[chacha102]

> Save a vibe today and send an IM instead of an email thread.

I would rather the email honestly. IMs usually have the expectation that I'm going to respond to you "soon", which is an interruption/distraction. And they don't contain enough information so I have to start going back and forth with the other person.

At least with email, most people recognize that you will respond in your own timing in the next 24-48 hours. With IM I've found that expectation out the window.

Save the distraction. Send an email.

[skydhash]

Unless it's a close collaborator (we're working on the same project daily and interacts often, as in decisions are taken together), email is a much better medium for conversation.

[closewith]

Yeah, the OP is very clearly a poor communicator and wants to push the negative effects of that trait downstream.

[giancarlostoro]

Some people absolutely do not expect a 24 hour response and will reply all in 30 minutes if you do not acknowledge it. Some of us work support development work that demands you cut all focus on your problem and start to write an email response and break away from what you were already working on.

[tracker1]

That sucks... for me, I tend to check email about twice a day... usually at the start of the day, and towards the end of the day. During the day, slack/teams is the way to go.

Aside: I REALLY hate the direction teams has taken more and more... like separating the various chat channels and activity notifications for calendar invites that are months away.

[giancarlostoro]

Wish I had meeting invites months away, all mine are “get in here virtually” despite going into the office to “work together in person” and it not changing a darn thing about how I work lol we call each other to work things out whether remote or in person. Nobody wants to walk over to an office and burn 5 to 15 minutes of small talk.

[igouy]

Except for the people who do want to walk over to an office for 5 to 15 minutes of small talk.

[tracker1]

I actually miss that the most about being in office. My vision is no longer in a good enough position that I feel safe to drive, though given other people driving, I'm not so sure.

I miss the ad-hoc meetings and lunch with co-workers.

[somat]

You could split the difference, there is delta chat an IM client that uses smtp as it's transport layer. https://delta.chat

[bravetraveler]

Want with one hand, shit in the other. See which fills first -- expectations, heh. IM can and will wait. Especially "hi".

Down with ever-expanding threads. I try not to engage with them at all, preferring a briefing that explains why I'm being involved and the change in priority. If dragged in with a simple "see below"; looks messy, best of luck.

Thanks for being unprepared and showing your interest in staying that way. Helps me keep a safe distance.

[ponector]

I prefer email as well. Good luck to search in IM for old conversations where you decided something.

Also I have a rule to never answer right away. Have at least 15 minutes cool down, asking person may figured out the answer by themselves. Unless it's my direct manager...