Soldato
I thought about this the other day with a discussion around people that won't say please or thank you to someone serving them in a shop, cause you know, it's their job and all...
Pet hate: "Hi, how are you?" as an opener on work chat software
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I've no issue with people asking me how I am before requesting something from me, providing they request it straight away rather than waiting for a response and introducing unnecessary delays:
Soldato
Tbf, you can't blame people for thinking that given the thread title is all about someone being polite to open a discussion.
Man of Honour
But that delay, if it exists at all, is their issue not yours. Don't give any thought to it.
That isn't how business often works though especially if it is someone senior to you.
No, I can imagine choosing to ignore your seniors at work because they've initiated the conversation in a manner which displeases you doesn't go down entirely well
Goes back to earlier in the thread though where if they were just more upfront with what they wanted it generally saves your time as well as their time.
EDIT: Though you do have the issue of people just ignoring stuff, etc. if I do say so myself I'm a fairly responsible person, a lot of people at work won't bother with stuff unless they absolutely have to etc.
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There's only a delay introduced if you choose not to reply though
The whole point of the thread is the delay is caused by them starting with Hi and not getting to the point.
The point is the same. If they want to take their time, its their prerogative. Ignoring them is a different issue entirely.
Besides its amusing to stretch it out.
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Yes and I was responding to this chain of posts:
...the only way someone senior to you is going to be complaining about a delay, is if you're just not responding to them saying Hi.
A common one for me as mentioned earlier is then getting back to them - which you'd nominally do when having the time to deal with what they want, waiting for them to get back to you which often doesn't happen within that time, then having the time to deal with what they want. Often resulting in wasted time.
Man of Honour
Sorry but I can't agree with that at all.
Not really sure what your perspective is on it but in any industry I've worked in it is rarely a one way street - that delay is potentially also causing inefficient use of time on my part and generally you can't just 100% ignore them.
Man of Honour
If someone contacts me, and I reply in a timely manner, and they never come back to me and/or they don't follow up with what they want then that's 100% in their court.
However, I really to everything pretty much in a timely fashion even if it is just replying to someone saying "Hi", so it's rare I find myself in this situation.
However, I really to everything pretty much in a timely fashion even if it is just replying to someone saying "Hi", so it's rare I find myself in this situation.
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I must have wildly different experiences at work to some of you. I can't think of anyone senior to me who would take issue with the 'delay' if they weren't available by the time I could respond and they hadn't asked anything. Some of you must work for some proper loons.
Man of Honour
Same, not sure what sort of environments these are!