I’ve associated Skype pings asking how I’m doing with more work coming my way. Just skip the bs and ask me what you need.

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If it’s someone I talk to regularly, I agree, I get straight to the point (“hey can you…”). But if I rarely talk to the person, I can’t skip the pleasantries, it feels so rude!

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Totally get that. I should have clarified it’s when it’s people you’re in close contact with. There’s a manager I work with daily does it to me every day and it drives me crazy!!

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I used to work with a SM that would start with hi, wait for a similar greeting response, them go into the question. Annoying and disruptive. Just start with a hello and get straight to the question so we’re not playing ping pong with the IMs.

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Deloitte uses Skype?

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Unfortunately

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