前两天帮朋友写的讨钱信很快就有回音了。她老板如此写道：
Subject: RE: 2004 Review and 2005 Plan
Hi Diana,
Thank you for your good explanation and comments. The cost budget is not yet finalised, and we are waiting for instructions for 2005 salaries from corporate level. Today I cannot guarantee anything, as the company's financial state is very bad. But, I do agree you have done an excellent work this year, and have taken over and managed well new responsibilities. Personally I think you should also get the merit for it.
I will come to Shanghai in the beginning of this year, once I have the budget confirmations and the CS targets for 2005 are set. I am keeping in my mind your mail, and we can discuss further when we meet.
Thank you for the valuable input!
br,
Alice
呵呵，果然老奸巨滑：
1. 哭穷
2. 拖字诀
3. 我个人从道义上支持你
学到一手，以后如果我做了老板，定如法炮制。堪为模板。
两点要记牢
1)坚决不让MVM做老板
2)坚决不让MVM做自己的老板
:P
是写的很地道。
Just curious，老板是香港人么？什么level的？几岁啦？
我也有两点要牢记：
1。坚决不让别人对自己说这种话
2。自己也决不对别人说这种话
做老板就是要挣钱，挣不了钱的老板不是好老板。
老板不是美国人
对啊，i will come to shanghai...
（继续没事找事中……）
Good soft skill
果然经典
讨钱信的结果大抵如此。
原因是1.从来没有哪个老板会愿意加钱给你；2.说话圆滑是成为老板的一个必要条件。
话又说回来，如果公司的制度够先进，那么自然有有效的绩效考核来帮你说话，写email的作用不大。如果公司的制度够不先进，那么和老板关系铁的人才有机会，早就内定完了，写email的作用也不大。
.... i hope you won't use this template for your direct reports review...