They are informed a few minutes before the public announcement, so it’s either them waking them, or their family or neighbors a few minutes later
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ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 11 hours agoIt truly is astounding how apathetic the Nobel Institute is towards the people they are awarding. Like, some basic research about their nominee’s time zone should be fundamental. Maybe get their schedule and let them know they are in consideration and when decisions will be rendered so they can be ready (or absent if they want).
But the current approach of cold calling scientists in the middle of the night just shows how little they care.
orygin@piefed.social 7 hours ago
Eranziel@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
If they keep it up, I feel like they’re rapidly going to hit a generational impasse of nobody picking up even during daytime. I am very reluctant to answer numbers I don’t recognize, if it’s important they can leave a voice-mail.
Dave@lemmy.nz 6 hours ago
Maybe the committee doesn’t like calling people and is hoping they won’t answer.
Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 7 hours ago
“If it’s the Nobel Committee they’ll leave a message.” But they’d better text as well.
I wouldn’t be surprised if a number of awardees find out through journalists and then have to go back through their ignored messages.
frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 hours ago
“Hey, this is Bob from the Nobel Committee, if you could give us a call back, that’d be great. It’s important.”