‘Talk soon loser’ | Sign-offs, signatures, & OOOs: Should HR have a policy on employee email behavior?

Talk soon loser. Hehe bye. Hasta la pasta.

No, I haven’t asked AI to write me this article and it’s started hallucinating. These bizarre messages are a sample of the somewhat eclectic email sign-offs that Gen Z workers have adopted in recent years.

The move to ditch traditional email etiquette isn’t just being driven by workforce newbies. Employees across the board have become increasingly laissez-faire with their sign-offs and signatures.

A British Airways ad in 2023 included a tongue-in-cheek out-of-office (OOO) message, which reads: “Hi there, I have received your email. I have printed it off. And now I’m using it to light flaming cocktails for the whole bar. Best, Lucy.”