Don’t send out any communications about, you know, your actual job that helps to ensure the health and safety of the public. But if you want to send an email to your cubicle neighbor maybe, then the most important part of your job is the signature. Priorities.
Ken! Use the alt text. this stuff is hard to read sometimes and you could make it easier if you just took a moment to write out the text. Helps low vision folks and just anyone who has a hard time reading grainy images.
Well yes, Jennifer, I'm a biologist and aware of those facts. My current risk from bird flu is very, very low. My risk from pronouns in someone's email is ZERO.
Or switch to using "it" or "you" and insist that it has nothing to do with sexuality.
Say that "it" is because of your divorce from humanity.
Or say you insist that everyone refer to you in the second person even when not addressing you, as in, "Have you heard what Bob said? Well, you said ....."
• [REDACTED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER]
• (H/H) – totally initials, not pronouns 😉
• 🚹🚺 because words are overrated
• "Name (rhymes with 'they')"
• "Professional Human (confirmed by science)"
• "Pronoun ban? Bold of you to assume I have a gender."
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Gotta run these through an LLM or something and have them fix typos but replace with new ones. They’re gunna start homeypotting the text if they haven’t already.
I would totally change my signature if I worked there. Keep the pronouns but add "Out and Proud" or something as well. Maybe get a text editor to make it sparkly. Maybe rainbow colored.
BUT WHAT IF I HAVE A GENDER NEUTRAL NAME AND DON’T WANT TO BE MISTAKEN?!? HOW WILL YOU KNOW HOW TO TREAT ME ACCORDING TO CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN GENDER NORMS?!?
These orgs can tell if you received an email or not. They can even tell if you've read an email or not. I would not put it past them to tap into IT to fuck with people in this way.
No one has mentioned yet that the removal of pronouns is one more step to genociding trans people. There are currently over 8 EOs against trans people, effectively erasing them as human beings. Discount Fuhrer won't stop there. He's coming for you next.
Since it's only dictating the signature, if I were there (and felt secure enough to deal with the fallout) I would start declaring my pronouns in the opening. “Dear X, This is Billy (he/him) from accounting. Hope this email finds you well. ….”
The current president is really making a difference. I hope they realize just how impactful their work is. Now that federal employees are forbidden from telling us which pronouns to use, I assume that means the speaker gets to pick which to use.
We are not "holding the line" if we do this. Holding the line is upholding the Constitution, and it is highly unconstitutional to ask for this. Even if it is "company policy," they can't ask for that as the government. If we follow this simple move, they will know how gullible we are.
Email signatures, once a personal space,
Now a battleground, a restrictive place.
Trump's decree, a sweeping, harsh rule
Meant to oppress and be super cruel.
If I worked there and got that memo, I would start using pronouns in my signature. Screw their bizarre petty crap. I hope they all defy that order. If they don't have only a few to make "examples" of, they will just quietly drop it after reiterating the order a few times and are ignored.
Sounds like it's time for CDC employees to have some narrative text re: their pronouns at the ready for manual copying & pasting into every email. So long as its not in the "Signature Block" field - totally compliant!
I think we should collectively start misgendering everyone—how many “ma’ams” can Brad take before he snaps and adds “I have a penis” to his email signature?
“Madame President Trump, how can you confirm to us that you should currently be called Mr. President? Has Congresswoman Mace inspected your genitals and chromosomes to confirm you are allowed to use the boy’s room?”
You'll be surprised to know that weirdly phrased executive orders do not in fact make your weird ideologies true.
Especially not for the rest of the world.
for sure free speech is awesome, for i am a true patriot. i’m not saying you have to leave or stop talking. it’s just every time i see one of you here it makes it clear that you’re desperate our attention and you just can’t stop yourself. you think about us day and night
You can understand why Musk has promised Full Self Driving and the Tesla Roadster for over 10 years yet all we ever get is demos shot on a Hollywood set.
Remember, Trump's press secretary used a lie of omission when asked about the price of eggs, commenting that Biden's administration had ordered the killing of thousands of chickens, but with no mention of bird flu. They do not want Americans aware bird flu is a thing.
I have friends at the CDC, NIH, teaching/academic hospitals, etc. Tens of them. This is the biggest non-biological crisis they've faced in decades. A Trump-mediated nosocomial infection if you will.....
True, unfortunately trump and the project 2025 bastards have taken over the CDC and are making them focus on crap like this instead of the real issues. I’m sure there are a lot of good folks still there doing their best to try to navigate this mess that trump and his team are causing.
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Visually impaired followers deserve to read the email!
I know you're good at writing!! you can do it!
Seems like “We ThE PEoPLe” need to flood this email address with questions.
"Jim, cut it out, stop speaking like that."
"Citing the executive orders, can't. Apologize. Work in other room, if want."
Say that "it" is because of your divorce from humanity.
Or say you insist that everyone refer to you in the second person even when not addressing you, as in, "Have you heard what Bob said? Well, you said ....."
• [REDACTED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER]
• (H/H) – totally initials, not pronouns 😉
• 🚹🚺 because words are overrated
• "Name (rhymes with 'they')"
• "Professional Human (confirmed by science)"
• "Pronoun ban? Bold of you to assume I have a gender."
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• "Pronouns: ███████"
• "Legally Not Allowed to Have a Gender"
For when compliance is mandatory, but so is defiance.
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Pronouns in signatures are awesome even just for people with androgenous names
never wanted to before for a few reasons, but goddamn if i won't now
Or is that not in Tesla's tech stack yet?
Email signatures, once a personal space,
Now a battleground, a restrictive place.
Trump's decree, a sweeping, harsh rule
Meant to oppress and be super cruel.
ugh, I hate that guy
sincerely, a trans person
Does this clown administration encourage males to be addressed as Ms./Mrs. X and those who are female to be called Mr. X?
We have ignoramuses on a mission, and it shows again.
“Dear John,
Can you send me (he/him)…”
In fact, I’d set an Outlook autocorrect macro to insert this string where I need it.
Oh, right - that’s a thing of the past now - two genders, male & female. Pick one.
Especially not for the rest of the world.
i hope someday you’re able to be happy from your own heart and faith