Comment by skinfaxi
9 hours ago
Why are the only options dismiss or ignore? Another option is to raise the message to your boss asking what to do.
9 hours ago
Why are the only options dismiss or ignore? Another option is to raise the message to your boss asking what to do.
If there is a fire and a risk to life, you don't want any delay.
Then don't send an email? Emails are async in the first place.
You're not the sender in this scenario, you're the receiver.
Noting that the sender is being weird during what appears to be an emergency is a choice that some people do make, but as per my other list of examples, people in actual emergency situations do sometimes act weird, and dismissing the sender or delaying response on the basis the sender is being weird, has led to actual deaths: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49098781
(The converse: "people can act weird in emergencies" is exploited by scammers so cover suspicious phone numbers and mediocre deepfakes of voices).
Sometimes it's the only thing you have available. Like IDK during a fire in a basement server room, where the only connected device available is a laptop with wired connection and an open inbox.
Because you know, you tried IM but "sekhurity reasons" demanded passkeys or 2FA with your phone that's not connected. Sorry, getting off-topic here.