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I think this depends on the relationship between sender and recipient. If they are peers, then yes, send whenever. If the sender is in a hierarchy above the r

I think this depends on the relationship between sender and recipient. If they are peers, then yes, send whenever. If the sender is in a hierarchy above the recipient, then the mere fact that they are communicating with them inherently includes that hierarchy and places pressure upon the recipient. You can trust the recipient to be mature and manage when they read, as much as they can trust you to be mature and not fire them for failing to reply.

andsoitis 3y ago
That's a good example where power dynamics can infuse expectations. What I have found is that power dynamics also come from other dimensions that are not encoded in official company hierarchy but more about social hierarchy. They can also be implicit amongst peers, such as someone with more tenure than someone with less. Or personal traits such as being outgoing vs. more shy. I'm sure there are many that are informed through one's culture, background, etc. If you have a geographically distributed company, then picking the "perfect time" can get very awkward. Maybe the solution out of this is that they can collapse the set of guidelines into fewer principles that are centered around themes, such as: "audience", "clarity", "modes", etc. and focusing on desirable outcomes, rather than prescriptive implementation details.