My senior rarely answers my initial emails/Skype messages/etc. Little background: He’s on another client so I know he’s likely busy but it makes it somewhat difficult to get things done. Any tips on how to manage this? It’s getting to the point where I feel like a pest/uncomfortable following up on unanswered messages. I’ve been compiling questions, utilizing other team members, communicating with managers, but there are some things that just need to go through him because he’s the senior.

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Can you put a skype meeting on his calendar and talk with him there?

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I think I’m going to try doing that. That seems like the best option. I know he’s busy and he’s really helpful when his attention isn’t being pulled in a ton of directions. I’m sure seniors can speak to the demanding nature of being on one client but expected to be available on another client. I definitely empathize with that. I just want to be able to learn, do good work, and be efficient.

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It definitely sounds like your senior is stretched too thin and is only able to get to the client you are on with him in the evenings. Maybe ask him if he prefers you to send your list of questions to him through email or set up a skype meeting?

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Don’t answer or answer late? If they don’t answer I wonder maybe they forgot? If answer late it could be they were in meetings all day? I think it is worth asking them when is the best time to ask question for them. Or set up like some time on their calendar to go through your questions all at once.

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Thanks for the response. It’s usually not answering at all or I’ll ask a list of questions first thing in the morning and not get a response until the evening. This results in me having to switch my to do list for the day which was provided by him. I then have to discuss the roadblocks that let to it and do so in a manner that doesn’t seem like I’m blaming him.

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