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> I would argue that the fact that you find SMS/phone calls a more urgent alert is a fault with your phone/communication setup Doesn't the asynchronous nature
by joombaga 9y ago
> I would argue that the fact that you find SMS/phone calls a more urgent alert is a fault with your phone/communication setup
Doesn't the asynchronous nature of an IM make it less urgent than a synchronous phone call?
- pbhjpbhj 9y agoThe industry I'm in is all SMEs - they regularly complain about people messaging them [ie SMS, aka "text"] out of work hours. Like "a customer texted me at 9pm about something how inconsiderate". They don't seem to understand it's absolutely considerate and that the idea is they respond when they next want to make themselves available. Mind you some people will get annoyed if they're not texted back straight away; why they don't then phone I'm not sure.
- joombaga 9y agoYeah I've heard the same sentiment. I think people feel rude phoning because they feel rude ignoring calls, so if they call they're making the other party feel responsible for answering. This is silly of course.