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We have a chat system which most people are on most of the day. If I want to talk to someone I ping them on there. We might arrange a video call, but mostly i

by rwmj 2y ago

We have a chat system which most people are on most of the day. If I want to talk to someone I ping them on there. We might arrange a video call, but mostly it's sorted out on chat. Email is also used for things which are not time critical and/or require more detailed explanation and discussion.

vundercind 2y ago
All I can figure from how some people react to being asked to type out their requests or otherwise interact over messaging rather than turning everything into a voice conversation, is that some folks, for whatever reason, find writing and maybe also reading extremely unpleasant. Poor typists? Just kinda bad at reading and writing so it requires a lot of effort rather than feeling as natural and easy as talking? Something else? Not sure.
- salawat 2y ago
  Putting things in writing is anathema to the sociopath or socially savvy manipulator. Writing leaves paper trail. You can't ask for unscrupulous things with impunity, or utilize fast talk or other manipulation techniques without being completely transparent.
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- bryan_w 2y ago
  Some people just find it quicker to be able to point at a thing and ask "What does that do?" VS using the tools to do it via computers. Some would say that's an issue with the tools, but the tools aren't ever going to get better if the WFH people don't acknowledge the deficiency of the current system.
zeroCalories 2y ago
To be honest, I hate chats. In the past I just had to worry about emails, and they probably weren't that important if they were emails, but now I have to split my attention onto chats because we have remote workers that need help. If they were in office, they could just come ask me a question when its important, and I could focus on my work otherwise. Still doesn't stop people from randomly just not replying when pinged.

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We have a chat system which most people are on most of the day. If I want to talk to someone I ping them on there. We might arrange a video call, but mostly i

by rwmj 2y ago

vundercind 2y ago
All I can figure from how some people react to being asked to type out their requests or otherwise interact over messaging rather than turning everything into a voice conversation, is that some folks, for whatever reason, find writing and maybe also reading extremely unpleasant. Poor typists? Just kinda bad at reading and writing so it requires a lot of effort rather than feeling as natural and easy as talking? Something else? Not sure.
- salawat 2y ago
  Putting things in writing is anathema to the sociopath or socially savvy manipulator. Writing leaves paper trail. You can't ask for unscrupulous things with impunity, or utilize fast talk or other manipulation techniques without being completely transparent.
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    [deleted]
- bryan_w 2y ago
  Some people just find it quicker to be able to point at a thing and ask "What does that do?" VS using the tools to do it via computers. Some would say that's an issue with the tools, but the tools aren't ever going to get better if the WFH people don't acknowledge the deficiency of the current system.
zeroCalories 2y ago
To be honest, I hate chats. In the past I just had to worry about emails, and they probably weren't that important if they were emails, but now I have to split my attention onto chats because we have remote workers that need help. If they were in office, they could just come ask me a question when its important, and I could focus on my work otherwise. Still doesn't stop people from randomly just not replying when pinged.