I don't think this is the primary point of the article. And I don't think it is a case of "bottom line up front", either, which applies to synchronous or async

I don't think this is the primary point of the article. And I don't think it is a case of "bottom line up front", either, which applies to synchronous or asynchronous communication. I think, if anything, the colleague is breaking https://nohello.com https://nohello.com The point of the article is that they would ignore your request to start with, regardless of how efficiently it is communicated.