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minus-squaremagic_lobster_party@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoI also dislike the “hey how are you?”. I understand they want to be friendly, but it only adds another step in the conversational exchange. “Hey how are you?” “I’m fine. You?” “All good” “Cool” “[the actual request]”
minus-squareelvith@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI think it’s fine, if done with the nohello approach: Hey , how are you/had a nice weekend? I could use some help with ticket #12345 as I need to do … and don’t know how to do … But otherwise - yeah, you’re now right at the end of my to do list.
minus-squareAgnosticMammal@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoSame here too, so I just cut to the chase as soon as I answer. “I’m doing fine, how can I help?”
I also dislike the “hey how are you?”. I understand they want to be friendly, but it only adds another step in the conversational exchange.
“Hey how are you?”
“I’m fine. You?”
“All good”
“Cool”
“[the actual request]”
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I think it’s fine, if done with the nohello approach:
But otherwise - yeah, you’re now right at the end of my to do list.
That’s the way it should be done
Same here too, so I just cut to the chase as soon as I answer.
“I’m doing fine, how can I help?”