Cell phone and Technology Etiquette

[TinyEvel]

I created a policy at my last company where there were no screens allowed in meetings. No phones or laptops. It had come to a point where fifteen people would be in a meeting where we are presenting ideas, and thirteen of them would be on their laptop.

i let everyone know that, if you're invited to a meeting your participation is invited and encouraged. if you've got other things more important to do, please don't attend.

Nobody complained. We had very effective meetings.

[ToxSocks]

A customer came in yesterday that i hadn't seen in years. It was hard to talk to him because he had nothing but one word responses while he was glued to his phone.

He use to be really personable. It's weird. Twilight zone weird.

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by Detoxing

A customer came in yesterday that i hadn't seen in years. It was hard to talk to him because he had nothing but one word responses while he was glued to his phone.

He use to be really personable. It's weird. Twilight zone weird.

You thinking alien in a meat suit or what?

[Discuss Thrower]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

You thinking alien in a meat suit or what?

I NEED SUGAR

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

I NEED SUGAR

You ever hit on an alien?

[Discuss Thrower]

Originally Posted by Pasta Giant Meatball

You ever hit on an alien?

Really sad no one catches my pop culture refs on this site.

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

I NEED SUGAR

MIB.

I got you, breh.

"Heeere comes the Men In Blaaackk. Meeeeen In Blaaaaheeaaack! They won't let you remember!"

[CoMoChief]

The blue-tooth ear piece crowd is very annoying.

Walking around....talking loud....looking like morons talking to themselves.

[Deberg_1990]

Originally Posted by CoMoChief

The blue-tooth ear piece crowd is very annoying.

Walking around....talking loud....looking like morons talking to themselves.

Agreed. Not only do they look like complete dorks, it's annoying as hell to others around you when your having a conversation on there.

[Bwana]

It really varies from person to person on what they can or can't do while talking on a cell phone. There seems to be a lot of people out there that can't talk on a phone and do something else at the same time. If there is some slap dick doing 15 miles per hour in a 35 nine times out of ten they have a cell phone pasted to their ear.

Some people suffer the same brain numbing when in a shopping center. It happens all the time, I'm at the store and some zombie will be sitting there in the middle of the aisle blocking everyone else rambling on their phone, completely oblivious to the people around them.

Eating establishments are another place that people seem to go brain dead. I can understand if it's Burger King or some other dive like that, but if I'm eating at a high end restaurant trying to have a conversation, the last thing I want to hear is some douche bag running their mouth about how aunt Marge is having issues with her husband again, how little Johnny took 5th in the soccer match, or how the dogs mange is kicking in again.

[Demonpenz]

People need to be more interesting than Candy Crush...Most people aren't and don't supply enough entertainment and joy than Candy Crush.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

I could see bwana blasting a phone outta someone's hand Wild West style

[Bwana]

Originally Posted by Pasta Giant Meatball

I could see bwana blasting a phone outta someone's hand Wild West style

Heh, I would never take it that far, but I have had some interesting conversations with other drivers suggesting where they can hang their phone.

[Crying Ramtard]

Second, it's a curse socially to US -- old farts like you and me. The kids who are living this stuff day to day just interact differently, and that will continue to evolve. Maybe face to face time becomes less important, but these people are probably straight up communicating more often than we did/do, are more plugged into each other's lives, and build larger social networks. Who knows.

Not for us to say it's good or bad. It just is.

bullshit..this is the dumbest bunch of text morons-period

you cant say as many interesting in depth things typing words as you can face to face. it would taking efing forever to get a real in depth thought out. When I text its - how can I say this in the quickest way possible- caring and feeling are out the window unless face to face.

[Schnitzel]

Originally Posted by ram29jackson

bullshit..this is the dumbest bunch of text morons-period

you cant say as many interesting in depth things typing words as you can face to face. it would taking efing forever to get a real in depth thought out. When I text its - how can I say this in the quickest way possible- caring and feeling are out the window unless face to face.

That's what smileys are for, haha...

However, there are also some positives: It's easier to keep in touch with people living in different cities/parts of the world nowadays.