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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]100%. Calling out of the blue is not acceptable any more. If someone calls me randomly esp on a weekday it makes steam come out of my ears [/quote]

But why?

Does everyone here realize that you are not obligated to answer the phone at that moment?[/quote]

Sure. But then I'm stuck with a list of voicemails with no subject lines, just one more stack of inputs that I have to triage with no information that would help me prioritize them during a busy day.

Just "Larla called!" "Larla called again!" "Larla enjoys making phone calls!"[/quote]

Why not just call them back??[/quote]

Well, because I'm in the middle of a busy workday, deciding which tasks to give time to as new ones emerge. When someone emails me and the subject line says, "Thoughts about next month's meeting," I know with a quick look that I can set that one aside until later.

But a voicemail just shows up as "Larla." Does that mean "Larla just wanted to swap ideas about possible projects" or "Larla says the VP will be unexpectedly joining our morning meeting in ten minutes!" I won't know until I stop what I'm doing and play an audio recording that Larla made especially for me.

Phone calls are great for grandma time or catching up with old friends. But during the workday they just say, "I felt like interrupting you! And you won't know why until you give me the attention I want."[/quote]

So warped. You’re at work. If someone has a work question that could take 30 seconds to answer then it is unreasonable to expect them to take more time on that same task just to please you. [/quote]

This could only have been written by someone who doesn’t work or isn’t busy when they do. 
I have zero time for unscheduled calls unless they are emergency. I’m almost always in a mtg or furiously getting stuff done in between. Someone can message or send an email. My working friends mostly understand this [/quote]

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