“Happy Friday” is ranked as one of the worst ways to begin an email and it is also one of the worst ways to end a piece of correspondence.
While “Happy Friday” may seem like a friendly send-off to colleagues as they approach the weekend, it can easily offend for many reasons.
Here are three excellent reasons never to use this expression.
#1: IT CAN BE ANNOYING
This expression may be used by people who are trying to lift the spirits of a colleague or make the recipient feel relieved that the workweek is coming to an end.
But your colleague may be involved in working hard to complete an assignment, or be involved in a project that needs to get done. If so, your “Happy Friday” will be irritating. His or her reaction might be to feel this writer knows little about the pressures of work or completing assignments.
According to a study a full 69% of employees say their mental health has worsened over the past year, so there’s a good chance your colleague is not having a happy Friday.
#2 IT CAN BE INSENSITIVE
Beginning or ending your email with “Happy Friday” presumes that everyone is having a great day. But how do you know?
