I’ll add too that it’s better to end a work convo with pleasantries than to begin one. “Hey I’m blocked on xyz, thanks anyways how was your weekend?” Is far m

I’ll add too that it’s better to end a work convo with pleasantries than to begin one. “Hey I’m blocked on xyz, thanks anyways how was your weekend?” Is far more pleasant than “Hey how’s the weekend? anyway I’m blocked on xyz”