Comments on: PR Pet Peeves

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By: trace

trace — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:40:19 +0000

thanks all for your comments. and yes, i am with you on all of these above!!! i know what you mean about how people sweat you when you don’t pick up their phone call that instant, etc. i often laugh at that because before, when you didn’t have cell phones, you left a message and then you called back when you can. but now, because everyone uses their cell phone as their landline, i think people expect that your phone is glued to your hip, or on 24/7. me personally? i use my phone during “work” hours. i also turn my cell off at night for several reasons: to re-set the phones settings and to disconnect from the world. hey, just because i have a cell doesn’t mean i’m having a relationship with it. its there to help with communication and the convenience, but it certainly does not run my life.

By: poorgood

poorgood — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:40:18 +0000

i think cellphone answering/texting options and email/facebook/etc. programs have made it ok NOT to be in immediate touch. and one of my pet peeves is when people sweat me because i didn’t jump and answer them instantly.

By: grool

grool — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:17:10 +0000

Great read! I totally agree with you on all of these, but I really hate it when you do finally get a call back from somebody, that is supposed to be answering a question you left for them, but they instead end up just shuffling you off to ten different people with ten different answers, and you are even more confused about your problem that you were previously! That grinds my gears worse than anything. That, and I just love when I can overhear somebody else’s phone conversation because they are talking so loud that the whole world can hear them… It is like haven’t you heard of using your INSIDE VOICE! Oh and don’t get me started on War and Peace voice mails where the person talks so fast and give so much information you need to literally have a professional senior courtroom stenographer to repeat back the minutes for you!

By: awaken2sun

awaken2sun — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:46:11 +0000

My pet peeves include:

1. People who leave long and rambling messages at a snail’s pace and then when they get to their phone number they leave it at warp speed one time — ensuring that you will have to listen and re-listen (and usually listen a third time) to their damn message to get their number.

2. People who return phone calls in which you asked for specific information and just say “This is such and such, give me a call.” No, how about you leave the info on my vm so I don’t have to give you a call.

3. People who return emails that have a list of questions that need to be answered in a timely manner so that THEIR project gets done on time and correctly with an email that says “Sounds good.”

4. People who are on their phones when they’re in public places (stores, post offices, banks, etc.) and especially those who can’t put their phone down to be courteous to someone that is taking their money. Have you ever noticed how these people are never talking about anything but the most mundane of things and are usually bitching about something or someone. Keep your gripes and your toxic energy to yourself people!

By: celestevoce

celestevoce — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:24:08 +0000

I am right there with you with the cell phone thing. I always turn my cell phone off when I’m out for the courtesy of EVERYONE. I hate hearing people’s call in the grocery store, bank, walking down the street, and it’s even worse when you’re out with a friend and they interrupt your time together to take a call. Honestly, turning off my phones when I’m out is NICE — in this day and age it’s almost nice to seem unreachable, but most people I know like to know that they’re always wanted, and it’s so RUDE when I want to spend time with them in person.