Do You Have Cell Phone Priority Syndrome

[ixthrock]

I carry two cellphones at work, and I will even answer my personal cell when I have a customer in front of me. I tell the person, "I'm with a customer;" in such a way that the customer overhears. There IS such a thing as diplomacy, and I don't believe in a completely impersonal workplace. Sometimes the baby won't stop crying and the wife needs to vent - "I'll call you back, hon." or, "I'll stop by this evening, mom - love you!" I'm lucky, apparently, that being a human being is permitted at my job.

to derail with a rant of my own...

I answer calls while driving all the time - especially when running deliveries. My co-workers and bosses need questions answered that only I can answer, sometimes I need an address verified or to call the person who's getting the delivery - so I get sort of annoyed when people complain about cell phone use while driving. pulling out of and back into traffic would constitute more of a hazard for me...

I think folks should be tested on their ability to multi-task, and cell-phone restrictions placed on the driver's license of those who can't walk and chew gum at the same time - and i DO see a lot of those...

----people who slow down to 15mph UNDER the speed limit whenever they are on the 'phone, completely oblivious to the fact that they are pacing the car on the right and hanging in the blind spot of the car on the left and traffic across three lanes is backing up behind them...

you wouldn't arrest a person who can see perfectly well for not wearing glasses while driving...why bust the chops of those of us who CAN operate a cellphone and drive?

 

[theworldwithout]

I really don't care for my phone. It's not that it's a bad phone or anything, I just find it annoying.

When I have it with me I'll usually ignore it when it goes off, although I do have a couple people I will answer if they call; never know if it might be an emergency. Half the time I just leave it at home on the table next to my bed.

The only time I'll really use it is at night, and that's when I'm bored and no one is around so I'll just text people.

 

[AllMan]

I hate ppl that check their phone while im talking or spending time with em. Put that shit on silent im trying to spend time with you..... not with you and your phone.

I'm with you on this one....I think it is absolutely rude to answer your cell phone while you are trying to spend time with "that special someone" (whether it be a first-time date, or bf/gf/partner/hubby/wife) or enjoy the company of your friends/family. I always put my cell phone on silent or vibrate and never check calls/texts when I am with someone or a group of people (that's what VM is for).....unless I am specifically expecting a business call or there is a current emergency situation going on, then I will keep my cell phone handy on 'ringer' to make sure I don't miss the call (of which I will politely give a disclaimer to the person(s) I am with so they will be expecting me to take the call if and when it comes thru). I don't mind them doing the same---I am in no way selfish, but when I am spending time with someone...there is nothing more aggravating then the person constantly checking their text messages or accepting a call while we are having a conversation or having dinner, etc. I'm like "look, are you spending time with me or the damn phone----yes, I know I don't pay your bill...but you asked me on a date/to hangout/etc, so can you at least not waste my time by making me wait until YOU finish all your 'important' phone activities"

Also, there is nothing more aggravating then when I am on the phone with someone and they are ALSO having a conversation with the person that is physically near them in the background. I HATE that----and I make it very clear "look, are you going to talk to them or me? Call me back when you have time to give me your attention" And how can the other person in the background be so damn RUDE as to be talking to the person when they see he/she is one the phone!?!?!?! I just wanna go thru the phone and choke the other person in the background like "didn't your mommy and daddy teach you manners???"

I also hate a rude person that wants to interrupt me while I am on the phone. Say I am already 10 minutes into a phone conversation and I am walking somewhere or happen to pass by a stranger, etc--and the stranger asks for a lighter....he or she won't say "excuse me for interrupting your conversaiton, but I was wondering if you have a lighter right quick", instead they will be like "hey man you got a light?" And I'm looking at them like "you rude motherfucker, can't you see I am on the phone? Are your needs that much more important than my conversation?" I do the same for people I know too---if I am on the phone and someone I know walks up to me, they wanna start having a full-blown convo with me....so I just give them the index finger (like wait one minute, can't you see I am on the phone). I don't do it to be rude, but I am trying to let them know they need to learn some manners. Or if I spot them ahead of time, I will simply divert my path of travel to avoid them. Sometimes I will snap my fingers, lol...especially if the people blatantly are being loud during a phone call that I already warned them I would be needing to take----that's just rude of them to continue being loud.

So yea, I guess the answer of if I have CPPS is yes AND no....because I give priority to whomever I was speaking to at first, whether they be on the other end of a call or standing right in front of me---there is nothing more rude than trying to have two conversations at once, especially if they are not emergencies or business-related.