Comments on: Just How Connected Are You? http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/10/21/just-how-connected-are-you/ Rebooting the workforce Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:36:01 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: thisismyurl http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/10/21/just-how-connected-are-you/#comment-307424 thisismyurl Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:18:10 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/?p=4488#comment-307424 I have a home phone, a blackberry, an iPhone, a Skype number, eighteen email addresses, four chat clients and guess what ... you're not going to get a hold of me most of the time. When I code, I turn off everything (even email) until I'm done the work at hand, otherwise it's too easy to become distracted and never get the job done. I have a home phone, a blackberry, an iPhone, a Skype number, eighteen email addresses, four chat clients and guess what … you’re not going to get a hold of me most of the time. When I code, I turn off everything (even email) until I’m done the work at hand, otherwise it’s too easy to become distracted and never get the job done.

]]> By: Dr Wright http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/10/21/just-how-connected-are-you/#comment-307415 Dr Wright Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:12:46 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/?p=4488#comment-307415 There is no reason to take a call in the bathroom. A lot of people constantly answer their cell phones like they are the President. One person I called said, I'm in class, can you call me back? I said no, why did you answer the phone if you are in class. Cell phones have an on and off button for a reason. People no longer use common sense. I am not sure if its a need to look important or a need to be connected that keeps dumb behavior like this going. You are allowed to go to the bathroom if you need to. And NO I did not call her back because frankly, the poor judgement let me know she is not a good match for what I called her about. Dr. Wright The Wright Place TV Show www.wrightplacetv.com www.twitter.com/drwright1 There is no reason to take a call in the bathroom. A lot of people constantly answer their cell phones like they are the President. One person I called said, I’m in class, can you call me back?

I said no, why did you answer the phone if you are in class. Cell phones have an on and off button for a reason. People no longer use common sense. I am not sure if its a need to look important or a need to be connected that keeps dumb behavior like this going.

You are allowed to go to the bathroom if you need to.

And NO I did not call her back because frankly, the poor judgement let me know she is not a good match for what I called her about.

Dr. Wright
The Wright Place TV Show
http://www.wrightplacetv.com
http://www.twitter.com/drwright1

]]> By: Corey Graham 2.0 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/10/21/just-how-connected-are-you/#comment-307377 Corey Graham 2.0 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 04:11:03 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/?p=4488#comment-307377 I was guilty initially when i first got my cell phone but now as COD said the cell phone is my convenience. I think that sometimes people don't allow themselves to focus on the task at hand. They live waiting for a interruption and another "emergency". Which is a sad way to live. Its easy because it requires very little planning or decision making. I was guilty initially when i first got my cell phone but now as COD said the cell phone is my convenience. I think that sometimes people don’t allow themselves to focus on the task at hand. They live waiting for a interruption and another “emergency”. Which is a sad way to live. Its easy because it requires very little planning or decision making.

]]> By: COD http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/10/21/just-how-connected-are-you/#comment-307314 COD Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:45:51 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/?p=4488#comment-307314 It's not just employers, it's everybody. I can't count the number of people that have started a conversation with "I tried to call you but you didn't answer your cell.." in a tone they relayed shock at getting voice mail. If you aren't my wife or kids, you have a very good chance of getting voice mail when you call me. Like Daniel said above, the cell phone is for my convenience, not yours. It’s not just employers, it’s everybody. I can’t count the number of people that have started a conversation with “I tried to call you but you didn’t answer your cell..” in a tone they relayed shock at getting voice mail. If you aren’t my wife or kids, you have a very good chance of getting voice mail when you call me. Like Daniel said above, the cell phone is for my convenience, not yours.

]]> By: Sean Reiser http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/10/21/just-how-connected-are-you/#comment-307307 Sean Reiser Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:54:12 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/?p=4488#comment-307307 Just wrote an <a href="http://earlyreiser.net/content/when-did-we-give-away-our-free-time" rel="nofollow">article</a> inspired partially by this post (I was working on something when I saw this come in). The question is when and why did we give up our free time to our employers? Just wrote an article inspired partially by this post (I was working on something when I saw this come in). The question is when and why did we give up our free time to our employers?

]]> By: Daniel http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/10/21/just-how-connected-are-you/#comment-307295 Daniel Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:27:14 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/?p=4488#comment-307295 I never turn off my cell phone, but I also don't answer every call that comes through. My cell phone is for MY convenience, not everybody else's. The only time I let a phone call interrupt "throes of passion" is when we have the kids (both under 8 years of age) are staying with a sitter, just in case there's an emergency, which has happened before. Stupid broken arms... My only exception to this is when my mom calls; you gotta pick up when your mom calls you! That's just good manners. I never turn off my cell phone, but I also don’t answer every call that comes through. My cell phone is for MY convenience, not everybody else’s.

The only time I let a phone call interrupt “throes of passion” is when we have the kids (both under 8 years of age) are staying with a sitter, just in case there’s an emergency, which has happened before. Stupid broken arms…

My only exception to this is when my mom calls; you gotta pick up when your mom calls you! That’s just good manners.

]]> By: rick http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/10/21/just-how-connected-are-you/#comment-307293 rick Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:22:55 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/?p=4488#comment-307293 "Nokia claims that these numbers (collected from an online survey) are representative..." Unless the survey sample was carefully selected and the online form was simply the mechanism for the data collection this is worthless. Self-selected sample populations are never representative of a larger general population. That said... sure I've been interrupted on a date. No, not during sex. People read in the bathroom, so the use of email doesn't surprise me, the phone does. Boundaries, folks, boundaries. “Nokia claims that these numbers (collected from an online survey) are representative…”

Unless the survey sample was carefully selected and the online form was simply the mechanism for the data collection this is worthless. Self-selected sample populations are never representative of a larger general population.

That said… sure I’ve been interrupted on a date. No, not during sex. People read in the bathroom, so the use of email doesn’t surprise me, the phone does. Boundaries, folks, boundaries.

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