I was always a bit confused as to why management kept on reminding us that we were spinning lots of plates when we didn't work at a circus.
Do the needful.
Touch base.
Revert (instead reply. It's a completely and utterly different thing).
Do the needful.
Inbox me.
I'm not sure which of these I detest most.
Ah the "do the needful" because I'm not your boss but I'm going to attempt to order you todo something my team should have done, haven't and I'm trying to deflect.
it could be worse
Whenever someone sends me a message on Teams with "Hi Tom, how's it going?" with no more detail about what they want my response is always "That depends on what you want".Our planners on the phone.
"Hello, How's it going are you alright?"
Me: "Yes"
"Can you just pop in so and so on the way back and pick up load 1"
Me: "I am no longer alright"
Whenever someone sends me a message on Teams with "Hi Tom, how's it going?" with no more detail about what they want my response is always "That depends on what you want".
I just leave them on read until they either:
Don’t send another message
Or
Send me what they actually want