Yeah its like walking into a room without knocking, while in talking to someone and just screaming at the top of your lungs. “WE NEED TO TALK RIGHT NOW”
Isn’t it? On a cell phone it demands that I drop what I’m doing at a moment’s notice and respond to your inquiry. Unless it is something time-sensitive, the call probably should have been scheduled or a text message would have served the purpose without demanding an instant response
unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
wieson@feddit.org 2 months ago
The phone rings, that’s the knock. You can hang up for many reasons. Maybe it’s the culture of 100% availability that’s wrong, and not phoning.
Matombo@feddit.org 2 months ago
You know you can say “I’m busy, I will call you back later.”
unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
Or you just dont pick up which has the same effect…
Matombo@feddit.org 2 months ago
nope, befcause then the other person does not know that you plan on caling back
Grass@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
then you have say something along the lines of “sorry about that” and they are obligated to respond along the lines of “don’t worry about it”, then here is where I forget what the topic was with both people because my deteriorating mind does nothing but fail me these days.
Matombo@feddit.org 2 months ago
Phone rings
“Hi, do you have time for the call now?”
“No, Im busy right now, I will call you back.”
Where disrespectfull?
Way faster then text!
OccultIconoclast@reddthat.com 2 months ago
Phone rings
I’m doing the dishes and my hands are wet
I’m sitting on the toilet
I’m in an online game
I just got the baby to sleep
I’m pipetting a solution
I’m with a customer
My hands are covered in engine grease
I’m meditating
I’m on my bicycle
I have gloves on
I’m carrying heavy furniture
I’m driving
I’m swimming at the pool
I’m in the middle of a set
I’m trying to put out a grease fire on the stove
Sure, I can ignore the phone, but it’s loud and distracting.
Matombo@feddit.org 2 months ago
Then turn down the ringtone volume
OccultIconoclast@reddthat.com 2 months ago
Sure, I can ignore the phone, but it’s quiet and distracting
klemptor@startrek.website 2 months ago
Right? IMO it’s rude to just call someone out of the blue and expect that they’ll be able to drop everything to chat with you.
Unfortunately, my mom loves to call unannounced, and because my parents are getting older I feel the need to answer in case something’s wrong.