I've had some coworkers who were particularly bad at communicating the context of what they were talking about. They'd start talking about something and I couldn't understand what they were saying because they didn't say what something was.
Them: "I couldn't get it to start up correctly because the parameters weren't right. What are the right parameters?"
Me: "What are you even talking about?"
It got so bad at one job that I created a sign that said "Context Please" that I would hold up to my coworker. I could only get away with it because we worked well together and were friends. He just had a big problem with context in his communication.
I run into that a fair amount. It's like they neglect the fact that what they are thinking about isn't automatically in another's mind. They forget to do the setup. I notice it more when people are tired so it might be related to that.
Them: "I couldn't get it to start up correctly because the parameters weren't right. What are the right parameters?"
Me: "What are you even talking about?"
It got so bad at one job that I created a sign that said "Context Please" that I would hold up to my coworker. I could only get away with it because we worked well together and were friends. He just had a big problem with context in his communication.