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This is a really distasteful way to frame things. I get that it's annoying, but miscommunications don't need a "don't you know who I am?" screed posted on githu
by malfist 1y ago
This is a really distasteful way to frame things. I get that it's annoying, but miscommunications don't need a "don't you know who I am?" screed posted on github.
- grammarxcore 1y agoThis is fairly common in academia. Instead of having to explain something every single time something common happens, you just throw it on a web page and link that. Reference letters, office hours, and LaTeX formatting are all super common here. I understand why you might respond this way; I view it just as a different kind of https://nohello.net https://nohello.net
- lokar 1y agoAlso, in industry, code review feedback
- sudahtigabulan 1y ago"Miscommunication" is a very charitable interpretation. For certain people, this behavior is a pattern. You give them an inch, they take a mile.
- horuscrux 1y agoOh no; 8 billion people don't act like you. Your life sounds so hard.
- chrismatheson 1y agoI think the point is, that they DO know who they are. They are being specifically approached for some sort of expertise, and being asked to spare their time for the benefit of the person proposing the meeting. If you ask someone to do you a favour (even if its just to listen to your pitch) then I would say its common decency to not put that person out more than you absolutely have to.