Comment by JimDabell 6 months ago
That’s exactly what’s rude about it. Don’t make sure you have their attention. Just send the actual message.
If it’s urgent enough that the actual message isn’t enough, “Hello” isn’t going to cut it either.
That's only rude sometimes. We don't typically talk to other people in real life without confirming their attention (e.g. via eye contact) first.
That's because we're communicating synchronously in person. If you say something when I'm not listening to you, I will probably start listening midway through your statement, and miss potentially vital info. In a slack message, I can just read it again.
IDK about you but I get chats from 30+ different people and I usually miss at least one person's message a day as it falls off the "front page" so to speak
>That’s exactly what’s rude about it.
By the way, I also hate the "hello"-only message. I am, however, guilty of writing "Hey. Do you have a second to chat" - typically in cases where either through chat or video conference I want to go through something that is more involved, and I also want some confirmation of understanding and acknowledgement.
I didn't make a value judgment on the practice, but it is a reason why you may get a "hello" message.