My wife is a project manager and she deals with this shit all the time. That and people who won’t even give her a thumbs up on something that’s literally a yes or no question, but get upset when the thing they refused to confirm doesn’t get done.
This is why it’s best to avoid asking questions and rather send messages that inform, when possible. Say things like “I’m going to do this unless I hear otherwise” instead of making it a question. I try to put the burden on them to change an action or simply give them the option to not reply at all.
Don’t. We need to discuss it. I’m setting a meeting Monday morning with the 4 involved departments so we can settle that down. Is 9 to 5 ok for you or do you think we will need more time?
There are 4 people at my job who refuse to just type me a response.
I ask them a simple question, and it’s either a meeting or “call me at x time tomorrow to discuss”
Like THERE ISN’T ANYTHING TO DISCUSS, ANSWER MY QUESTION, TYPE THE SENTENCE THAT TAKES 20 SECONDS AND WE CAN MOVE ON!
My wife is a project manager and she deals with this shit all the time. That and people who won’t even give her a thumbs up on something that’s literally a yes or no question, but get upset when the thing they refused to confirm doesn’t get done.
"A call is fine but I’ll still need a summary in an email from you before I’ll action it.’
I’ve been in the same situation, drives me nuts.
This is why it’s best to avoid asking questions and rather send messages that inform, when possible. Say things like “I’m going to do this unless I hear otherwise” instead of making it a question. I try to put the burden on them to change an action or simply give them the option to not reply at all.
Of course, sometimes it just isn’t possible.
Don’t. We need to discuss it. I’m setting a meeting Monday morning with the 4 involved departments so we can settle that down. Is 9 to 5 ok for you or do you think we will need more time?