Post B5SWJbk1Xuccv2EhDU by arclight@oldbytes.space
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 (DIR) Post #B5S0jDsdgbsFuYR6K8 by dianea@lgbtqia.space
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       The year is 2026 and some people still call before texting. Why.#Year2026
       
 (DIR) Post #B5S0jEAibOKsoctXVI by azonenberg@ioc.exchange
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       @dianea If I call a friend or coworker outside of a prearranged meeting/discussion, it's because I have a matter that requires *immediate attention* for the most part.Businesses, or people acting on behalf of a business like sales reps, are a different story. I do sometimes call rather than emailing because I'm usually looking to have a discussion that will lead to them sending me a quote or something, and the call will get it out of the way quicker than a bunch of back and forth asynchronous messaging (and most businesses aren't reachable by SMS or signal)
       
 (DIR) Post #B5S0n4HhIzKlJBzTQO by azonenberg@ioc.exchange
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       @dianea and because "be ready to answer the phone and talk to a prospect at any time during normal business hours" is pretty much the job description of a sales rep or receptionist so it's not like I'm annoying them
       
 (DIR) Post #B5S11IsNqmkScNwE3k by azonenberg@ioc.exchange
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       @dianea And if it's a major emergency, just go shotgun approach and call/text/email simultaneously and see which gets their attention first.(That's what my SAR unit uses for their dispatch system, you get mission callouts by SMS, email, and TTS robocall in hopes that one will catch your attention. In a literal life-or-death emergency this is an entirely justifiable level of spam)
       
 (DIR) Post #B5S1XPfo78hoxwMnNQ by dianea@lgbtqia.space
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       @azonenberg When work calls me, they usually need me to come in and keep the production lines running and utilities. A hundred workers on the clock, no stress at all 😺
       
 (DIR) Post #B5S1XPofaBnLPQVsBs by azonenberg@ioc.exchange
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       @dianea I'm pretty sure the last unsolicited call I got from work was when the low-oxygen alarm in the mechanical room went off at like 5:30am when one lab tech was the only guy in the building.Luckily it turned out to be the sensor hitting end-of-life and bricking itself rather than going out of calibration (because apparently this sensor had slipped through the cracks and not got the regular maintenance it was supposed to), not an actual N2/Ar leak.
       
 (DIR) Post #B5SWJbk1Xuccv2EhDU by arclight@oldbytes.space
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       @azonenberg @dianea This is the initial scene of half a dozen USCSB videos...
       
 (DIR) Post #B5SWJc4wI9Ltxu1Ooi by azonenberg@ioc.exchange
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       @arclight @dianea what, forgotten maintenance or inert gas leaks?We were definitely an uncomfortably low number of swiss cheese slices from ending up in a bad situation. There were a couple of mistakes in handling of the situation that could have been really problematic had it been a real release.But it turned into a teaching moment for everyone which is i guess the best possible outcome