> Anyone else feeling like this at work? Yes, and not just because of cross cultural issues, as some of the sibling comments suggest. I've seen people who don

> Anyone else feeling like this at work? Yes, and not just because of cross cultural issues, as some of the sibling comments suggest. I've seen people who don't address questions clearly, sometimes cannot explain their train of thought or reasons for making certain decisions (which may or may not be cargo culting at times), or have especially pronounced challenges in regards to async communication as well - not electing to use a spell checker and usually having typos (both in their messages and code, unfortunately), communicating in cut off short sentences without providing the proper details, or always asking for a call. I suspect that communicating effectively is a skill like any other and many simply choose not to make an effort to advance it. Alternatively, some may not be comfortable with writing in any capacity (e.g. dyslexia), or alternatively, explaining themselves verbally (e.g. anxiety). In regards to my latter points, I actually made this site to hopefully give some tips on async communication: https://quick-answers.kronis.dev/ https://quick-answers.kronis.dev/ (some of the already existing sites seemed to ridicule these people, which I do not want to do, but rather offer tips) That said, I am also not perfect and have made the occasional communication blunders myself. That's why nowadays I try to re-read what I'm about to post, or consider how I word things at least a few times before hitting submit. Even in communication that takes place in-person, I try to introduce people to the points I want to make bit by bit, giving them whatever context may be necessary. As for engaging with others, all you can do is encourage them to share more information as it's necessary, not get sidetracked and be very patient yourself.