I ask "are you there" all the time, but it's usually after I sent a question via...

wonder_er · on Aug 24, 2020

I humbly propose that you append something like

  {quick reason}, {urgency_level}

If I received a message like this, even if I were on vacation, I would spend brain cycles determining if I should reply.

Trusted coworker who's had some challenging interactions with a manager? I'll interrupt my vacation/being sick to hear/help.

PM wondering why I've not responded to a jira comment from yesterday? I'll just keep on keepin' on with my vacation.