Russian workers annoyed by 'hello' without context
A survey of 2,200 economically active Russians found that single 'hello' messages without context are the top workplace chat irritant, followed by lengthy voice messages and overly familiar or cheerful tones.
Consensus
- 43% of respondents find single 'hello' messages without a question irritating
- 41% dislike long voice messages sent without prior agreement
- 38% are bothered by messages like 'have a minute?' or 'can I ask?' without context
- Each third of respondents are irritated by overly familiar or artificially cheerful tone
- 29% negatively perceive diminutive terms like 'task', 'question', or 'correction' when used for urgent or complex work
- 37% are annoyed by corporate English loanwords
- 31% are irritated by the word 'urgent' without explanation or deadline
- 2,200 economically active Russians from various regions participated in the survey
- The survey was conducted by 'HR Lab. – Laboratory of HR Innovations' and 'Academy of Health' for the analytical center 'AlfaInsurance'
Points of divergence
- 29% negatively perceive diminutive-laden terms like 'task', 'question', and 'correction' especially when related to urgent or complex work — riamo
- 24% are irritated by phrases like 'send the link', 'approve', and 'send the post-meeting' — vesti
- 27% find the phrase 'needed yesterday' demotivating rather than motivating — vesti
- 26% dislike messages like 'what's up?' or 'any news?' if sent shortly after a task was assigned — vesti
- Each third considers voice messages over two minutes particularly inconvenient — vesti
- 18% delay listening to voice messages until the last moment — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- «Colleagues»: Russians in work chats are annoyed by «hello» without a question and familiarity — РИАМО
- A single 'hello' has become the main irritant in work chats — Вести