Handwritten Thank-You Notes: Because Email Isnāt Thankful Enough
In an exclusive etiquette symposium orchestrated by Business Insider, four experts including Jamila Musayeva and Suzy Lins revealed the painstaking social gymnastics of thank-you note writing. Musayeva insists that staying overnight at someoneās home deserves a handwritten masterpiece, lest your appreciation seem fridge-magnet level. Gifts with soul like personalized jewelry or a dog-eared recipe book demand an actual pen and card, but beware the group gift trapāMusayeva advises a mass email to avoid triggering the never-ending cycle of gratitude notes, aka the thank-you note vortex. Suzy Lins, aka 'The Manners Maven,' even demands a double whammy after job interviews: email plus ink. And for kids? Nick Leightonās podcast pitches notes back to tiny gift-givers to raise civilized humans, not just grunters.
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Nothing says 'Iām desperate for a job' quite like sending both an email and a handwritten note after an interviewābecause nothing screams professionalism more than sweating the thank-you note to death!
Apparently, if you receive a group gift, donāt bother with a thank-you note. Instead, let that group effort turn into the workplace-wide silent thank-you death spiral everyone awkwardly ignores.
An etiquette expert suggesting writing a physical thank-you note for a sentimental gift feels suspiciously like forwarding a Hallmark card by actual postal mail in 2025āpeak effort meets peak 'who has time?'
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 9/3/2025 | Author: Alyssa Towns Swantkoski
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