• razzazzika@lemmy.zip
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    9 days ago

    Im guilty of this. I hate wasting the time to type it up if the person isnt going to reply. I’ll ping them, when they respond, then open a dialogue.

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      9 days ago

      Personally I never respond if someone just writes “hi”, but i will always answer actual questions/requests

      • Brickhead92@lemmy.world
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        9 days ago

        Same. And from what I have seen, more often than not, they are the same person who will not read an email, and then ask a question that was answered in the email. Then you’ve got to do a “per my previous email” response.

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      9 days ago

      I don’t get it.
      If you send the whole message when they are not free, do they not reply later when they are?

      • lightnsfw@reddthat.com
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        8 days ago

        Eh, I’m not answering a cold call either. Leave a voicemail with what you want and I’ll check it when I finish whatever I’m working on. A complete teams message or email with what you want is always going to get the fastest response from me. Respect my time and I’ll respect yours.

        • mapleseedfall@lemmy.world
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          8 days ago

          I think this varies from person to person. But in my experience for a rule of thumb, calling when urgent is the way to go. Maybe it doesnt work for you. But hospital wont email you when they need something emergency.

          • lightnsfw@reddthat.com
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            8 days ago

            Do what you want, as I said, I’m not answering a cold call or responding to it unless there is a voicemail and there is a lot more friction between me and listening to a voicemail than there is for checking a teams message or an email.