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> I'm bothered by people who prioritize synchronous communication over asynchronous. Amen. My voicemail greeting for my work phone is "Hi, you've reached the v
by jackmaney 12y ago
> I'm bothered by people who prioritize synchronous communication over asynchronous.
Amen. My voicemail greeting for my work phone is "Hi, you've reached the voicemail box of Jack Maney. Instead of leaving me a voicemail, please leave me an email. Thank you."
- ryandvm 12y agoI don't get it. They're both async.
- rys 12y agoHe's just funnelling people into his preferred method of communicating. They can still leave him a voicemail if they prefer.
- cookiecaper 12y agoVoicemails require an onerous synchronous process to access -- you have to go through your access menus, entering your PIN and some arcane set of numbers before you get to the message you want, and then you have to listen to it at the speed it was left, and press another set of numbers to keep it for future reference or delete it if you don't need to refer to it later (which may not be immediately obvious). If you save the voicemail, it takes longer to access other saved voicemails when you need to refer to them. It's faster and easier to get an email, click it, and read/skim it, and let it sit in your inbox until you're ready to decide what to do with it.
- jackmaney 12y agoWhat voicemail system allows you to "skim" through voicemails (roughly the equivalent of fast-forward and 2x speed playback capabilities) and is as convenient to use as email? Honest question. Because if you can name such a voicemail service, I'm sold!
- danjayh 12y agoI have ongoing carpal tunnel problems. I avoid typed communication like the plague (dictating this, which I can't do in my open office).