phoooooebe

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To the coworkers who won't read this -- If you have a question to message me, type the QUESTION ITSELF. Don't coyly request permission to ask me a question because you're worried you'll bother me, that just turns it into TWO questions. Let us put an end to saying 'hey, can I ask you a question' and then virtually walking away.

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Demolishun

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Do you mind if we have a discussion about your rant?
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phoooooebe

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@Demolishun No >:(((

Also neither is 'Hello' an actionable item
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swagnette

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https://dontasktoask.com/

https://nohello.net/en/

Send them this.
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iiii

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@phoooooebe hello
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Oktokolo

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Do you have a second to answer a simple question about how to ask you questions?
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gosubinit

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@phoooooebe I second that
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hjk101

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If this is a big issue for you;
how about making this issue known.
Set it in your status line or something.
Or write a bot that auto replies and marks it as read it something (depends bit on the messaging soft capabilities)
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aBrokenDonut

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I soo agree to this!

At work I have the policy that they can just call me and if I dont pick up or dismiss the call that means i do not have time.

And they still message me first "can i call you?" :/
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alturnativ

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@swagnette I already have the link to nohello in my teams status, but didn't know about don't ask to ask - thanks!

@hjk101 I already do this, and it helps, but... You can't fix stupid 🤷🏻‍♂️
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hjk101

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@alturnativ yep ignorance can be fixed by education. For stupid I find putting them down is the kindest we can do.

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