Phones

[andrewducker]

I noticed a few reaction posts to my poll yesterday - and a fair amount of commentary that making phone calls unnerved quite a few people. It doesn't bother me at all, so I quizzed a few people about what it was about making phone calls they didn't like. Likewise with phone etiquette. Hence, a new poll.

[Poll #1278852]

Comments

[poisonduk.livejournal.com]

Damn you and your deliberately ambiguous poll choices to generate debate.
Answering my personal phone when with a friend would depend upon who was calling. Caller ID was invented for that purpose. Sooo if for example it was an unknown caller or someone who was probably chatting for a gossip I'd leave it to ring out, however if it was someone who I knew was having a hard time or a family member who rarely call I would probably answer as it could be someone in need, however I'd explain I was busy and would call back. In our workplace, as you well know, if I don't answer my phone in four rings it'll bounce to someone else in my team who'll tell them I'm busy or attempt to help. However again I'd use the caller ID and if I was expecting an important callback as i was in the middle of an incident I'd answer it. So ambiguity reigns on this poll. I answer 'It depends'