ANyone else dislike phones? No flaming please

My first real job out of college was as a reservation agent for a major rental car company. For two and a half years, eight hours a day, five days a week I had the same conversation 150-200 times a day (what city, what dates, what time, what type of car etc). When I would get home I would avoid the phone because "my ears were tired".

10+ years and a different job later I still avoid talking on the phone as much as possible. I would much rather talk to you in person or by email. Its too easy to become distracted when you are on the phone....

.... and thats all I have to say about that....

[miajag81]

I feel the exact same way. Talking on the phone has always been kind of awkward for me because you can't see the other person. Non-verbal cues are a huge part of communication, and I always feel like I'm interrupting or being interrupted by people I talk to on the phone. I much prefer either face-to-face or written communication to the phone.

[FrankLu99]

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I don't mind phones, I hate interruptions.

I often don't answer the phone.

Email is good for this reason.

While on the phone, though, I don't mind it as a communication medium.

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i h8 fones 2. stoopid people use to IM me while I play PoKZEr. I shut my AiM off 2 becdauz peole alwyz interrupt m. Now Ijust ignore people;s Eimalz too when I platy oiker!

[mackthefork]

I don't mind talking on them, I hate the sound of them ringing more than anything on earth.

Mack

[Bodhi]

Same here. I don't have a cell-phone these days and I have caller id at home so I don't have to talk to stupid pricks I don't like.

[idrinkcoors]

I've been on three ocean cruises so far. The best part about a cruise vacation is the lack of cell phone service. The quietness is wonderful, as I don't ever have to hear a Mozart ring tone.

P.S. I hear the FAA is considering allowing cell phone calls during flights. Great.

[MrStretchie]

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I don't mind phones, I hate interruptions.

I often don't answer the phone.

Email is good for this reason.

While on the phone, though, I don't mind it as a communication medium.

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Absolutely agree with this. I've come to despise the sound of a phone *ringing*.

[eric5148]

"I don't answer the phone because there might be someone on the other end."

-Fred Couples

[random]

My life would be a lot less convenient without a telephone.

[mockingbird]

I don't like answering the phone and frequently dont. The phone ringing sounds like a scream to me - I hate it.

Although I do enjoy and depend on the convenience of having a phone.

When others ask me why I dont answer the phone, I say, "If there was someone I wanted to talk to, I would call them."

At times I do enjoy talking to friends on the phone.