Re:34% of remote workers would quit rather than return to fu...
by sigstoat on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @01:56PM
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> Another thing is that it's often harder to write your question/problem in text as a message, when in verbal communication it's a lot easier
yes, we're finding that a lot of folks have deficient written communication skills.
another problem is that a lot of developers can type fast enough to program, but not actually type fast enough to productively use email/slack. that one surprised me!
i had a coworker right before covid started, who, you'd send him something in slack, and then watch the "JimBob is typing..." indicator flash on and off for 5 minutes. then he'd just show up at your door and say "no. five." or whatever the very brief answer was.
yes, we're finding that a lot of folks have deficient written communication skills.
another problem is that a lot of developers can type fast enough to program, but not actually type fast enough to productively use email/slack. that one surprised me!
i had a coworker right before covid started, who, you'd send him something in slack, and then watch the "JimBob is typing..." indicator flash on and off for 5 minutes. then he'd just show up at your door and say "no. five." or whatever the very brief answer was.