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> Step 1. Make sure that what you think is inappropriate has a business reason behind it. What is the business reason behind thinking text is in appropriate me
by njharman 13y ago
> Step 1. Make sure that what you think is inappropriate has a business reason behind it.
What is the business reason behind thinking text is in appropriate method of communication. I'd be willing to argue anything "in appropriate" doesn't have a business reason behind it. "In appropriate" is short hand for "in violation of social norms". And social norms vary by culture, social status, and tellingly, age.
I'm 42.
- angersock 13y agoTexting is async, and probably easier than an email. Then again, for an actual job interview setup, I would've written a polite email or called and tried to schedule something.
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- VLM 13y agoProbably distorting the situation from a purely professional relationship in the provided article, was the kid working his relative AND working his professional network AND working a guy who could be his future boss. I've talked to relatives at parties about work, and I've talked to ex-coworkers at bars about work, and in both cases it would have been super inconvenient to run out of the room to a typewriter when the topic came up. I've also talked to people at users groups and cons. If you as the boss put yourself across the informal boundary, don't be surprised if your underling jumps the same formality boundary to meet you. Actually seems more polite to meet the boss where he's at rather than demanding the boss move to intense formality.