> At which employer is the work pace slow enough to have so much face time? I think the point is exactly opposite - you duplicate this communication when the t

> At which employer is the work pace slow enough to have so much face time? I think the point is exactly opposite - you duplicate this communication when the thing is urgent. Face time creates this sense of urgency, whereas a simple email may be sitting in an inbox for days. Of course, if communication is duplicated for every little meaningless detail, then I agree it probably means people have too much free time.