New Study: 54% of American Adults Read Below 6th Grade-Levels - eviltoast
  • paddirn@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    1 year ago

    I feel like I encounter this alot at work. Write an email describing the problem, asking for clarification or a decision, and get a response back that seemingly ignores what is being asked with a question that was already answered in the previous email.

    • No1@aussie.zone
      6·
      1 year ago

      And the other classic: Ask 2 questions, eg in an email or even one post here. Clearly marked, with 1. and 2.

      You can only ever expect to get back one answer. Comprehension and attention span of a…

      “SQUIRREL!!”

      • DarthBueller@lemmy.world
        4·
        1 year ago

        To be fair, on here I will sometimes intentionally cherry pick a single asked question out of several asked, because I’m not at work, and nobody is going to question my performance if I don’t answer the question I don’t give a fuck about.

    • rambaroo@lemmy.world
      3·
      1 year ago

      So many people like this where I have to repeat myself 3 or 4 times before they understand what I said