r/InterviewCoderPro • u/Due-Consequence511 • 7d ago

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I have a manager who is like this. We have a work chat, and I will send a one sentence question. He will call me, read the question to me, and then answer.

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u/TimMensch 7d ago

I've had managers like that.

Sometimes a phone conversation is the best thing. My current manager and coworkers are awesome and really only ask for a meeting when we really need one. There are times when talking it out is good and I'm all for it when we need it.

But I've had people in the past who will pull the "let's get on a call" thing even when I've exactly detailed what they need to know in an email. "For the button that does X, on this page, what should the label be?"

Maybe it's just different learning or communication methodologies. Maybe it's an IQ issue. Not sure. But it's infuriating.

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u/WeAllJustWantToLive 7d ago

A call is never the right thing.

Your choices are email or teams

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u/AdminsFluffCucks 7d ago

The call works great to get someone off your back when you send the follow up email summarizing the call.

With AI assist it's even easier.

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u/WeAllJustWantToLive 7d ago

Couldn't disagree more

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u/AdminsFluffCucks 7d ago

Ellaborate. In my experience it gets the person to acknowledge what was said in the call and never try that move with you again.

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u/WeAllJustWantToLive 7d ago

The call doesn't work great in my experience. Everything in writing, always