.... your boss is probably wrong.
Here's how we sign our business emails now:
Sincerely,
Devil Ledbetter
Head Pencil Pusher
THE FABULOUS COMPANY
(555) 555-5555
Okay, I've always thought this was how it was done, and so has every other person I've ever corresponded with via email in business as far as I can recall.
However, today my boss decided that the "proper" format is actually:
Sincerely,
THE FABULOUS COMPANY
Devil Ledbetter
Head Pencil Pusher
(555) 555-5555
I told him I thought it was the other way, he asked me to research it.
You might think this sort of thing is easily cleared up with a Google search. It is not. A dozen pages of Google later, and every single "how to write a business letter" site out there stops at the name and title. Nary a one mentions where the company name should appear.
My boss's assertion is that the letter is from the company, and the writer, acting merely as a cog (yes, he really says stuff like this) has written it on behalf of the company, and therefore the company name goes first. My argument is the letter is from the writer, who is name first, title second, and company name last as an extension of her of her title.
I am, in fact, Devil Ledbetter, Head Pencil Pusher (for) THE FABULOUS COMPANY; I am not THE FABULOUS COMPANY, Devil Ledbetter, Head Pencil Pusher.
Right?
How do you do it where you come from?
And if you're aware of some reference/link that clarifies, please do share. But don't bother Googling for it; you'll probably come up as empty handed like I did.
Here's how we sign our business emails now:
Sincerely,
Devil Ledbetter
Head Pencil Pusher
THE FABULOUS COMPANY
(555) 555-5555
Okay, I've always thought this was how it was done, and so has every other person I've ever corresponded with via email in business as far as I can recall.
However, today my boss decided that the "proper" format is actually:
Sincerely,
THE FABULOUS COMPANY
Devil Ledbetter
Head Pencil Pusher
(555) 555-5555
I told him I thought it was the other way, he asked me to research it.
You might think this sort of thing is easily cleared up with a Google search. It is not. A dozen pages of Google later, and every single "how to write a business letter" site out there stops at the name and title. Nary a one mentions where the company name should appear.
My boss's assertion is that the letter is from the company, and the writer, acting merely as a cog (yes, he really says stuff like this) has written it on behalf of the company, and therefore the company name goes first. My argument is the letter is from the writer, who is name first, title second, and company name last as an extension of her of her title.
I am, in fact, Devil Ledbetter, Head Pencil Pusher (for) THE FABULOUS COMPANY; I am not THE FABULOUS COMPANY, Devil Ledbetter, Head Pencil Pusher.
Right?
How do you do it where you come from?
And if you're aware of some reference/link that clarifies, please do share. But don't bother Googling for it; you'll probably come up as empty handed like I did.
