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0 pointsChris20481y ago0 comments

true, but the same is true for email.

I use IM as more informal, (AND/)OR conversations with likely back-and-forth, that may require the other person to be present to be of use.

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gregoriol1y ago

The risk is that by the time they get back to the chat and answer your "Hi", you might be gone and so their "Hello" answer might be useless to sync you both. Examples others provide to request a timeframe to discuss the subject would be much more efficient

smeej1y ago

So ask them for a time they're available to do that. Don't just ping them and hope to get lucky. Even if they have time to send you a "Hi" back, that doesn't mean they have time to talk to you, so you're going to have to ask that anyway.

vundercind1y ago

“Hey—have you got some time to chat about Fizz today? [Optional second sentence indicating level of urgency in your part]”

If they don’t get back immediately, you can safely assume “right now” is not a time they have. If they actually don’t know shit about Fizz and you need to bug someone else, they can communicate that when convenient without needing you at your keyboard when they do it, because at least they know WTF you want to chat about.

There is no benefit to just “hello.”

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