Some employees give their co-workers the “silent treatment”—they don’t talk to them. “Giving co-workers the silent treatment by sending them blank emails” is a jocular saying that was posted on Twitter by “i used to be a pet” on January 5, 2011.
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Giving co-workers the silent treatment by sending them blank emails.
10:59 AM - 5 Jan 2011
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ツ Lavinia لافينيا ✌
@LavIn140
Not answering at all is painful! RT @lcspt: Giving co-workers the silent treatment by sending them blank emails.
12:08 PM - 5 Jan 2011
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