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Before
gonna be late with the report, had a crazy week lol
After · ready to send
Quick heads-up: the report will be a little late - this week's workload was heavier than expected. I'll have it to you by Thursday morning.
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did you do the thing i asked about yet??
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Before
gonna be late with the report, had a crazy week lol
After · ready to send
Quick heads-up: the report will be a little late - this week's workload was heavier than expected. I'll have it to you by Thursday morning.
Before
did you do the thing i asked about yet??
After · ready to send
Just checking in on the request I sent over earlier - have you had a chance to look at it? Let me know if anything's blocking you.
Before
i think this plan is a bad idea tbh
After · ready to send
I have some concerns about this plan. Could we walk through a couple of points before we commit to it?
Before
can i take friday off? need a break
After · ready to send
Would it be alright if I took Friday off? I'd like to use one of my vacation days, and I'll make sure everything is covered before then.
Before
ok fine, ill change it
After · ready to send
Understood - I'll make those changes and send over the updated version shortly.