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by iamdave 4995 days ago
I could talk for hours about the times I've been legitimately unable to take a call and had people repeatedly call my desk/mobile phone and either (A) refuse to leave a voicemail, thinking calling back repeatedly for 20 minutes would work or (B) filled my voicemail to capacity with multiple messages throughout the day.

Hours.
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guiambros 4995 days ago
Cancel your desk phone, and train your friends/colleagues to use voice mail or SMS. And try to use a voice-to-text service like Google Voice, so you get an email when they leave you a message.

Seriously, it's highly productive. At least it was for me.. It's their interest to reach you, that's why they are calling you and not the other way around.

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thaumaturgy 4995 days ago
That is a social disease.
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