Board:   [fsxNet] fsx General
Subject: Re: Quitting the smartphone
From:    poindexter FORTRAN(21:4/122)
Date:    Fri Aug 21, 2026 13:20

-=> Nightfox wrote to Adept <=-

 Ni> I know what you mean; these days, I feel like voice calls can be
 Ni> something I'm unprepared for too and might not be in a great place to
 Ni> take a call - but I grew up before it was common to have cell phones,
 Ni> so I was used to occasional phone calls. I don't get many phone calls
 Ni> though (at least, not many from family & friends - I do sometimes get
 Ni> calls from job recruiters & such, as well as spam calls).

 As much as I prefer phone calls for being able to quickly resolve
 issues, the intrusion factor bothers me more now; in a support role
 calls tend to be trying to jump the line, so to speak. It's important
 to set expectations and not drop everything for them.

 There's got to be a niche in teaching companies how to communicate with
 modern tools. just off the top of my head, I've seen:

1. "hello" chat messages. They'll wait for you to respond then treat it
like a synchronous comms method. Instead, include your request or
pertinent information in the intro and I'll have the information needed
to prioritize this. The only benefit of chat over a phone call is the
asynchronousness of it.

2. Having hybrid remote/in-person meetings and hauling out the white
board. There are collaborative tools out there like Microsoft Whiteboard
that present well and improve the experience for remote users.

3. Raise your voice! I've seen people whose jobs involve communications
speaking in a large room with a hybrid audience muttering as if they
expect anyone at the edge of the room (or online) to hear.

3b. If you're at a podium taking questions, repeat the question for the
people online.

4. Talking over people in meetings is getting bad. I sometimes feel like
I'm viewed as being quiet in meetings. I'm introverted, but sometimes
I'm waiting to get a word in edgewise? Stop for comments.

5. Use status messages!

6. My personal pet peeve - set an outgoing voicemail message. Especially
when hiring, I hate it when I call the number on a resume and get a
generic message. I have anxiety that I misdialed and the person won't
get the message.

Maybe I just defined my side hustle?





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