Define: "Naked Ping" in Business
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"Never reply to a solitary 'Hey' or 'Hi.' Leave it unread for four hours until they cave and type out what they actually want."
An initial instant message consisting solely of a greeting, sent to verify a colleague's availability prior to stating the inquiry.
What does "Naked Ping" actually mean?
"Psychological terrorism where someone sends 'Hey' on Slack and waits for you to bite before dropping a Friday afternoon emergency in your lap."
"To respect asyncAsyncThe modern illusion that we are eliminating meetings by replacing them with a chaotic flood of 400 Slack messages you are expected to read instantly. workflows, please include your full question in the first message rather than sending a naked ping."
"My blood pressure spikes every time a project manager hits me with a naked ping at 4:45 PM and then types for six minutes straight."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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