“Thanks in advance”
This demeaning management phrase, often accompanying some unwanted assignment, is the polite corporate way of saying, “You’d better do this terrible thing or I’ll eat your paycheck.” Don’t miss these words and phrases smart people never, ever use.
Instead: Cut to the chase with, “I know you don’t want to do this… in advance.”
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