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My biggest irritation in Slack is when people direct message me with 'Hi' and then wait for me to respond before they tell me what they need from me. Please ju
by greenhatman 7y ago
My biggest irritation in Slack is when people direct message me with 'Hi' and then wait for me to respond before they tell me what they need from me.
Please just tell me immediately what you need, so I can decide how urgently I need to reply. I don't want to reply to you, and then have to wait for your to type out what you need for me. It's a big distraction.
- njovin 7y agoThe simple solution is not to respond to them. Sometimes you have to train people through practice.
- kbutler 7y agoYes. > Hi < Hi. > Do you have time for a question? *internal sigh* < What is it? It wastes both parties' time. But some people consider it more courteous. In general, courtesy is a low-level de-optimization (non-productive words/interactions) striving to avoid higher-level impediments (taking offense, etc.)
- rzzzt 7y agoNo Hello: http://www.nohello.com/ http://www.nohello.com/ Previously discussed on HN: - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19648415 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19648415 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14868294 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14868294
- miscPerson 7y agoI miss scripting IRC clients. I wish I could add an auto responder for “Hi” that replies “Howdy, hope you’re doing swell. How can I help?”