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Asking boss to not type in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS when something goes awry.

I don't know how other people see this, but when I come into work to several emails and notes all written in capital letters, or written in red and in caps, with a yellow background to boot, it makes me feel like shit. These last few weeks have been rough. I am working nights opposite my wife to cover while I train the new Night Auditor on our practices, my mother has been in and out of the hospital for 3 weeks fighting pancreatitus brought on by gallbladder issues, I sprained my ankle at work on ice, and it has all been physically, emotionally, and spiritually exhausting. I came into work tonight with an email in all capital letters, followed by a note in all caps (red font with yellow filler ofc) telling me I need to be more careful and I need to try harder because it makes everyone…


I don't know how other people see this, but when I come into work to several emails and notes all written in capital letters, or written in red and in caps, with a yellow background to boot, it makes me feel like shit. These last few weeks have been rough. I am working nights opposite my wife to cover while I train the new Night Auditor on our practices, my mother has been in and out of the hospital for 3 weeks fighting pancreatitus brought on by gallbladder issues, I sprained my ankle at work on ice, and it has all been physically, emotionally, and spiritually exhausting. I came into work tonight with an email in all capital letters, followed by a note in all caps (red font with yellow filler ofc) telling me I need to be more careful and I need to try harder because it makes everyone else's job harder to fix my mistakes. I have been here almost two years now, I know my job well. I have just been distracted trying to deal with family stuff at home, as well as physical stuff, plus training someone who hasn't really used a computer before to do all these computer processes. How do I explain to her that leaving emails and messages in all capital letters is both unprofessional and degrading?

Tldr; how do I tell my boss leaving notes and emails in all capital letters isn't cool.

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