Nastygram

I hate the word nastygram.In the area where I work, it seems to be one of the favorite phrases people use when they have to send a not-so-nice email or leave a stern voicemail for someone. As in, "I had to send him a nastygram after he didn't do what I asked him."I have a couple of problems with this word. One being that it just sounds mean. Even if you aren't saying to the person receiving the message that it's a nastygram, just saying it to other people makes you sound like a yucky person. I said jokingly to a friend at work that I had come to his desk to leave him a nastygram for not being on time for our coffee date. He was like, "Why? That sounds mean!" And it totally does! It made me sound like a mean person who just likes to go around giving nastygrams to people all day like a cranky mailman.The other problem I have with this word is that it sounds like one of those gross corporate jargon words that are so pervasive nowadays. Kind of like "Let's touch base" or "We're really going to drill down on this". "Nastygram" is just another one of those terrible corporatese phrases that I believe are bringing down communication in this country. Why can't people just say what they mean instead of making up a word to try to sound more politically correct? Doesn't "stern email" sound more professional than "nastygram" anyway? I just think that there would be a lot less time and email wasted if people just said what they meant. I swear that when people use corporatese they end up with emails at least twice as long as I would write using normal language.This has quickly degenerated into an "I have problems with corporate life" post. Which is weird, because I actually don't have that many issues with working in the corporate world. I kind of like it actually. What can I say, I'm a sucker for routine and organization. And I like having a familiar place with familiar people in it to go to everyday. It's just my style. I don't even know if I could work from home. I'm sure I'd get used to it eventually, but there is something about having that motivation to take off your pajamas that does wonders for my work ethic.*Edit: As I spellchecked this post, "nastygram" did not come up as an error. Apparently that's a recognized word. Just proving my point further.**Also: "Spellchecked" is a recognized word as well. Gah.