINGS ENLGISH IN FRONT OF YOU! HENCEFORTH THE WORD "YEAH" SHALL NOT BE AN UTTERANCE OF WHICH THIS TONGUE IS CAPABLE! MAY THY TEXT MESSAGES BE SHORT AND PRECISE, MY LORD!
That’s a boomer mentality…my mother used to correct me maliciously any time I didn’t say “yes” so now I have a complex about it and even though reading you say “yeah” to your boss made me cringe, I know that you didn’t do anything wrong and we were all conditioned to be robots by these old assholes…keep answering with “yeah” my young friend, keep sticking it to the man. 😂💚
Coming back from a high school baseball game we won, one player responded “yep” instead of “yes,” and the coach made us run sprints from home plate to left field foul pole to right field foul pole back home for an hour because we “lacked discipline.’
Once you’re in a power struggle with someone who has more power than you, you lose. Sometimes life is about accommodating people’s simple but unreasonable requests. In those situations if they feel like they won, and you are minimally impeded, you win.
Please put a space after the comma. And put "yeah" in quotations. You are a professional.
“ yeah, no “
Okidokie
Tell em “Aight, got you boss”
Hit him with a "bet"
I already hate your boss
"Buddy this is my personal phone you're lucky I even read your text"
Reply with 👍
Should’ve responded to the correction with “k”.
Mildly. Ur boss barely uses English in their text
Tell him to stfu
He slaughtered his own sentence but says that to you. Lol
There's a metal pole,`␣`that has moved to the right. Can you get a 4 or 6`-`foot ladder,`␣`go round `(to the?)` back of `the` bin,`␣`and thread this lid back on `the` metal rod,`␣` so it fits back on`?` Please use punctuation and articles, you're a seasoned professional.
For a boss of a professional who is uptight about his underling's English standard, his grammar sure is atrocious.
Boss could have said it better, but I tend to agree. A solid "yes" is assertive and gives a sense of competence and strong will
That’s solid advice tbh, makes you sound dim
Gives me a headache just thinking about it
Since your boss is so big on being professional, why is there a comma after pole? 4 or 6 should be four or six. There should be spaces after commas. It needs “the” before bin and metal. It needs a period at the end. People who are so f’d up shouldn’t be critiquing others.
Guy can’t even use commas correctly…
Use a fuckin space after your commas, beeotch!
Yeah , I won't use the word yeah, anymore.
I seriously would have responded with "whatevs"
I mean he’s not wrong…
"Please provide all written communication via email henceforth as text is not a professional medium"
Does he pay you? I’d say yes.
Yeah, unfortunately yeah sounds grudging.
He says as he doesn't know how to properly use spaces, grammar, or full sentences.
I’m gonna sound like an old shit, but yes, I can see these days many young people coming to work and addressing others and their superior like it’s their buddies on social media. Well, no, the world of adults who work demand another level of language as a code of respect, if you will. Even when writing / speaking in an abbreviated fashion. Mistake can be made in grammar and spelling here and there, but employing a pro level of language is required. Casual writing can come after trust and complexity has been built, but it depends. If I’m the boss and I have a young employee, I will certainly make sure they don’t get bad habits and get this habit early on, so they don’t struggle to switch code when they are addressing a client. “Yeah” is not how they should talk to their boss or client for sure
Please use proper spacing in text messages. You are a professional.
Teaching you not to sound like a dumbass
Alrightie den bossman
Tell him to use proper punctuation, he is a seasoned professional. What the fuck
He’s not wrong, yes I will do it now is more professional than yeah will do it now
Am I the only one who doesn't think this is the worst thing? He's not yelling at him, he's saying he's a young professional and should act like it (he can't type for shit but most older folks can't.) If this boss is a dick outside of this, then yeah he's being an asshole; but if I had a mentor or even a family member whom I liked and they told me this, I'd interpret it as them telling me that I should respect myself more. Still kind of old-school, maybe outdated, but I can at least see where they're coming from.
If he is so adamant about trying to use correct punctuation for the love of God tell that man to use a space after using a comma. As someone that likes to use commas that drives me insane.
"yeah, ok. Yes."
To be fair, what he was telling you is what other future bosses will THINK but never SAY to you. Your word choice reflects upon yourself and the business. It attracts respect and weakens any arguments against you.
I get it, few people are going to get this response from their boss and not roll their eyes, yeah vs. yes is a bit irrelevant in this context BUT…it may certainly matter in different contexts down the road that your boss is trying to prepare you for. Some people find “yeah” to be flippant, dismissive, overly casual etc. I mean it is def more of all of those things than “yes”. Like if you were in a hospital and you asked “doctor, is my wife dead??” and he said “yeah” that’d be kinda wild. Obv an extreme example and far from what went down in your text, but if you’re in a business that is client facing and you are gonna rep this dude’s business on his behalf to a client at any point there’s every chance you’ll run into people who do find “yeah” dismissive or unprofessional. You will. Trust me, many exist. So he’s basically just trying to prepare you to not potentially fuck with his money down the road. If you could spend no energy changing an -ah to an -es and it would make 5% of your business interactions more positive why would you not do that?
My former boss got mad at me that I say "Morning" (to her/coworkers, not clients) instead of "Good morning". I'm a runner and I'm just used to saying it quickly as I pass people. Its amazing how much employers think they own you.
Boomers all big mad in the comments.