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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Check out nohello.net and be aware there is a movement towards reducing inefficiencies in digital comms, that some people subscribe to. A lot of my coworkers are part of the No hello camp. Make sure you’re not committing any faux pads outlined on that site. It’s less about saying hello and more about not wasting peoples time. IMO it’s perfectly fine (and human) to say hello, please, thanks! etc. But if someone doesn’t, it may be they are thinking they’re being efficient. [/quote]

I checked out the webpage and it is addressing IM type communications (Slack, TEAMS, etc.).  The point of the website is not to send someone a message with "Hi" and then wait for a response before asking the question that started the communication.  E-mail is different since presumably you are not just saying "Hi [Name]" and then waiting for a response back before asking your questions/sharing information.  Instant Messaging and E-mailing are two different methods of communication with very different rules.  You wouldn't apply basketball rules to baseball even though they are both played with a ball.[/quote]

Yeah I hate when people IM me "Hi" or ask me "how are you" and then wait. I'll often wait a while before responding because I think they might ask me to something annoying (whereas if they just said what they wanted, it might be a super simple thing that I'd be happy to address immediately).[/quote]

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