Ping, translated

For when "quick question" has quietly become a tiny calendar event.

Card 1: Ping sounds harmless. At work it often means: answer soon, but make it look casual.

Card 2: "Can you ping me when the deck is ready?" usually means: tell me the second it exists so I can request one tiny change.

Card 3: Clearer version: "Please send me the deck by 3 PM so I can review before 4."

That sentence has a time, an owner, and a reason. HR has not banned it yet.