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I think the most frustrating part of remote work are people who expect synchronous communication. Conversations that go like “good morning, how are you?” and th
by mpeg 3y ago
I think the most frustrating part of remote work are people who expect synchronous communication. Conversations that go like “good morning, how are you?” and then wait until you reply to say “so I was wondering about x”
It’s annoying, wastes a lot of time and people keep doing it because they’re still stuck in office mode when they should be following IRC rules (don’t ask to ask)
- uxcolumbo 3y agoYes exactly. I worked with folks located in India and I had to tell them it’s OK to get straight to the point without having to wait for me to say hello back etc. I had to explain it’s not rude if they leave out the hellos and how are yous. Probably a cultural thing.
- known 3y ago[dead]