Sure, email subject lines are *supposed* to convey something meaningful and preferably, something pretty specific, about the content of the email. It helps people decide when to read email (this second or later? Ever?) and helps them find the email if they look for it later. But why show people this minimal consideration when you can dash off an email to hundreds of your colleagues and just call it “FYI” or better yet, leave the subject line blank? Faster than Jesse Hall can say “hiring freeze,” you can mark yourself as a self-important twit who thinks your time and effort is worth more than your readers’ time and effort. Hooray!
So, what annoyingly vague email subject lines have cluttered YOUR inbox lately? Post them in the comments. Don’t give the sender.