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I don't know why but 'please do the needful' really gets under my skin. It feels very demanding for some reason.

• hn_version_0023 5y ago
  I wondered about this early in my career, and brought it up at a meeting of teammates. Now certainly our little discussion isn’t enough data to be proper proof, but we decided upon the following: The phrase “do the needful” is never utter without an undertone of “you fucked up, please fix your fuckup immediately”. The funny part was that none of the Indian folks who used this phrase frequently would cop to it. Strong denials all around. But every example we could find in our email, that tone was certainly there. Take from that what you will.