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Define: "Per my previous" in Business
Fiscal Threat Level
LOW IMPACT
Minimal fiscal damage
CWO Pro-Tip
"Attach the original email as an EML file so they are forced to double-click their own incompetence."
What HR thinks it means:
A shortened reference to an earlier communication.
What does "Per my previous" actually mean?
"The professional equivalent of racking a shotgun in an email thread."
How HR uses it:
"Per my previous email, the budget has been frozen."
How you actually use it:
"Per my previous, the subnets you requested are already in use, which you would know if you checked IPAM."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
Published: 2026-05-08
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