>Good discussions often start from something that doesn't seem so important, that doesn't have a clear outline from the start.
Yes, but I've never once had a "can we hop on a quick call?" turn into that. Almost every single one of those that I've encountered could've been settled in a handful of chat messages. The things you describe happen to me during unplanned asides in meetings, long-term general chat channels, or impromptu in-person chatting.
My impression has been that the people who want a quick 1-on-1 call just don't like typing.
> My impression has been that the people who want a quick 1-on-1 call just don't like typing.
Yes, similar to my ex (can't get rid of her completely, shared custody of the kids) who always insist on sending voice messages. She just don't want to type and keep sending voice message after I told her several times I hated that because it made looking for past information super difficult.
By the way, wasn't there a slack like app that was working kind of a walkie-talkie kind of system within a team?
You're right that it happens much less with calls vs in the office where there is the important signal of physical presence. Personally I only get very few "can we have a quick call" at all. But I feel like it's a culture thing, people shouldn't worry about making a quick call proactively, once in a while. And maybe acceptance will change that remote workers should e.g. have a remote camera always-on. I'm not entirely decided but tend to think it would be a good thing. Maybe it would be more accepted if a person that is being looked at would get an instant signal about it.
Yes, but I've never once had a "can we hop on a quick call?" turn into that. Almost every single one of those that I've encountered could've been settled in a handful of chat messages. The things you describe happen to me during unplanned asides in meetings, long-term general chat channels, or impromptu in-person chatting.
My impression has been that the people who want a quick 1-on-1 call just don't like typing.