Have you ever encountered a colleague in the workplace who deliberately did not reply to messages?

Yes, and quite a few!

Are those colleagues who do not reply to messages in time, or do not reply at all, really because they are busy? You really can’t tell! Generally speaking, failure to reply to messages can be divided into the following situations:

The first type: being too busy at work and failing to check messages in time.

The second type: go back to your home after get off work and don’t look at your phone much.

The third type: I clearly saw it, but just didn’t want to reply.

The fourth type: I don’t like to check WeChat messages, and I think there will always be a call for important things.

The fifth type: I have an opinion on you and deliberately don’t reply.

Some people may not reply to your private message even if they are speaking in the group. This situation is really annoying!

If you only encounter this situation once or twice, there is no need to be depressed. Because it may not be that your communication method is wrong, but that there is something wrong with the other person's behavior.

If you encounter this situation frequently, you have to be careful. There may be a problem with your communication method and communication content. The following 3 things should attract your attention:

Interpersonal relationships have deteriorated

Although telephone communication is better than WeChat communication in most cases, companies use this communication method by default. Employees will still form habits.

You can compare whether the other party replies to other colleagues’ messages faster than they reply to you, and whether the speed of replying to you is different. When the interpersonal relationship is not going well, the other party will slow down and reduce their responses to you.

This is why some people only need 3 seconds to reply to their boss, 3 minutes to reply to customers, and 3 hours to reply to colleagues.

You may have disturbed him/her

First check whether the time and content of the messages you send to your colleagues are reasonable. Some people send messages to colleagues after 11 o'clock in the evening. Definitely not willing to reply. Come and go, will you let people sleep at night?

Not to mention weekends, if you choose the wrong time, you will get poor results.

The communication method is wrong

Always communicating with colleagues in an imperative and demanding manner will make people feel very uncomfortable, and naturally they will not want to reply.

Some people, in particular, usually do not send messages or contact each other. When they send messages, they will say: "The boss asked you to make a summary", "Must be submitted by a certain day of the month", "Violators will be fined" expressions like that.

It is really difficult to get timely feedback if you speak poorly, have unreasonable task arrangements, and use mechanical communication.

WeChat communication may not be the best way to communicate at work, but it is one of the most common ways of communication. Regardless of whether you adapt to it or not, you have to face it. Instead of being restrained by it, it is better to improve your communication skills.