Whether you're writing a thank you note for a gift, a favor done by a friend, or for someone's presence, we can all admit that thank you notes are the first thing to be read (and, sadly, thrown away).

We Southerners are big proponents of the handwritten thank you note. Whether it’s thanking someone for a wedding gift, for throwing a party on your or your child’s behalf, or for receiving a kind ...

Editor’s note: After Technical.ly published this story, we got an, ahem, *active* conversation going in our public Slack about the ethics and power imbalances involved in post-interview thank you ...

This is an open letter to that jerk who broke our hearts. The one who played us, used us, cheated on us, lied to us, and completely destroyed us. You knew damn well what you were doing. You knew damn ...

A thank-you note got me my first real job. As a newly minted college graduate with no work experience, I was having a tough time finding my first grown-up gig. I thought I’d never get a break until I ...

Gifts, to me, are not a chore and not an obligation. If I get a thank-you card, it is nice, but I do not see any obligation ...

For most people, there’s nothing more stressful than writing a thank you note. But for Gina Hamadey, it not only became her passion—it became the basis for a book, I Want to Thank You (TarcherPerigee) ...

Following an interview, write your interviewer a brief thank-you letter. This common courtesy lets the interviewer know that you understand business etiquette and calls his or her attention to your ...

With a written note, certainly a parent must stamp and address it, and perhaps hover over the child to inspire them to write.