> When people ping you on Slack or email and ask you in a really curt/terse way for something it can feel very transactional without the occasional small talk t

> When people ping you on Slack or email and ask you in a really curt/terse way for something it can feel very transactional without the occasional small talk to humanise your coworkers. And I find it really hard to do that sort of small talk remotely/virtually. I'm the opposite, its work and everything is a transaction. Nothing worse than pointless 'hi how are you?' Slack messages where the other person doesn't give a shit about your response, just ask your question as concisely as possible.