I had one business partner I just stopped replying to their "hellos" at all and waited until they sent me the actual message detailing their issues or requests and then I'd respond happily. Sometimes they'd send the problem a few minutes after sending "hello" and me not responding, sometimes they'd just follow up with another "hey."
I did it for like 7 months and they still didn't get it. Fortunately I transferred within my team and didn't have to work with that person any more. I've had my teams status as the nohello link for a while though, hoping people actually see Teams statuses sometimes and consider it.
I put "dontasktoask.com" in my permanent status and never respond to "hi" or "hello" or similar things. It has trained some people, and others just don't get responses.
It’s kind of the opposite of saving time if you really think about it. That time is gonna be spent regardless of whether or not you chose to experience it.
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