A life hack is that you don’t have to answer what I would perseive as an aggressive phone call. Stand you ground and keep the communication in you preferred way.
I always just ask people to email what they just said so it’s in writing, so it’s clear, and I have all the details, and it’s on my to do list. Make me look like I’m detail oriented, like I want to please them and do it exactly how they want.
I feel like I’m that jerk 😒. I need a way to leave a not for the guys to work on when they get to work in their morning, long before morning in my time zone. But they don’t do email so I have no choice but to text. Apparently a text is something urgent that they feel like they need to respond to immediately. I can’t win
A life hack is that you don’t have to answer what I would perseive as an aggressive phone call. Stand you ground and keep the communication in you preferred way.
You’re not wrong at all, but when it happens at work telling them to stop is tricky depending on where they are in the hierarchy.
I always just ask people to email what they just said so it’s in writing, so it’s clear, and I have all the details, and it’s on my to do list. Make me look like I’m detail oriented, like I want to please them and do it exactly how they want.
I know, its hard. I’m dealing with a colleague like this higher in the org. Some are jerks, but I find most people respect the honesty.
I feel like I’m that jerk 😒. I need a way to leave a not for the guys to work on when they get to work in their morning, long before morning in my time zone. But they don’t do email so I have no choice but to text. Apparently a text is something urgent that they feel like they need to respond to immediately. I can’t win
Sounds more lika a necessity. I usually clarify that’s it’s an FYI in a case like yours. More formal, but prevents misunderstandings.