Professional & Work
What to text your boss, how to handle tricky work conversations, and professional texting etiquette.
12 articles
How to Ask for a Raise Over Text (Without Sounding Desperate)
Your boss texts more than talks. Here is how to bring up a raise over text without making it weird, plus scripts that actually work.
How to Text a Professor (Without Sounding Like You Need a Favor)
Texting a professor should not require 20 minutes of draft-and-delete. Here are the rules, the templates, and the anxiety explained.
How to Respond to Boss Text After Hours (Scripts for Every Situation)
Your boss just texted at 10 PM. Here's exactly what to text back -- copy-paste scripts for urgent, non-urgent, and boundary-setting situations.
Boss Text at 10 PM: A Comic About Assuming the Worst
Maya gets a boss text at 10 PM and spirals into firing fantasies. A 4-panel comic about why quick question never means what you think it means.
Retail Boundaries: A Comic About When a Customer Has Your Number
Peter gets friendly texts from a customer and spirals. A 4-panel comic about why having someones number for work does not make it personal.
What to Text After a Job Interview (Follow-Up Templates That Get Replies)
57% of candidates never send a follow-up after an interview. Here are the exact text and email templates for same-day thank yous, check-ins, and post-rejection responses that hiring managers actually notice.
Your Boss Texted at 10 PM. Here's What to Say (and What Not To)
Response templates for every after-hours boss text -- the next-day reply, the boundary conversation, and the emergency redirect. Includes legal context and scripts that actually work.
DMs Are the New Front Door: Why Every Conversation Is Moving to Text in 2026
DMs are replacing calls, emails, and even customer service. More conversations in text means more moments where you freeze. Here's what that means for you.
The Art of the Follow-Up Text Nobody Teaches You
Good follow-ups remove pressure. Bad ones add guilt. Timing rules, real examples, and what to say for dates, jobs, friends, and clients.
Como Responder Mensajes Importantes Sin Bloquearte
Esas conversaciones por WhatsApp que te paralizan. Trabajo, pareja, familia. Aqui van las claves para responder sin arruinarlo.
Texting Customer Service? How to Get What You Actually Want
Most people text customer service wrong. Here's how to write messages that get real results instead of canned responses and endless hold loops.
How to Text Your Boss Without Sounding Weird (12 Templates)
12 copy-paste templates for every awkward boss text -- calling in sick, asking for a raise, replying on weekends. Used by 25K+ people this month.