The four heights
The same task, four distances: today's deadline, the next reviewer, the stuck moment, the pattern.
Execute — do the immediate task
+Assign the bug T-4721 to Marco Alvarez in #mobile-bugs, mention @Marco and set the due date to…
Execute — do the immediate task
+Assign the bug T-4721 to Marco Alvarez in #mobile-bugs, mention @Marco and set the due date to Thursday 3pm. Include the reproduction steps, expected vs actual, and mark it high priority so QA follows up.
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Improve — make it easier to accept
+Before I assign T-4721 to Marco Alvarez in #mobile-bugs, make this easy to act on: surface the…
Improve — make it easier to accept
+Before I assign T-4721 to Marco Alvarez in #mobile-bugs, make this easy to act on: surface the two-line summary at the top, link the failing test logs, call out any recent commits that could have caused it, and flag what information would make Marco hesitate to take it.
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Decide — diagnose the stuck moment
+I assigned bug T-4721 to Marco Alvarez with an @mention in #mobile-bugs but he hasn’t acknowledged.…
Decide — diagnose the stuck moment
+I just @mentioned Marco on the bug and he hasn’t replied
I assigned bug T-4721 to Marco Alvarez with an @mention in #mobile-bugs but he hasn’t acknowledged. I don’t know if he’s offline, overloaded, or avoiding it. Recommend the most likely reason and the single next message or action that will get a definitive reply within an hour.
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Become — change the pattern
+We keep assigning bugs by @mention and lose time waiting for acknowledgements. Where is the…
Become — change the pattern
+We assign tasks by mention and they go unanswered
We keep assigning bugs by @mention and lose time waiting for acknowledgements. Where is the friction—visibility, priority signaling, or workload balance—and what one protocol change will stop morning pileups and get reliable ownership?
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