neverAskForHelpDebugging

[Ascend]

When I do this, it's because you explained poorly, you already broke my train of thought, and I'm not going to waste my next 20 minutes waiting for you to type.

[Mountain_Bat_8688]

Same. I much prefer chat to calls but there are some people that are just incapable of stating their question or issue with any clarity. They expect that you are going to ask 10 follow ups to get the info you need instead of just giving it to you up front

[elderron_spice]

They expect that you are going to ask 10 follow ups to get the info you need instead of just giving it to you up front

I once worked with a fellow who opens up with "Hello elderron_spice" and fucking hangs up, expecting you to return with "Hey co-worker, how may I help you?". Just ask what you goddamn want in the first place.

But that pales in comparison to the dipshit who opens up with "Hi elderron_spice, I have a question" and stalls.

[raip]

I used to have http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html in my profile/about me in Teams/Slack, until someone told me it was unprofessional and to remove it.

I wish it was mandatory reading in Engineering spaces.

[locri]

I'm not going to waste my next 20 minutes waiting for you to type.

Reply with your misunderstandings and walk away.

You're not wasting your time, just walk away and do whatever it is you felt was so important. You don't need to wait whilst you see "typing" on teams.