Hey Hanging
What does it mean?
'๐๐๐ฎ-๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐' ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ข ๐ด๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ "๐๐ฆ๐บ" ๐ฐ๐ณ "๐๐ช" ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ท๐ช๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐น๐ต ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ-๐ถ๐ฑ, ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ช๐ค๐ฉ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ฑ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฆ๐ต๐ต๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ, ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฐ๐บ๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ๐น๐ช๐ฆ๐ต๐บ.
Example:
Imagine this: You open your work inbox to see a new message with just one word: "Hey." Intrigued yet unsure, you click on it, only to find... nothing else. No context, no question, no follow-up. This is the phenomenon of "Hey-Hanging."
Sarah, a busy project manager, constantly faced the frustration of "Hey-Hanging" Slack messages. These vague messages would pop up throughout the day, leaving her wondering what the sender wanted and interrupting her workflow. The lack of context caused her anxiety, as she felt pressured to respond quickly without knowing the purpose of the message.
This seemingly minor issue can have a significant impact on workplace stress. Recipients of "Hey-Hanging" messages are left guessing what's expected of them, leading to wasted time, frustration, and decreased productivity.
So, how can we avoid the "Hey-Hanging" pitfall? Simple: Communicate clearly! When initiating contact, add a brief sentence or two explaining your purpose. For example, "Hey Sarah, I have a question about the Jones project deadline. Do you have a minute to chat?" This small change makes a big difference, fostering clearer communication and a less stressful work environment.