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I'm a remote worker too and have been for over a decade. Please, just put it all in with the message: "Hi. I have a quick question if you're available. Let me
by js2 8y ago
I'm a remote worker too and have been for over a decade.
Please, just put it all in with the message: "Hi. I have a quick question if you're available. Let me describe it as best I can here to start: ..."
This way even if I was not available to respond immediately, at least I have some actionable information when I do reply.
- loktarogar 8y agoyeah, this is it for me. I worked for a company on the other side of the world and they'd often message me "hey, you around?" at like 5am in the morning my time. I'd get up later by that time many of them had gone home, meaning i'd have to wait for tomorrow to find out what they wanted. Which, as well as well as having to wait every interaction, also left the issue hanging over my head, fuelling anxieties.
- mrhappyunhappy 8y agoI have clients who occasionally do this while we are half a world apart. It ends up wasting our time because sometimes I can’t get back to them while they are in the office and an entire day passes before I know what they want.
- GordonS 8y agoPlease, yes!! It drives me nuts when someone IMs with "Hi" or "You got a minute?", when my IM status clearly says whether I do or not - just say what you want, and I have something useful to say when I do have time.