Thursday, November 8, 2012
Etiquette
The etiquette rules in the text are pretty common knowledge concepts for
the younger generations if they actually take the time to think about how their
actions might be perceived. Taking into consideration those who you are
communicating with, who might overhear, or see the message your sending should
be almost as much of a concern as the message itself. I’ve not really been
bothered too much by electronic devices. If I felt that there was someone I was
interacting with who was using an electronic device inappropriately and
hindering my work, or my communication, I would simply notify them of this and
expect them to behave appropriately from then on. If they continued to act in a
disrespectful manner, then I would ask them to leave the meeting, or excuse
myself. Call waiting is one of those necessary evils for communicating in today’s
society. Are there people who can abuse this? Sure, those people who typically
forget that they do have someone holding on the other line, or again, who do
not take into consideration the other person. If the person is going to be
waiting on hold for a long period of time, communicate that with them, if they
feel that it’s rude they will likely tell you this.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
How do you feel about texting and Facebooking? I often find myself annoyed and discouraged when I try to spend time with a friend and they constantly text someone else or are looking at Facebook half listening to what I have to say. It makes me feel that spending time with me is of less importance to them. In my workplace we use instant messaging as part of our team is offshore in India. I find myself disgruntled as well when my co-worker is not giving me their full attention when I ask a question because they feel they need to read or respond to an instant message in the middle of our conversation. For me personally it’s just simple matters and giving someone else the respect that their time is just as important as anyone else’s.
ReplyDeleteGaravar: In all honesty I hate call waiting. When I am talking to someone on the phone, I don't want to be interrupted with another call. I usually let the other call go to voicemail. It’s like going up to a person already in a conversation, and mid sentence saying “you’re not important; I’m going to talk to ________ now”.
ReplyDeleteMissy: I completely agree with you when it comes to multi-tasking a personal conversation and a text conversation. I will admit that I use my phone for Facebook, and texting, but I try to not do it while I am talking to people pace to face. There are times in a conversation when I will reference Facebook, or a text with the person I am talking to, but I feel it becomes a tool at this point, not a rude hindrance.