Re:Non-obvious remote work techniques
by filleduchaos on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @08:28PM
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I think you might be missing the point that the back-and-forth is actually terrible for work communication, considering that workdays are quite limited.
> hi
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>> hi what's up
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> there's a bug, it does abc when you do xyz
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> ok I fixed it
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> hi, there's a bug, it does abc when you do xyz
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> ok I fixed it
pleasantries are fine, just include the point along with them
Chat is for back and forth.
And to pretend that this "conversation preparation" somehow takes (and interrupts) a worthy chunk of your day is either laughable or pompous.
plus, didn't we agree that chat is async and thus this "conversation setup" never happens? I am forced to respond to "how are you" in real time?
async convo = UDP "convo setup" = TCP, and it doesn't happen