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07-24-2014, 02:44 PM | #16 |
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I've never run into anyone but I've made smartass comments to cause them issues.
Things like a lady is on the phone and is obviously being asked what she's doing or where she is....I'll say something like "Baby....come back to bed" |
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07-24-2014, 03:03 PM | #17 |
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My brother is a professor at U of Texas and he says it's a huge problem with the students. Most of them can't pay attention for more than a few minutes and spend most of class texting or dicking around on Facebook. Then they bitch at him when their grades are poor.
As for people talking on their phones, that seems to be mostly older people. My kids' peers almost never seem to talk on their phones. They almost exclusively text. |
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07-24-2014, 03:14 PM | #18 |
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07-24-2014, 03:16 PM | #19 |
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I had one do that about three weeks ago. Apparently someone had texted him and he didn't just check the flipping thing, he took the time to go ahead and text back.....granted it only took a couple of seconds, but I told him the interview was over and he need not be looking for a job offer any time soon.
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07-24-2014, 03:24 PM | #22 |
Would an idiot do that?
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Eh, seems like most of it would work itself out.
If someone is dumb enough to check their phone during an interview, they won't get the job. If someone gets a bad grade because they can't pay attention for more than 2 minutes at a time, they should be able to figure out why their grades suck. If I go out with someone who's constantly checking their phone for things that aren't urgent, I won't make them a priority. I'm with BRC when it comes to not being able to ignore my phone... I'm not rude about it and won't check it when I'm in the middle of conversation unless it starts ringing, but I don't know why anyone would be all 'hey look at that guy glued to his phone' if I'm checking it at a hockey game or a restaurant or wherever. IT doesn't have off hours, and uh, mind your own business?
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07-24-2014, 03:27 PM | #23 |
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07-24-2014, 03:31 PM | #24 |
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There has been one particular issue that I have just started experiencing recently and it pisses me off to no end.. people talking on their cell phones in a college library, even with the countless number of signs saying not to. When I am in the library studying for a test, writing a paper or whatever I don't want to hear someone talk on their damn phone. Yes, I could move, but that is very inconvenient for me who is actually in the library attempting to be productive. Can't people just have the common courtesy to walk outside and talk, while others are trying to work inside?
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07-24-2014, 03:42 PM | #25 |
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This will all end when the general public learns that cellphones can be bad for your health!
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07-24-2014, 04:44 PM | #28 | |
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07-24-2014, 05:30 PM | #29 |
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BRC is so important and dedicated to his job he'd check a text while mounted upon his Mrs.
I'm in business. I get that part. Very little of what I'm talking about is business related. If I've taken Bearcat out for a business lunch to discuss a project or contract etc and he spends half of it texting his girlfriend....That's what I'm talking about. Or the people on dates or in groups who don't actually communicate because they can't take their face out of their phone. |
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07-24-2014, 05:43 PM | #30 |
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