# Do you include a signature on your work email? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 25, 2012, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-include-a-signature-on-your-work-email/619897 "2012-04-25T13:09:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-include-a-signature-on-your-work-email/619897/1 "2012-04-25T13:09:10Z")
My boss doesn’t, and I think he’s one of the few that I know that don’t. So, out of curiosity, here’s a poll. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-include-a-signature-on-your-work-email/619897/2 "2012-04-25T13:16:34Z")
The system automatically adds it. I had nothing to do with it; it was set up for me and I can’t change it. ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-include-a-signature-on-your-work-email/619897/3 "2012-04-25T13:20:10Z")
Yes, required to meet corporate standards. It’s optional on replies however and I don’t use it there. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-include-a-signature-on-your-work-email/619897/4 "2012-04-25T13:23:54Z")
Yes, my client requires us to use one. Sadly, the email program I’m having to use (long story I don’t want to bore y’all with, it’s got to do with chains of subcontractors) is very shitty about dealing with sigs: any time I reply to an email, I go fishing for my sig down all the way at the bottom and reel it up to its proper place. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-include-a-signature-on-your-work-email/619897/5 "2012-04-25T13:33:36Z")
Another question: how elaborate is it? Mine has name and address and contact info (phone, extension, website) but not my mobile number or my position. Edit: wow, I just checked and my extension is missing. Gotta change that! ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-include-a-signature-on-your-work-email/619897/6 "2012-04-25T13:35:44Z")
> [@Moonlitherial](#): > > Yes, required to meet corporate standards. It’s optional on replies however and I don’t use it there. Same here. My agency requires it so I do it. It’s pretty much just my office number, business unit and contact information. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-include-a-signature-on-your-work-email/619897/7 "2012-04-25T13:37:21Z")
I said yes. But it depends. If it’s a quick not to my boss or co-workers, often I do not. For anyone that I don’t work with I do. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-include-a-signature-on-your-work-email/619897/8 "2012-04-25T13:37:44Z")
Yes. And unfortunately, due to mismanagement feeling the need to make changes for the sake of making changes, it’s gone from: Name Company Phone Number …to: Name Title Company E-mail Address Phone Number Company Slogan “Follow Us On:” Facebook, Twitter and YouTube link icons “Please consider the environment before printing” Just another indicator how fucking downhill this place has gone. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-include-a-signature-on-your-work-email/619897/9 "2012-04-25T13:40:51Z")
I do, but only on emails that I initiate. If I’m replying, no sig. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-include-a-signature-on-your-work-email/619897/10 "2012-04-25T13:41:33Z")
> [@Moonlitherial](#): > > Yes, required to meet corporate standards. It’s optional on replies however and I don’t use it there. This. We have to identify ourselves, our department and our office (it’s a law firm), plus include the following pointless gibberish: > [@](#): > > This message and any attached information is from the law firm of Dude, Guy, Chap & Fellow, PLC, and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. It is intended for receipt and review only by the person or entity to which it is addressed. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this information by persons or entities other than the recipient(s) is unauthorized and prohibited. Any transmission of confidential and/or privileged material to persons or entities other than the intended recipient(s) shall not be construed as a waiver of any privilege or confidence. If you receive this transmission in error, please contact the sender by return e-mail and delete the material. And I do mean pointless gibberish, except for the part about waiving privilege. No litigation in the last 15 years has turned on whether the sender of an e-mail included a disclaimer like that. However, on the off chance that somebody actually reads it, my version also includes: > [@](#): > > Have a nice day. I have the sig turned off for replies. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-include-a-signature-on-your-work-email/619897/11 "2012-04-25T13:46:58Z")
Nope. Seems pretentious and silly. I’m just writing to them because they broke something, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-include-a-signature-on-your-work-email/619897/12 "2012-04-25T13:49:50Z")
I have my basic info at the bottom. A lot of people in my company have inspirational quotes in their signatures, since we work in international development, they are all feel good pap. I have this burning desire to put a wildly inappropriate quote from Stalin or something at the bottom of my emails. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-include-a-signature-on-your-work-email/619897/13 "2012-04-25T14:00:15Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > I have my basic info at the bottom. A lot of people in my company have inspirational quotes in their signatures, since we work in international development, they are all feel good pap. I have this burning desire to put a wildly inappropriate quote from Stalin or something at the bottom of my emails. May I suggest: [QUOTE=Lenin, but often attributed to Stalin] When we hang the capitalists they will sell us the rope. [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-include-a-signature-on-your-work-email/619897/14 "2012-04-25T14:00:32Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > I have this burning desire to put a wildly inappropriate quote from Stalin or something at the bottom of my emails. Good idea! “The Struggle of the Proletariat and the Servility of the Bourgeoisie” -VI Lenin or “There’s One Born Every Minute.” -PT Barnum ---
**Author:** ![Bambro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/df705f/32.png) [@Bambro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambro)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-include-a-signature-on-your-work-email/619897/15 "2012-04-25T14:02:30Z")
I set ours up through AD/Exchange so it is automatic and applies to everyone in the company. So…yes. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-include-a-signature-on-your-work-email/619897/16 "2012-04-25T14:04:15Z")
> [@Moonlitherial](#): > > Yes, required to meet corporate standards. It’s optional on replies however and I don’t use it there. Likewise. Even when I worked at a place where it wasn’t required, I still used a signature file with my phone and fax numbers (to save coworkers from having to look me up in the company directory). At my current job, we also are required to have the useless social media links, although in our case it’s Twitter, Linkedin and an RSS feed. Who would ever want to follow a trust company on Twitter? One of my old jobs added a blurb of pseudo-legal boilerplate at the end of each email, as well. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-include-a-signature-on-your-work-email/619897/17 "2012-04-25T14:19:03Z")
Yes. It has my name, title, phone, fax and insurance license number. The system also adds privacy info at the bottom. The license info is required by the state. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-include-a-signature-on-your-work-email/619897/18 "2012-04-25T14:24:53Z")
> [@sparky\_1](#): > > Another question: how elaborate is it? Mine has name and address and contact info (phone, extension, website) but not my mobile number or my position. > > Edit: wow, I just checked and my extension is missing. Gotta change that! Mine is just the Spanish version of Best regards ========= Nava, IT I don’t have a company phone and if they don’t know why the heck I’m writing to them, adding a bunch more acronyms won’t help them figure out that they can contact me by emailing back or by calling my boss. ---
**Author:** ![Nunavut\_Boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e95f7d/32.png) [@Nunavut\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunavut_Boy)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-include-a-signature-on-your-work-email/619897/19 "2012-04-25T14:27:46Z")
Yes. There’s nothing I hate more than an email from some guy whose number I don’t have that says ‘call me ASAP!’ with no contact info. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-include-a-signature-on-your-work-email/619897/20 "2012-04-25T16:09:19Z")
Yes; it’s required by my firm. I have name, title, main number, fax number and direct number. As with others, I don’t use it in replies. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-include-a-signature-on-your-work-email/619897.md?page=2)