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[–] superduperpirate@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It’s for the same bullshit reason that any difference in preferred communication style is always won by the person who responds to an email or text with a phone call. Buddy, if I actually wanted to talk, I would’ve called. It’s not my fault you have the reading ability of a drunk 5 year old.

[–] bia@lemmy.world 5 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

A life hack is that you don't have to answer what I would perseive as an aggressive phone call. Stand you ground and keep the communication in you preferred way.

[–] superduperpirate@lemmy.world 5 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

You’re not wrong at all, but when it happens at work telling them to stop is tricky depending on where they are in the hierarchy.

[–] oxideseven@lemmy.ca 5 points 14 hours ago

I always just ask people to email what they just said so it's in writing, so it's clear, and I have all the details, and it's on my to do list. Make me look like I'm detail oriented, like I want to please them and do it exactly how they want.

[–] bia@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I know, its hard. I'm dealing with a colleague like this higher in the org. Some are jerks, but I find most people respect the honesty.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I feel like I’m that jerk 😒. I need a way to leave a not for the guys to work on when they get to work in their morning, long before morning in my time zone. But they don’t do email so I have no choice but to text. Apparently a text is something urgent that they feel like they need to respond to immediately. I can’t win

[–] bia@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Sounds more lika a necessity. I usually clarify that's it's an FYI in a case like yours. More formal, but prevents misunderstandings.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

I’ve been trying to remember this