On communication platforms at work (like Slack, Microsoft Teams, etc.) do you tag people in order of seniority? E.g. Hey @tom @josh @bob, how are you doing? @tom is the manager @josh is a senior employee @bob is a junior employee This only applies to work. Not social media platforms like Twitter, WhatsApp, etc. #culture #officelife #workplace #amazon #google #apple #netflix #citadel #aws #jpmorgan #uber #salesforce #lyft
Where is the Never option?
Seriously. Who cares
Definitely never. I wouldn't even know the seniority between some titles in the org.
I normally tag based on who I actually need information from first. If the junior person is the one executing, they’re first. If the manager has the info I need, they’re first. If it worries you, you could always just default to first name alphabetically
Name bias.
I also do this. In emails, I have also been known to trim down the To: list (moving observers to Cc:) to make it clearer who I desire responses from. Others just @tag or highlight names in the message body, but I find that form a bit pointed for email (as it implies the sender suspects the recipients are skimming).
corporate bullshit
No, I only do it alphabetically
I usually tag in order of priority to include them. Highest levels are usually at end as a cc
My ordering is based on relevancy. As a tie breaker I use seniority but tag juniors first and secondary tie breaker is gender; non-male first. Probably, come from some writing style taught during school decades ago. It is similar to the rule that when taking about a multi-people, you mention 3rd person first, then person you are talking to, and then yourself e.g. “John Doe, you and I ….”
Tags are reordered when posted (@meta), so it does not matter.
Relevancy then alphabetical
Whomever comes to mind first needs to be an option.
I do @here sup?