Is it appropriate to pass an ecard through the team to pass our condolences to someone who lost a family member?

I found it weird, like who does this in death!! It is not a happy occasion. Or is this a normal thing?

I also thought, why spread the news, maybe she doesn’t want people to know! When I lost my mother, I didn’t tell anyone because I didn’t want to keep talking about it.

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DrWatson · 70-79, M

It was always the custom to send paper cards to the family when someone dies.

Maybe that is not something that you are used to in the ME, but if you go to a shop that sells greeting cards, you'll find that along with sections like "Birthday" and "Anniversary", there is a section called "Sympathy" for this purpose.

As for the interactions among the people on your team, I won't try to comment.

BittersweetPotato · 31-35, F

@DrWatson i feel that is different though, it is an individual card sent privately by someone or a family that is close. I found the idea of ecard passed across everyone was a little too much and not genuine. I feel feelings have become so exaggerated and generalized in this age of technology.

DrWatson · 70-79, M

@BittersweetPotato I get what you are saying, but paper cards were sometimes passed around an office too . Of course, some of the written comments might have been just as perfunctory as the eCard comments.