Write very detailed email with carefully worded instructions and explanations. Send email.
2 seconds later, get slack message: Hi, are you around?
Bonus points when they message you and send their zoom link.
Unpopular opinion: many terminally online people greatly overestimate how well they communicate over email/chat, and some of them are in this thread
This is just rude office etiquette. By not indicating what the conversation is about in the invitation, you’re not respecting or valuing my time.
I work with people who do this and I hate it so much that I will intentionally ignore their messages for 30+ minutes and then say I’m busy for X time just to delay it.
Why? Because these individuals, 100% of the time, will get on the call just to show me a screenshot of something and ask a question. Half the time it’s yes or no, I’ll answer, they’ll say thanks, and hang up.
I’ve asked them time and time again that they can just send me the screenshot and the question and I’ll answer - they refuse.
I’m so glad I don’t work in an office and I dread the day I do
Heh, even with all its cons, I’d rather work in the office with AC/Heat than have a job where I’m outside even a decent chunk of time
Quick call? 5min
2 hours late:
Every single time I swear it’s because the person doesn’t want a written record and has figured out that they’re more likely to get what they want if they can bullshit you to your face, when it’s harder to parse out all the bullshit in person.
It’s a favoured strategy of rental agents for this reason.
then proceeds to ramble for 10 minutes
these people don’t need a call, they need a rubber duck
ask specific questions in an email
5 minutes later
“I wanted to call to discuss the email”
Fuck. Off.
Mentally ill people can’t sustain a 2min call. More news at 5.
I’m someone who does this, and let me explain why.
It’s so you don’t have any excuse to ignore me. When I need an answer for something, if I send you an email, you’re going to either lose it in that jungle you call an inbox, or put it aside as “something to get to later” and inevitably forget about it. So I’ll just cut through all that and give you a call directly. If you don’t answer your desk phone, I’ll call your cell phone. I’ll get my answer one way or another, then it’s done. I don’t have to continually pester you with emails or delay things. One and done.
In my experience it depends on who is the caller. Sometimes some have to do a truckload of followup questions is not feasible to do in an email I reckon it happens when the caller is someone intelligent with a knowledgeable background. Many times I end up repeating the very fucking same thing of the mail 3 or 4 times this happens with suckers that got the position by sucking and don’t understand jack shit about what I do. Today coincidentally and sadly I have some of the second. And I wish I would turn this into a fist fight.
Your work is not more important than what’s already on my plate, and if you do this frequently, it’s going to be intentionally deprioritized.
It’s amazing how busy I am when the squeaky wheel screams for the 6th time this week.
