| ??? 09/09/09 05:40 Read: times |
#168814 - Not everyone fits in every organization. Responding to: ???'s previous message |
Andy Peters said:
Richard Erlacher said:
Though you wouldn't last long with your iPod. They let too much sound come out of your nose, which disturbs those who are trying to do useful work. You ARE kidding, I hope. Anyways -- the iPod allows ME to do useful work, what with all of the chatter, and the running vacuum pumps and other sources of noise. So ... it doesn't matter that it bothers others? I tolerate ambient-120db ... sometimes as loud as ambient-80db. If it can be measured, it's too loud! If you need to listen to something, then do it elsewhere. The only time you're expected to be in the office is when your work is behind schedule. If you take off leaving work behind schedule, you may find your final check when you return. If you are a chronic cellphone user you'd not get in the door either. I fail to see how a cell phone differs from a standard desk phone in this regard. Folks around here take their personal conversations outside or at least into the break room, so in that sense, cell phones are actually better! I don't like the desk phone either. All this stems from one guy who spent all his office time trying to sell his house and buy another. None of his stuff worked, and none of it was on schedule. He didn't last long. I imagine he only came to the office to use the local phone, as he lived in a different area code. I have one, too, but it stays in the car, since its purpose is to call the cops when some uninsured fool runs his car into mine. Aside from that, it only comes in the house to be recharged. I've logged 8 minutes on it this year, of which 7 were when I was at one of my vacant rentals. While I've never ever gone over the number of minutes my service contract allows, a cell phone actually a remarkably useful piece of kit. Say I am traveling, as I will be this weekend, and I'd like to talk to my wife and see how the little guy (now 15 months old) is doing. Plus she can text me, which is something I thought only teenagers do, but it's actually useful. She can send a text saying, "Stop at the store for XXX on your way home from work." Saves a phone call and is better than e-mail because I might not be at my desk. Free long-distance service is a bonus, too, as I can call the production managers at the venues I'll be in this weekend and not worry about long-distance charges. My land line cost nothing for long distance. My cellphone is paid for in advance, and I have used barely 15 minutes since I got the thing. Of course, I'm widowed, and my surviving kid is about your age (I'm guessing, of course) and I seldom hear from him unless something big is happening. Yes, I have an iPhone. What a surprise! -a |
