So just a thought, is it bad etiquette to answer your cell during a meeting (whisper into it that you\’re in a meeting) or answer ims when you\’re projecting your computer to the screen?
I have always wondered because I noticed this behavior recently. Do people my age have that many responsibilities to be always in touch with people? Just in case of emergency?
I asked why once and he said that it was because these people that contact him may not know he is busy. Ok, so can\’t they assume he\’s busy when they see an away msg or get the voicemail? Maybe this is why there is research being done on location-based instant messaging. This allows for passive communication, more like a pinging that doesn\’t require effort from one side. One person can determine where the other is located. Or better yet, why not have one of those ambient displays where you can tell that someone is alive because HEY YOUR RING IS GLOWING IN BLUE…
Ok, maybe that didn\’t make sense. But I took a nyquil 2 hours ago and I am drooping over my laptop, nodding my head downwards, ooooooh pretty colors….
hahahah i must admit you always have something… \”intresting\” to complain about…
haha i think i might just be too passive.. but i tend to let everything pass by me… and even if i do get annoied.. the feeling passes in a few mins…
My opinion on connectivity etiquette is if you\’re doing something where you don\’t want to be disturbed (in class, in a meeting, projecting a screen), disable the alerts, e.g. set the cellphone to vibrate, put on an away message with message hiding. In the case that you forget to this and an alert pops up, then treat it as if you had, i.e. disable them without responding. It\’s enough of a distraction that the alert went off in the first place, and then to take other people\’s time to say or type something seems inappropriate.
I heard of the story where a woman had a cellphone on during a movie and she kept answering it during the movie. Everyone was unhappy about it…but eventually, she got her final call and she said outloud, \”my husband made it out of surgery…\”
And yet even that could be inconsiderate. But what if during the meeting, you\’re waiting to hear if your father is ok. And you\’re in another country…extreme circumstances right?
I adore how you ended that entry. Thanks for putting a smile on my face. :D As for allowing distractions, I personally don\’t think it should happen. If you really are distracted by something else then say so…maybe excuse yourself. I know I would understand (and I would hope there are enough people in the world who would too). It\’s human nature to go through tough times. All too often though the cell phone call or the instant message is something trivial. If you consider the task at hand important enough to take time out of your life to be a part of it I think you should also be considerate enough to at least attempt a sense of focus. I agree that the most appropriate thing to do would be to pretend the call/message/whatever never happened. Then again, I do realize nothing\’s ever clear cut and there will always be acceptions. Well, that\’s my two cents. :)
Haha, *exceptions*. Yes, I can spell. :P
gee… I wonder who it was… hmm.
yo mama, AWD.