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What to text back when a coworker says « looping in the manager so we're all aligned »

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Coworker

looping in the manager so we're all aligned

EscalatingFriendly cover

What they actually meant

Escalation with a friendly word in front of it. Alignment isn't the reason, visibility is. Stay factual, because now there's an audience.

How loaded this is · not in your head

Replies you can send

Keep it calm

good idea, more eyes helps

Hold your ground

We'd send this one

sure. for the record, here's where things actually stand

Change the game

happy to loop them in. worth us agreeing on the summary first?

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