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Not to be overly contrarian, but I wonder to what extent the setting matters. I don't know all the details, but it sounds like it was a workplace yoga studio.

by kgrin 14y ago

Not to be overly contrarian, but I wonder to what extent the setting matters. I don't know all the details, but it sounds like it was a workplace yoga studio. What if the call was a work-related emergency? One of the virtues of having an on-site yoga studio has to be that you can take a break during the workday... but if there's a reasonable expectation of being reachable, asking everyone to leave work at the door 100% isn't totally realistic (and might mean that some people can't participate). So while the normal rules of courtesy still apply, and the person receiving the call should probably step out if the call looks like it's going to drag on, the setting does matter.

humbledrone 14y ago
There's a very simple solution to this problem: the cell phone user should politely walk out of the classroom and take the call outside the door. It sounds like the student in question took the call right in the classroom, which is rude regardless of the setting. Imagine taking a call in the middle of a meeting, in a conference room!
- joezydeco 14y ago
  I really would like the ability to answer my phone with some kind of recorded message that would then go to hold. Lots of times I'd like to talk to the caller, but don't want to start talking until I'm out of the room and/or earshot. Does this exist?
  - humbledrone 14y ago
    I'm not sure about the recorded-message-then-hold thing, but Android 4.0 has a feature where when there's an incoming call, the user can hang up, answer the call, or quickly choose from a few configurable text messages to send the caller (which also hangs up the call). You could set one of those canned messages to say "Hey, I can't take your call at my present location, I will call you back in 1 minute." Not perfect, but pretty useful.
protomyth 14y ago
No, the setting really doesn't matter. You walk out of the class in a discrete manner. Courtesy and respect for others is universal. You certainly don't follow up your poor behavior by complaining that you got a look from an instructor.

by kgrin 14y ago

humbledrone 14y ago

There's a very simple solution to this problem: the cell phone user should politely walk out of the classroom and take the call outside the door. It sounds like the student in question took the call right in the classroom, which is rude regardless of the setting. Imagine taking a call in the middle of a meeting, in a conference room!

joezydeco 14y ago
I really would like the ability to answer my phone with some kind of recorded message that would then go to hold. Lots of times I'd like to talk to the caller, but don't want to start talking until I'm out of the room and/or earshot. Does this exist?
- humbledrone 14y ago
  I'm not sure about the recorded-message-then-hold thing, but Android 4.0 has a feature where when there's an incoming call, the user can hang up, answer the call, or quickly choose from a few configurable text messages to send the caller (which also hangs up the call). You could set one of those canned messages to say "Hey, I can't take your call at my present location, I will call you back in 1 minute." Not perfect, but pretty useful.

protomyth 14y ago

No, the setting really doesn't matter. You walk out of the class in a discrete manner. Courtesy and respect for others is universal. You certainly don't follow up your poor behavior by complaining that you got a look from an instructor.