Alternatives to rude things you might say

* "How's it going?" > "Is it done?"

* "I built on top of it" > "I made changes to it"

* "I noticed something" > "There's a mistake"

* "Need more time?" > "Today was the deadline"

* "Need some help with it?" > "Gentle reminder"

* "Sharing this will lead to..." > "Don't share this"

* "Was this intentional?" > "Did you proofread this?"

* "Take care of the situation" > "Clean up the mess"

* "This is not your best work" > "This can be better"

* "Need your help to unblock us" > "Bumping this up"

* "We were waiting for you" > "We started without you"

* "I need it before the board meeting" > "I need it today"

* "This activity is blocked" > "I've been waiting for a week"

* "Let me get you caught up" > "You missed the last meeting"

* "Are you adding the examples?" > "Where are the examples?"

You're probably going to get the same response with either statement. But one of them leaves a better taste.