> Coworker: There are no docs for [this thing you're doing].
> You: Yes there are.
> Coworker: You could make a wiki page.
> You: There IS a wiki page. [finds page, sends link]
Maybe this is just an exaggerated exchange for humour.
But if not, then this would be a very unprofessional way of responding to a coworker, even one who is being annoying/ignorant. You have to hold yourself to a higher standard. An exchange like this only increases toxicity - and, in fact, I think that “You” is the more toxic person in the exchange.
>An exchange like this only increases toxicity - and, in fact, I think that “You” is the more toxic person in the exchange
The person acting like a helpless baby is clearly the more toxic person. This is someone if, they aren't spoonfed everything, will slow down the entire engineering team. Secondly, why is "coworker's" assumption that "you" isn't acting responsibly? You should start from there, if someone is going to treat me like a teenager, why am I the more toxic person for spoonfeeding them?
the first line doesn't end with a question mark. If there's no question then why respond? Someone saying "there's no docs for this" wouldn't get much of a response from me, i would probably think they were talking to themself. Someone saying "where's the docs for this?" is much more helpful to know what response to give.
No, if the opener is “there are no docs for this” as opposed to “where are the docs” or “am I just missing something”, we’re already in unprofessional territory. So to ascribe a lack of professionalism solely to the author is not correct.
> You: Yes there are.
> Coworker: You could make a wiki page.
> You: There IS a wiki page. [finds page, sends link]
Maybe this is just an exaggerated exchange for humour.
But if not, then this would be a very unprofessional way of responding to a coworker, even one who is being annoying/ignorant. You have to hold yourself to a higher standard. An exchange like this only increases toxicity - and, in fact, I think that “You” is the more toxic person in the exchange.