The person you report to sends you “Hey can you chat real quick?” via Slack/Teams. How do you feel?

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Great! Hopefully there’s snacks.

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At my org we talk about #API - assume positive intent. We promise that if we have a tough conversation to have with our direct reports, we’ll let them know beforehand and not spring it on them. Otherwise, we assume positive intent. Reduces a lot of unnecessary workplace stress.

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This is great!

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I don’t feel, I am paid to do a job, not to feel the job.

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Let me know when I can order one! 😂

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Instant panic 😂

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If I can I feel like I’m about to chat real quick, if I can’t I feel like I’m about to schedule a time to chat

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How do I feel when that happens? How do I feel in general? Or how do I feel as soon as I finish reading the post?

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When I became a leader I put an end to this bullshit in my team. “Hey do you have a sec to chat? I need help with this damn power point!” It’s three seconds if work to add that last sentence and makes the difference between a good day and a shitty day

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Very normal

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I would be surprised they used Teams chat.

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Feel normal, but I lowkey hate when people "hello" and then disappear.

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It's a job...

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I’m unaffected and let them know my availability

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Sounds like a deliverable progress check in or maybe new work coming down the pipe

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Isn’t it very common and considerate? Like they have a quick question regarding the work you are doing but not worthy of entire meeting. And they are also considerate of your schedule and want to see whether you are available to chat rather than just calling.

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I feel nothing of it, I know they panic if it were the other way around lol

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Better than just calling you. My boss does this often Friday late afternoon... I'd rather them ping me first

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I encourage people to give context and time of ask “hey can we hop on a call real quick (5-10mins tops)? Just want to close the loop re:X but it’s too long for a message.”

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I feel fine

I like my boss, so it isn't that big of a deal. I do know though it will probably result in a new project though :)

Neutral to positive because usually when I have a chat with my boss, it’s positive news.

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