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"Hi."<enter> "When you've got a minute, I have a question for you" It's not that difficult.
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Honestly though, I need to know what they're asking before I acknowledge them in case it's something I don't want to deal with and then I can just ignore them.
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Feb 9, 2021 14:47
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Pretty sure that depends on just how long your greybeard is.
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Feb 9, 2021 14:50
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I just find it hard to manage my work if everyone sends me chats instead of an email or opening a ticket. Come in to 8 private message, blah.
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Mustache Ride posted:Pretty sure that depends on just how long your greybeard is. As the only person on my team with a beard, which happens to be very gray....
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Feb 9, 2021 15:07
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I think it depends on workloads and stuff. I’m tolerant of it when I’m not busy, if I’m busy I’m ignoring that poo poo since opening with ‘hi’ means it can’t be that important.
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Feb 9, 2021 15:59
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I definitely prefer it if, when someone messages me, they get right into the reason for said message. "hi, when you have a minute, i have a question about $thing."
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Feb 9, 2021 17:28
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my cat is norris posted:my job involves far too many need, need, need, now, now, now interactions, and sometimes my broken brain just overloads and retreats big mood I haven't cried in the bathroom yet this year! 
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Feb 9, 2021 17:34
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dragonshardz posted:I definitely prefer it if, when someone messages me, they get right into the reason for said message. This is my go-to.
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Feb 9, 2021 17:41
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dragonshardz posted:I definitely prefer it if, when someone messages me, they get right into the reason for said message. It's beautiful. We've figured it out.
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Feb 9, 2021 17:43
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you know what i love? when people get angry at sales not answering and they start calling all the lines you don't even have poo poo connected there how the gently caress do you think tech support gonna help
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Feb 9, 2021 19:38
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sixth and maimed posted:We have a sales rep that ends each email by posing a question and bolding and underlining it. He probably picked it up from a stupid sales course saying this is how you call people to action but it only pisses me off. He does if for the most trivial stuff, too. In peak passive-aggressiveness, I started doing the same back at him, only for completely trivial stuff. I have a client? Who doesn't seem to understand the difference between a full stop and a question mark? All her problem reports and requests are like that? I sometimes wonder whether it's some kind of "female company owner not wanting to come over as demanding" thing, but oh my god it's annoying.
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Feb 9, 2021 19:40
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Uptalking is a thing definitely but I've never encountered uptyping lol
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Feb 9, 2021 19:41
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Shugojin posted:you know what i love? WELL CLEARLY YOU CAN TRANSFER ME TO SALES RIGHT???  Our sales people don't even have a centralized access number, I can't even get hold of a sales person easily when I need one. 
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Feb 9, 2021 19:44
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Gats Akimbo posted:I have a client? Who doesn't seem to understand the difference between a full stop and a question mark? All her problem reports and requests are like that? There was a lady I worked with at my old job and she did this for exactly the reason you guessed. She was super competent? and never had unreasonable requests? but always came across super timid? but if you have the time? and it’s not too difficult?
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Feb 9, 2021 19:46
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Data Graham posted:Uptalking is a thing definitely but I've never encountered uptyping lol I have and it's exactly as annoying to read as it is to hear. Most people do uptyping as "...", too.
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Feb 9, 2021 21:14
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dragonshardz posted:I have and it's exactly as annoying to read as it is to hear. Most people do uptyping as "...", too. I call that 'ellipses abuse' and it's a personal pet peeve.
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Feb 9, 2021 21:26
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I get annoyed if people put a question in a chat without putting a question mark but then send a message afterwards with just the'?' in - it reads as if they are trying to hurry you up for an answer
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Feb 9, 2021 21:32
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please find the below issue:
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Thanks Ants posted:I get annoyed if people put a question in a chat without putting a question mark but then send a message afterwards with just the'?' in - it reads as if they are trying to hurry you up for an answer Oh, God, my fingers sometimes get ahead of my brain and I do this, but it's, like, a quarter second after the previous message. I also punctuate all of my IMs/text messages normally, please don't hate me.
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Feb 9, 2021 21:51
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Thanks thread I was just thinking about one coworker of mine who does the slack-me-with "Hi," thing, followed by typing indicator for like 5 minutes while I sit there on tenterhooks wondering wtf he's going to surprise me with And just as I went to post about him, "Hi," (dot dot dot dot dot dot for 5m) e: christ he's still typing Data Graham fucked around with this message at 22:11 on Feb 9, 2021 |
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Feb 9, 2021 22:05
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That would be the point where I'd TeamViewer into their PC and check the Disable Remote Input box.
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Feb 9, 2021 22:52
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We're both devs. About all I fantasize about doing is just going "WHAT ARE YOU TYPING???" halfway through whatever it is he's meticulously crafting
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Feb 9, 2021 22:59
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He's just walked away and left his headphones on the spacebar.
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Feb 9, 2021 23:32
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AlexDeGruven posted:"Hi."<enter> However, it's never a question. Or quick. Gats Akimbo posted:I have a client? Who doesn't seem to understand the difference between a full stop and a question mark? All her problem reports and requests are like that? Data Graham posted:Uptalking is a thing definitely but I've never encountered uptyping lol Oh my dear God I hate it when people talk like that, much less type it out. Make a declarative, definitive statement, person! Are you sure about anything? Data Graham posted:We're both devs. About all I fantasize about doing is just going "WHAT ARE YOU TYPING???" halfway through whatever it is he's meticulously crafting Pretty sure it does that if you just type a bit and then leave the window idle. Maybe not. Never actually checked that.
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Obviously we need to test it. I'll try in Teams tomorrow.
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Feb 10, 2021 03:40
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guppy posted:I would personally prefer that I get a brief "hi" or similar greeting and also some idea of what is going on in the first message -- when people just launch directly into "I need xyz" it strikes me as rude. But a lot of this unpleasantry can be avoided if you just... talk to people like a normal person. If people are forever leaving you "Hi" with no content, just tell them "Hey can you tell me what's going on when you message? I might not see it for a bit and if it just says 'hi' it's going to be a longer wait til I get back to the message again and see what you need" or something similar and voila, expectations are set. As someone who does 'hi' quite often... If its urgent, I'll say whats up when I message, if I just say 'hi' its 'I need your attention when you aren't busy with something else' And if it escalates, or you aren't finding free time quick enough, I'll add more info at that time. Its almost as if context matters
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My problem is that I'm a one person show, and if I'm needed it means some poo poo's going down. And if poo poo's going down, I'm already pressed for time, maybe in a webex with a vendor, and 3 people are "hi"ing me at once. There's also the problem where you respond back to them, ask them what they need immediately, then it takes them 20 minutes to get back to you. I was ready to give you my full attention 20 minutes ago, but now I'm doing something else, so now you have to wait.
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Darchangel posted:However, it's never a question. Or quick. While true, it's still better than "hi" or <silly pleasantries because I don't understand business relationships and think everything is personal>
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ChickenOfTomorrow posted:big mood  hang in there
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Feb 10, 2021 06:03
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It's only February.
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RFC2324 posted:As someone who does 'hi' quite often... If its urgent, I'll say whats up when I message, if I just say 'hi' its 'I need your attention when you aren't busy with something else' "Context matters", says poster who quite often sends chat messages containing no context about the nature of the message.
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ChickenOfTomorrow posted:I haven't cried in the bathroom yet this year! Me either! It was in my kitchen instead. 
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Kyrosiris posted:Me either! Does it count if it wasn't work related? Covid's been hard on everybody. Renegret fucked around with this message at 06:47 on Feb 10, 2021 |
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Feb 10, 2021 06:33
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RFC2324 posted:If I just say 'hi' its 'I need your attention when you aren't busy with something else' Then why don't you do everybody a favor and say "Hi, I need your attention when you aren't busy with something else."
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Better yet, say what you need the attention for, so that the recipient can prioritize.
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Hello. Our toner in the xx office printer needs to be replaced. I am sure one of the secretaries will be able to help you. I can’t remember if there’s an extra toner in our office. If not, the secretary should be able to get one for you. We are receiving faxes from payer sources that they can’t read our faxes. In the past, this occurs because the toner needs to be replaced. Please and thank you. I don't think our lack of toner is preventing recipients from reading our faxes.
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Feb 10, 2021 15:04
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Bob Morales posted:Hello. So many times that Babbage quote about "I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question" pops into my head
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Bob Morales posted:I operate under: but my name isn't Mike AlexDeGruven posted:"Hi."<enter> dragonshardz posted:I have and it's exactly as annoying to read as it is to hear. Most people do uptyping as "...", too. TITTIEKISSER69 posted:I call that 'ellipses abuse' and it's a personal pet peeve. ... to deliver a punchline a couple of lines later. Thanks Ants posted:I get annoyed if people put a question in a chat without putting a question mark but then send a message afterwards with just the'?' in - it reads as if they are trying to hurry you up for an answer Thanatosian posted:Oh, God, my fingers sometimes get ahead of my brain and I do this, but it's, like, a quarter second after the previous message. I also punctuate all of my IMs/text messages normally, please don't hate me.
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Nth Doctor posted:And this is why. Also, sup punctuation buddy? Anything more than ~5 words in an IM or text is given the full sentence treatment.  A friend also sent me a somewhat scientific thing about using punctuation in text messages being seen as cold or passive/aggressive, and I just sent him the Nick Fury "I recognize the council has made a decision, but it is a stupid-rear end decision so I have elected to ignore it" meme.
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