Post ADlexuPFl4bDavrynA by joshuaCrewe@fosstodon.org
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 (DIR) Post #ADlbqn06atKujl1KpE by JRLarsen@fosstodon.org
       2021-11-25T17:18:46Z
       
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       I can only read 'ASAP' in a rude and demanding tone, even when I'm politely telling someone else. lol
       
 (DIR) Post #ADlbqnVehaZcJbmX0C by joshuaCrewe@fosstodon.org
       2021-11-25T17:27:06Z
       
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       @JRLarsen I hate people using ASAP. It can only mean "I want you to do this now" which is rude and unnecessary IMHO. Big debates at work about this phrase.
       
 (DIR) Post #ADlbqnvBAgzRaliumm by pavot@fosstodon.org
       2021-11-25T17:55:36Z
       
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       @joshuaCrewe What makes it unnecessary? What if there 's urgency?"As soon as possible" is definitely better than "I want you to do this now".
       
 (DIR) Post #ADldRFbjoMKRq5ZZvk by joshuaCrewe@fosstodon.org
       2021-11-25T18:13:25Z
       
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       @pavot urgency can be communicated better. ASAP is pretty much a given.I would suggest that we always do things as soon as possible for clients. The alternative would be sitting on our hands for no reason.So really it isn't communicating urgency, it is communicating the clients desire which isn't any different than "I want you to do this now" but maybe less honest and more manipulative. Maybe not that far... But it can feel like this.
       
 (DIR) Post #ADldmMFgIrTEWkJwmm by joshuaCrewe@fosstodon.org
       2021-11-25T18:17:14Z
       
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       @pavot "the postage is wrong on this ecommerce site and I am worried that it is costing us money. The sooner this can be fixed the better!" Would be one way of communicating urgency without using ASAP.
       
 (DIR) Post #ADleFo1e7XDl3znWQC by pavot@fosstodon.org
       2021-11-25T18:22:33Z
       
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       @joshuaCrewe I guess it comes down to personal preference. Just know that most people aren't trying to be rude when they say it, and so interpreting it as such is wrong.
       
 (DIR) Post #ADlexuPFl4bDavrynA by joshuaCrewe@fosstodon.org
       2021-11-25T18:30:32Z
       
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       @pavot I suppose you are right! I think they are not trying to be rude, they are trying to get a better result. In the end, for me, it is almost always rude.