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ZVRK
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Enterprise Account Executive
We use teams, but i can relate. Personally, I find email more "official" if you may. People reach out to you on teams for all kinds of stuff, if it`s in an email, it is usually more specific, the thought of, and more "important" (talking about internal emails here). At least this is what I feel like, I`m sure I`m wrong :D
TheDude
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Partnerships Lead
Yep same mindset here, except for my VP
Sunbunny31
Politicker
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Sr Sales Executive ๐Ÿฐ
GenX, forgotten again. But no, it wouldnโ€™t be us anyway.
TheDude
Politicker
1
Partnerships Lead
my bad lolol. I think they were born sometime between 1979-1981...
Sunbunny31
Politicker
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Sr Sales Executive ๐Ÿฐ
Who, GenX? 65-80. Left a whole group out.

That's ok, we're used to it, and will let ourselves in or out as we feel.
Gasty
Notable Contributor
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War Room Community Manager
The Slack message would have sth to do with them being accountable, and the email would have sth to do with you being accountable. Incorrect?
TheDude
Politicker
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Partnerships Lead
Little accountability for me on either. Slack message was soliciting feedback on my proposal. Email was their accountability.
CuriousFox
WR Officer
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๐ŸฆŠ
Paper trail via email.
TheDude
Politicker
0
Partnerships Lead
Yea fair, I'm all for that when needed. Can't share details of the message but nothing really there requiring proof or evidence.
Kosta_Konfucius
Politicker
2
Sales Rep
As long as they are good with one medium, there are people on my team who will respond only via texts. Just learn how they communicate and adapt.
TheDude
Politicker
1
Partnerships Lead
That's a slippery two way street, no? Shouldn't the VP be inclusive of adapting to their employees as well?
Kosta_Konfucius
Politicker
2
Sales Rep
Yeah ideally they do all, but until they do I would just stick to emails.

When you get a chance bring up how they missed slacks in the past so they learn to start checking
HVACexpert
Politicker
2
sales engineer
Who is voting for millennials ? ๐Ÿค”
oldcloser
Arsonist
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๐Ÿ’€
This debate is ongoing. I think Slack is perceived as banter. A Slack commitment may not hold as much water as an email commitment. But a text commitment? That's a personal promise. They might short circuit if you ask for one there.
TheDude
Politicker
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Partnerships Lead
LOL
Pachacuti
Politicker
1
They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy
Heโ€™s a guy with a preferred communication preference. Thatโ€™s all.
Justatitle
Big Shot
0
Account Executive
probably doesn't even have the slack app downloaded and goes to a web browser for it.
TheDude
Politicker
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Partnerships Lead
Oh they have it, I've seen their setup
Maximas
Tycoon
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Senior Sales Executive
Probably cuz he's got to use emails way more in the past for business other than any other apps even with the managers above.
I bet though that he's been there at the company before anyone else or even any other messaging with created and has about +10-15 years of experience with the company,lol:)
cache.money
Opinionated
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Manager, Business Development
Gen X
CRAG112
Valued Contributor
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Account Executive
Once you get hundreds of slacks per day, most likely more, you too will not respond casually.

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