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Re:Return to office is 'dead,' Stanford economist says by flappyeagle on Friday December 01, 2023 @01:01PM (#38489945)
That’s some boomer slack usage. If anyone sends a message with “hi” they get a stern bollocking by me immediately. Our company handbook specifically forbids doing this.
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Re:Return to office is 'dead,' Stanford economist says by rpmisms on Friday December 01, 2023 @02:11PM (#38490868)
Can you say "Hi, I need XYZ"? Or are pleasantries forbidden?
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Re:Return to office is 'dead,' Stanford economist says by SAI_Peregrinus on Friday December 01, 2023 @03:47PM (#38492147)
That's usually not an issue. It's the empty "Hi." and then indefinite silence that's an issue.

You wouldn't send a letter with just the salutation, you'd include the message! Why treat a Slack message like it's a phone call instead of like a (short, rapidly delivered) letter?

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Re:Return to office is 'dead,' Stanford economist says by rpmisms on Saturday December 02, 2023 @01:35AM (#38496471)
Agreed, just wanted clarification!
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Re:Return to office is 'dead,' Stanford economist says by rqtwteye on Friday December 01, 2023 @03:28PM (#38491875)
The boomers actually get to the point quickly. The young guys are the ones that send ten messages before getting to the point.
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Re:Return to office is 'dead,' Stanford economist says by helij on Saturday December 02, 2023 @03:21PM (#38501688)
This. All most of 20-30 that I interact with are. Hi, how are you doing today? And then pause. Boomers just go straight to the point.

I'm also huge proponent of https://nohello.net/en/ in the workplace and elsewhere.

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