• webghost0101@sopuli.xyz
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    9 days ago

    Hello is acceptable if,

    Its almost instantly followed with a proper message about what this about, no waiting of dance involved.

    The hello and the question are one big message.

    I have known people who felt offended to not receive a formal greeting if this is the first communication between us today so i adapted.

    Though worse issue is people who call without any heads-up. I am working, i dont need a phone crying for my attention to distract me. So when they want to call i prefer a “hello, can we call” or best of all “hello, do you have time later to call about x and y”

    • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe
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      9 days ago

      The unnaounced call has been verboten in business since instant messaging became standard at work - about 2006.

      The only exceptions are when someone doesn’t have good connectivity or you’re already workingon something together and you both know these calls may happen because of circumstance.

      One look at anyone’s calendar and you’ll know you’re going to voicemail.

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        9 days ago

        I think my office never got the memo. Which is odd considering memo is prob one of the few technologies they can work with.

        We frequently have to explain to the senior IT bosses how to do basic computer things so they might just be stuck in the 90s and then i have to trust that these people make sound decisions when it comes to digital innovation and ai.

    • FishFace@piefed.social
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      9 days ago

      Even better is when they just put something in my calendar with a brief description of what it’s about