I greatly prefer asynchronous communication for a few reasons…chief of which being able to craft a thoughtful reply instead of being on the spot. 30 quiet seconds to think about something is a hell of a lot easier in a chat than it is on the phone. (I’m not talking about general conversation, a lot of times I’m asked to explain complex topics or provide ideas on how to fix things).
I also find it a hell of a lot less distracting. Especially when it replaces meetings. I’d gladly have a few days-longs chats going to work things out, versus a few hour-long meetings. It makes the actual project itself the focus of my attention, not the meeting, and makes it a lot easier to maintain a flow.
I dunno. Maybe I’m just a special breed of Inattentive ADHD + Social Anxiety + Millennial. But I also think that probably describes the largest slice of neurodivergencies among millennials.
ETA: also fuck everything about video calls. Maybe it’s just because I’m in IT that we don’t do them…it’s just not a part of our work culture. We’re a sausage-party of ugly nerdy recluses, we know that and don’t need to see each others faces to confirm it. Of course they always come on for the sales calls…ugh. Making me put on a clean shirt and have to think twice about standing up so I don’t do it in view of the camera. Hate 'em. And having to tidy up behind me. It’s not a mess, and I’ve got the blur filter on, but I don’t need my boss asking about my White Claws or my bong.
Yeah, having to think at a reasonable pace and be presentable on the job are such unreasonable expectations. We had better slow all business communication to a crawl regardless of urgency to make sure little snookums doesn’t have to wear a clean shirt or put on pants.
I greatly prefer asynchronous communication for a few reasons…chief of which being able to craft a thoughtful reply instead of being on the spot. 30 quiet seconds to think about something is a hell of a lot easier in a chat than it is on the phone. (I’m not talking about general conversation, a lot of times I’m asked to explain complex topics or provide ideas on how to fix things).
I also find it a hell of a lot less distracting. Especially when it replaces meetings. I’d gladly have a few days-longs chats going to work things out, versus a few hour-long meetings. It makes the actual project itself the focus of my attention, not the meeting, and makes it a lot easier to maintain a flow.
I dunno. Maybe I’m just a special breed of Inattentive ADHD + Social Anxiety + Millennial. But I also think that probably describes the largest slice of neurodivergencies among millennials.
ETA: also fuck everything about video calls. Maybe it’s just because I’m in IT that we don’t do them…it’s just not a part of our work culture. We’re a sausage-party of ugly nerdy recluses, we know that and don’t need to see each others faces to confirm it. Of course they always come on for the sales calls…ugh. Making me put on a clean shirt and have to think twice about standing up so I don’t do it in view of the camera. Hate 'em. And having to tidy up behind me. It’s not a mess, and I’ve got the blur filter on, but I don’t need my boss asking about my White Claws or my bong.
Yeah, having to think at a reasonable pace and be presentable on the job are such unreasonable expectations. We had better slow all business communication to a crawl regardless of urgency to make sure little snookums doesn’t have to wear a clean shirt or put on pants.
For fucks sake…
Did you read the rest of the post? Meetings and phone calls are a time sink nowadays
Yeah, so if they’re boring, they shouldn’t be causing a panic attack now should they?