*bzzzt* You probably met him, that one guy
*bzzzt* who sends messages like this
*bzzzt* and each time your phone vibrates for attention
*bzzzt* but you never needed to know that soon anyway.
* waits 20 minutes *
bzzzt How are you?
* waits 3-24h *
bzzzt Can you help me with XYZ?
I answer ASAP
I hate these people. It’s such a drain on my mental well being.
I anecdotally associate "those people" with either:
1. Job roles (e.g. Sales) or personalities that are accustomed to interactively pushing people to do things for them
2. People who don't feel safe assuming that I can/will help.
3. Someone struggling to describe their problem up front, so they aren't sure what to place in my metaphorical inbox
4. There are multiple people they could reach out to for help, and they're trying to determine which person might react soonest. (But they aren't using other strategies like posting their problem in a channel and @-mentioning multiple potential helpers.) Their problem may or may not merit the kind of latency they're looking for.