• SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    Answer “hi” back, my job here is done, and ignore until next task I’m working on is complete. You’re on my schedule now buddy. Bonus points for answering out of their time zone’s working hours to see if the next day they start with Hey again.

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      7 days ago

      Aha! This is the way.

      I tend to reply with “Hi” at the end of my day when they’ve gone offline.

      Tomorrow, I’ll either get the real question, or, it goes another day… they’ll learn… eventually