Agreeing on Async Communication Norms

7/25/2026beginner

Speakers

You

あなた

Jihoon

AIエンジニア(韓国)

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時差のある新しいチームメイトと、非同期コミュニケーションのルール(返信の目安時間や緊急時の連絡方法)について話し合う場面

Summary (JP)

あなたは韓国から参加した新しいAIエンジニア、Jihoonと初めてチャットで話します。お互いの勤務時間の違いを確認し、Slackでの返信にどれくらい時間がかかってよいか、急ぎの用件はどう連絡すればよいかをやさしい言葉で相談します。最後は、無理に即レスしなくていいという安心感を共有して会話を終えます。

会話

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You:

Hi Jihoon, welcome to the team! Nice to meet you.

Jihoon:

Nice to meet you too. I'm excited to start.

You:

Great! What time zone are you in?

Jihoon:

I'm in South Korea, so I'm about thirteen hours ahead of you.

You:

Wow, that's a big difference. We only have a small overlap.

Jihoon:

Yeah, that's true. So let's talk about how we should communicate.

You:

Sure. For normal messages, how fast do you usually reply?

Jihoon:

Usually within a few hours, once I'm back online.

You:

Okay, that makes sense. No rush then.

Jihoon:

Right, no rush for normal things. But what about urgent issues?

You:

Good question. If it's urgent, should I call you?

Jihoon:

Yes, please call me, or tag it as urgent on Slack.

You:

Got it. I'll check in with you every morning too.

Jihoon:

That sounds great. I'm pretty flexible with my schedule anyway.

You:

Perfect. So it's okay if we don't reply instantly?

Jihoon:

Exactly. Slow and steady is totally fine with me.

Vocabulary

time zone

Meaning: タイムゾーン、時間帯

Example: What time zone are you in?

reply

Meaning: 返信する、返事

Example: I usually reply within a few hours.

urgent

Meaning: 緊急の

Example: If it's urgent, just call me.

make sense

Meaning: 理にかなっている、納得できる

Example: That makes sense to me.

overlap

Meaning: 重なる、共通の時間帯

Example: We only have a small overlap in our hours.

no rush

Meaning: 急がなくていい

Example: No rush, take your time.

check in

Meaning: 様子を確認する、連絡を取る

Example: I'll check in with you tomorrow.

flexible

Meaning: 柔軟な

Example: My schedule is pretty flexible.

Quiz

1. Where is Jihoon from?

2. What do You and Jihoon mainly talk about?

3. How does Jihoon say people should contact him for urgent issues?

4. How much time does Jihoon say is okay for normal Slack replies?

5. How does the conversation end?

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