probably moving on to the next task in my to do list. my phone is not attached to my hand
I get that but even if you were to sprint away from your phone at full speed you’d still hear the ringtone and be maybe 1 foot away. I’m literal when I mean “call back right away”. Like if I’m working and I see a phone call, and I go to hit “answer” but the call ends just before. And then I call them back within 5 seconds. There’s no way your phone is on a table and you’re 10 yards away.
What kind of sociopath has their phone ringer on in 2025?
People who work freelance and lose jobs when they miss a phone call.
I do, but im getting called rarely and my number is still save from scam lists so every call is probably important
I run a business. If my phone rings and I don’t answer the customer is probably calling the next business. That’s not good for me.
I do. It’s the Austin Powers ringer
Ringtone? My dude, the only people I know who have their ringer volume on are all in their seventies.
Man I’m only 38. I just can’t hear my phone vibrate when I’m working on a car lol.
I was obligated to call but did not want to make the call. Now I can report back that the call was made and that there was no asnwer.
Perfect score. Social obligations fulfilled: 100%. Words spoken: 0. Emotional energy cost: 40%.
Yeah to be honest, this was in most cases the best possible result.
You technically did your job, nobody can fault you!
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Ignoring my phone because I prefer to text anyway, so you not answering was a massive relief to me. Chances are if you text instead I’ll respond, or can leave a voice mail, but honestly if I didn’t leave a message or send a text about it, it wasn’t important enough/mission critical in the first place so don’t worry about it
Decompressing from the idea of making a call
Even for family members?
Relatable
Especially for family members
Ohfuckohfuckohfuckohfuck.
My sister the trump supporter is calling. Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. Oh, it went to voicemail. Luckily I keep my voicemail full.
If somebody doesn’t leave a message why would I call them back?
Alternately why bother leaving a message when they just ask you why you called when they do call back?
Then again I’m old enough to have had to use a rotary phone so that could be a factor in my personal experience
If you’re like me and old enough to have used one of those phones then I don’t understand your perspective at all. I didn’t know who called me if I missed a call back then. So I couldn’t return it. Answering machines didn’t come till much later. And then again if they didn’t leave a message I wouldn’t know so therefore wouldn’t return the call.
If someone calls me and doesn’t leave a message, or then doesn’t send a text, I assume they didn’t mean to call or that it wasn’t that important and I just let it go. Not worth my time.
I didn’t want a talk to you in the first place but was obligated to try.
If I called, it was an emergency, and I can’t answer the phone because I’m elbow-deep in emergency.
You only call people in an emergency? How do you communicate with people outside of shouting range for less important topics?
I don’t
I send them text messages if it’s not urgent.
