Why YSK: These email tips are helpful for people who struggle with boundaries and want to communicate more assertively.

  • Tar_alcaran@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    “It’d be easier to discuss in person” means “I don’t want a record of this because it’s either illegal or shows my incompetence”.

    Any meeting that they want to talk about in writing should ALWAYS be recorded.

    • Steeve@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      Also, carefully laying thoughts out in text for 40 minutes takes a lot less time than explaining it meaningfully to multiple people, probably more than once if it was important enough. Absolutely nothing wrong with that.

    • attempt@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      To me calls are more about efficiency, I prefer to have a call and talk through a complex issue for 15 min instead of needing 5+ back and forth emails over an afternoon to get everyone on the same page.

    • madsen@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Yes, either that or “I haven’t thought this through well enough that I can explain it in writing, so please let me fumble through an oral explanation and—in all likelihood—waste your time”.

      Or, “I’m dyslectic and would prefer to talk rather than write”, which is fair enough, I think.