I've been recently working with recruiters, and while they're nice people that are generally pleasant to chat with on the phone, I've generally found their insi

I've been recently working with recruiters, and while they're nice people that are generally pleasant to chat with on the phone, I've generally found their insistence to use the phone for things that could easily be handled asynchronously very annoying. I mean, if we need to have a conversation sure, let's talk, but if they're just trying to feel out if I'm interested in a role, just email me the job description. I don't want to talk with like 10 people a day and tell 9 of them I'm not interested. As most coder's know, it's not so much the interruption itself that's bad, it's the context switch, and/or the anxiety of it. (To be honest this is why I also prefer to pick up my food orders rather than have them be delivered -- I don't really like being "on call" in that sense) Most of my friend's and family just do a "is now a cool time to call?" thing for casual conversations. I think that's really the best approach. Also, while I don't feel an "entitlement" in terms of demanding nobody calls me, I do get annoyed when people feel entitled to a prompt response if I'm not expecting to hear from them. A lot of times I like to stash my phone in another room so it's not a distraction; but some people get really salty if you don't reply in an hour or two.