• HappyFrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    13 hours ago

    I always find the phrasing of “effective immediately…” to sound a bit hostile, but I hope the transition is smooth.

    • AeronMelon@lemmy.world
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      8 hours ago

      “Effective immediately.” = Hostile, forceful.

      “Effective yesterday.” = Mysterious, invites questions, makes you sound like a time-traveler.

    • glitch1985@lemmy.world
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      11 hours ago

      Slightly better “this happened weeks ago but we’re just now getting around to updating everyone”.

      • Lenna 🔞@piefed.ca
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        10 hours ago

        And that’s slightly better than “this happened weeks ago but we’re just now getting around to updating everyone because we were trying to hide the fact that we had a leadership change”.