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I was expecting something worse.

Could the sales outreach be done better? Sure, but I've seen a lot worse and I feel like the initial email setting the tone with "This request is so vague and nonspecific..." was already more passive aggressive than it has to be and set the tone for the rest of the thread.

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Interesting that you don't see the low-effort sales template message as the initial message that set the tone, but the reply to it.

Sales people, just like recruiters have a job to do. I just recognise there's another person on the other end doing their job, so there's ways to tell them in a friendly way that you are not interested without being overly rude or smug about it.

Then they can do their job with professionalism and courtesy for those they contact.

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