DEM GAMZ OMG

oh my god no. no. NOOO.

CLEARLY I JUST NEED MIDOL.

The fact that you’re reacting like this makes me think you’re probably a courteous coworker. My example was specific to an ongoing frustration where I send emails explicitly asking for somebody else’s contributions and we’re sharing data and information. The level of detail and number of questions in an email…

I think it could be a powerful tool when used properly and effectively. Meaning...this exists to replace some of your other communication. Let it.

haha, why thank you.

Stop it. That comment is giving me heartburn. Happened just last week.

So, I like you a lot.

Oh lord. I did the startup thing for a while, and I would die a happy woman if I never lived that life again. We used Basecamp, Skype, Google Apps, GoToMeeting, and a host of shared spreadsheets to accomplish each little thing.

Haha, last year my former boss was checking some of my numbers against something on his laptop. The comparisons made zero sense, so I asked to have a look. He refused, but kept grilling me. I asked if he could send me the sheet so I could try to recreate the data in a way that worked for him (by now it was clear it…

Yes ma’am.

It’s predominately a good/bad coworker thing. I think the gender dynamic comes out when bad communication behaviors are combined with other common office tropes (woman gets interrupted, ideas aren’t heard, etc), but at the end of the day I have had male and female coworkers with good and bad email etiquette. Also...I…

We have Slack now, which is a similar idea?

(to clarify, this is an exchange with my 27-year-old counterpart in another department, not my boss)

I think that when information is more dense, it should be shared before a meeting so it can be digested and everyone feels prepared when it’s time to meet. To me, a 300-word email guiding me through attached data is much less a waste of time or a burden than a two or three hour meeting at which it’s clear nobody knows…

oh, I know it doesn’t.

sure, except a week’s worth of 12-hour days and SQL queries went into the information provided in any such email I write. and we end up presenting certain findings to major stakeholders. and you (dan) are my counterpart in another department and therefore I actually do need thoughtful responses and feedback from you.

yes! and then we can all go to the meeting and sit there for two hours while it becomes painfully clear that nobody else has prepped for the discussion! and we can get interrupted!

^this exactly.

i just laughed and spit la croix all over my keyboard.