There is a reason white-collar workers obsess about the most apparently trivial things
Office workers' obsession with seemingly petty issues like email etiquette and the order of names can exist for a reason. Photograph: iStock
But another thing about his guidance that got my attention was the response it sparked from another professor about how arcane professional email etiquette can be. I asked Cravath if this message was ever formally conveyed to new joiners at the firm and whether it was still in place, but sadly heard nothing back.
Readers may not give a fig who has written what, let alone the order in which names appear. But reporters and their bosses know the first byline generally goes to whoever is deemed to have done the most work, which means the order of names is far from piffling.
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