How to communicate when trust is low without digging yourself into a deeper hole
> TRY TO SOUND FRIENDLY.> Say "please" and "thank you"... use emojis...I'll add to this one -- use exclamation points!It's actually ridiculous how effective all these little things are.In my experience, men, engineers, and especially engineers who are men tend to think of this as unnecessary fluff. They often decline to add these little social niceties because to them, they sound inauthentic.That's not a character flaw or anything! You have every right to feel that way. I do think it is just categorically wrong, though.I don't know a better way to say it, but: you should really just start doing this. Even if it feels weird to you, it is incredible the degree to which it eases text-based interactions. Even if you aren't noticing it, I promise that other people are.