Alex Braun is the editor of Internships.com’s Eye of the Intern blog. You can read Alex’s weekly Coffee Run columns by clicking here.
In the course of your career, you’ll probably have awkward email exchanges to your superiors a number of times – and it’s never easy. As I was crushing my six-year-old brother in Madden the other night, I realized that kids almost never have this problem – they can invent the most ridiculous stories to charm their way into getting whatever they want.
Though it’s easy to get pissed after reading a totally made-up email story, it’s hard to stay angry at a cute, crudely drawn children’s picture. So why not harness that power to avoid friction in the workplace?
If you haven’t saved your artwork from elementary school, there’s plenty of kids’ artwork on the Internet you can steal. Remember, children don’t understand copyright law and you’re bigger than them.
Check out the original article on Internships.com Eye of the Intern Blog for four email samples I’ve peppered with relevant illustrations I drew between preschool and 4th grade.
