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Off topic: I see folks in the comments talk about async communication. What I don’t understand about the async crowd is why then do you get mad when I email at

Off topic: I see folks in the comments talk about async communication. What I don’t understand about the async crowd is why then do you get mad when I email at 9pm at night, or I email on the weekend. I’m not asking for an immediate reply, that’s the entire point of async (for you to reply on your own terms/time).

ipaddr 4y ago
Who gets mad at an email not viewed? If there is an expectation of responding immediately that breaks async people get mad. I have no ideas what emails came in over the weekend.. we will find out when the time is right
- alberth 4y ago
  So you agree, disagree? I’m confused.
  - ipaddr 4y ago
    If a call to action exists the receiver will get mad at the 9pm email. I also know that an email not checked by the receiver they won't be mad. What I don't know is the senders expectations of when the email should be checked.
RegW 4y ago
I think this is using the term "asynchrouously" where others might use "off-line". When the meeting turns up a problem that isn't going to be resolved in a few words, you might prompt those involved/interested to organise a specific meeting rather than bore the rest. However, "Can we take that off-line?" can also come to mean "Stop bringing problems!" :-)
Kaze404 4y ago
Do they? At work we tend to encourage async communication, and one of the first things I heard when I started is that I might get emails / messages outside of working hours but there was no expectation that I'd read them, or reply if I did.
strzibny 4y ago
Async crowd is not mad at all! And in fact for a truly global & remote organization is impossible to schedule time for everyone. Just open your work email at times you work. Done.
- alberth 4y ago
  I totally agree with you, but you can see even in this thread where people say things like "If a call to action exists the receiver will get mad at the 9pm email...What I don't know is the senders expectations of when the email should be checked"

ipaddr 4y ago

Who gets mad at an email not viewed? If there is an expectation of responding immediately that breaks async people get mad. I have no ideas what emails came in over the weekend.. we will find out when the time is right

alberth 4y ago
So you agree, disagree? I’m confused.
- ipaddr 4y ago
  If a call to action exists the receiver will get mad at the 9pm email. I also know that an email not checked by the receiver they won't be mad. What I don't know is the senders expectations of when the email should be checked.

RegW 4y ago

I think this is using the term "asynchrouously" where others might use "off-line". When the meeting turns up a problem that isn't going to be resolved in a few words, you might prompt those involved/interested to organise a specific meeting rather than bore the rest. However, "Can we take that off-line?" can also come to mean "Stop bringing problems!" :-)

Kaze404 4y ago

Do they? At work we tend to encourage async communication, and one of the first things I heard when I started is that I might get emails / messages outside of working hours but there was no expectation that I'd read them, or reply if I did.

strzibny 4y ago

Async crowd is not mad at all! And in fact for a truly global & remote organization is impossible to schedule time for everyone. Just open your work email at times you work. Done.

alberth 4y ago
I totally agree with you, but you can see even in this thread where people say things like "If a call to action exists the receiver will get mad at the 9pm email...What I don't know is the senders expectations of when the email should be checked"