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[–] 37 points 2 years ago (10 children)

For the workplace, calls are king. If you're a professional, calling another professional, it's the easiest and fastest way to exchange information back and forth. Long email chains that take several days to reach their conclusion are inefficient. If you need something done, in the work/business arena, just call. Younger generations are entering the workforce for first time and are scared to make or answer calls. It's embarrassing.

Sure, outside of work, keep calls to a bare minimum. Family usually text first to arrange a phone call.

People have no back bone anymore. Oh no, I'm getting telemarketing calls... Just hang up.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Id say 20% of the time at work when someone calls its usually someone trying to do a sketchy end-run around the rules or get access to something they shouldnt have and they dont want it documented that they asked.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Sometimes it's better to not put things in writing. I hear what your saying, but some sensitive topics require a personal connection to truely discuss, with tone of voice to help

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Sure, but cold calling someone is still a dick move

    Thats an insane take. Especially for anyone that isn't slave to the notification storm on a phone.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yeah but why phone calls? Slack or some equivalent is just superior in every way.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    I use ms teams for work, and I agree, it's been a game changer in terms of productivity. But I'll still call someone in teams of I know they're at there computer. Camera on an all. It's about being personal. Building rapport with colleagues and other professionals aids tremendously with productivity and also job satisfaction.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    Calling with IT professionals is extremely inefficient when discussing technical details where correct settings (ip's, ports, paths etc) matter. At best a call here is only useful to indicate the urgency of the mail that was sent.

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