Voicemail | Laina Turner

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I hate the telephone. I was never a big fan of the phone but as the years pass I become even less thrilled with actually talking when texting or email will suffice. Before you go thinking I am some kind of introvert or don’t like people it’s not that at all (I like most people….the ones that aren’t annoying). It’s more about time management. It is a better use of my time to just text/email a quick request without all the meaningless chit chat that often goes along with a phone call. If I have the time it’s one thing but if I don’t it just frustrates me to listen to someone. Especially when we already discussed that specific topic.

However, I don’t think most people really get it, even when I tell them. Here’s an example, I tried a little experiment. On my voicemail I recorded a message that said I don’t like checking voicemail and often don’t. If you want to get a hold of me it would be better to text or email me. It only took a day and a half before my voicemail was full with people who obviously don’t listen to messages either. So then I just left my voicemail box full and every time someone told me it was full I just played stupid and blamed it on At & T (sorry AT & T).

I am not trying to replace actual human connection with technology just wanting to be more effective.

What are your thoughts on this?

Laina

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I was talking to a friend of mine the other day when the call got dropped. I was then talking to the same person later that day and was told another call they had been on got dropped and that both parties then spent about 5 minutes calling each other and getting voice mail and it was frustrating.

This led us to a discussion about who has the responsibility to call back when a call gets dropped. Shouldn’t there be etiquette around this? If there was a rule wouldn’t it save a lot of time wondering if you should be calling back or if you are calling back and you keep getting a busy signal should you stop calling? But then what if they stop calling because they were getting a busy signal too. Look at how complicated it is just to try to reconnect after a dropped call.

Let’s put an end to this frustration and vote. We will take the voice of the majority and it will become official etiquette!

Vote now – polls end May 28th, 2010.

Laina

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