Some work messages say exactly what they mean. Others rely on tone, hints, sarcasm, office language and expectations nobody writes down. Cuevera helps you check the part that is easy to miss.
CUEVERAThere is the sentence you can read.
The problem is not vocabulary. It is the hidden work around the vocabulary.
The National Autistic Society notes that unclear instructions, sarcasm and irony can create difficulties for some autistic employees. Direct or literal communication can also be misread by colleagues as rude or blunt.
National Autistic SocietyCHADD describes how adults with ADHD may miss subtle nuances, struggle to read between the lines or lose details while also trying to follow the main conversation.
CHADDResearch on autistic employment repeatedly points to unspoken social norms, difficult-to-interpret feedback and workplace structures that assume everyone reads the same cues in the same way.
Research synthesis“Was that a request or a suggestion?”
“Were they annoyed, or just brief?”
“Did ‘no rush’ actually mean no rush?”
“I meant to be direct. Did I sound angry?”
Highlight a sentence and Cuevera helps explain likely subtext, sarcasm, passive aggressive language, indirect requests, hard idioms, company jargon and hidden urgency.
Before you send something, Cuevera can show how it may read to someone else, including whether it sounds more blunt, urgent, cold, defensive or demanding than you intended.
Clear instructions and precise language can reduce ambiguity. Real workplaces still contain hints, sarcasm, indirect feedback and company language, which is why a second reading can sometimes be useful.
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