>Feels pushy if you want to get anything done in the world you need to be a little bit pushy. If your company is at the risk of failing because of some critica

>Feels pushy if you want to get anything done in the world you need to be a little bit pushy. If your company is at the risk of failing because of some critical bug sending someone an email isn't a big deal. Worst case he ignores it, it's not like you called the guy out of bed at 3 in the morning. The biggest mistake people make is simply not asking for help as directly as possible. Especially if they're too intimidated by someone's status.