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I generally dislike voice calls because they take me out of what I was doing and require my attention during the call. Voice calls are useful for things that n
by ric2b 7y ago
I generally dislike voice calls because they take me out of what I was doing and require my attention during the call.
Voice calls are useful for things that need to be dealt with quickly but otherwise async communication is much more pleasant.
- rgoulter 7y agoYup. A voice call means they need my attention RIGHT NOW. (This is fine if it's during declared "office hours"). If the call is from someone I know, then it's likely they could have also messaged me or emailed me. But if the call is from someone I don't know, it's either a scam or they're trying to sell me something. Some situation where they are more prepared than I am. But even then, text can be unambiguous in detail where I might fail to hear something in the call. And with text, I can generally take my time to reply when I choose to, can take the time to consider what to reply, etc. For better or worse, text omits a lot of "body language" aspects too.