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Really, you'd pay $20 to install a ringer quieting app on another person's phone in the same room, rather than just walking over and turning it off or talking t

• georgieporgie 16y ago
  rather than just walking over and turning it off or talking to the person? Yes. First, I wouldn't turn off someone's ringer. Do you want people feeling that they can just pick up your personal property? I don't. Second, having dealt with several coworker issues like this in the past, the way people respond can vary wildly. Some people simply realize that they were unaware, and adjust their behavior accordingly. Others will rationalize it as you being the troublesome complainer, not noticing the glares from the entire room (that's what happened in this case, and his behavior only changed once he complained and noticed that everyone else supported my position), these people require overwhelming social pressure. Others, like another coworker at this place, will become instantly angry at anyone who dares 'impose' their will on them. Since this particular tech company valued skill over all other aspects, there was a higher than normal concentration of antisocial types. Anyway, my point was simply that this app represents something which may be of far greater value to someone other than the user.