When an unknown number calls me, I just stare at the screen until they give up because I don't use my phone for that uwu
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Definitely get a spam call blocker. Totally worth it.
I just put the ringer on silent 🤷♂️
I'm usually this way, too. I feel kinda bad, but...they can just leave a message if it's important, lol.
Buuut late last night, we were having quite a mess of tornadoes and storms, and my mom was out driving with a dying phone...shortly after 1AM, I got a call from an unknown number with a local area code, and I thought it may be my mom using someone else's phone, so I made myself answer it. It was some random super high sounding dude, only said a very confused "hello?" and then hung up when I, also confused, asked who this was.
I wonder if maybe I encountered another phone-anxious weirdo, lmao.
Emergency situations are definitely something else, I agree that it's important to answer phone calls when there's a decent chance someone close to you might need to reach out using someone else's phone, especially if it's a local area code. The worst thing that's happened to me (so far) is that I missed a call from a company that wanted to offer me a job. They sent me an email asking to call them back, and now I work for them :3
They sent me an email asking to call them back, and now I work for them :3
Woohoo!! I'm glad they handled it that way and didn't get all weird about you not answering like some people do. Sounds like they handled it perfectly! I'm glad it worked out and I hope you like working for them! :)
Yes, I'm glad they handled it so well, too! tbh signing an employment contract always feels a bit like making a deal with the devil, trading x hours of my life for y money. I don't want to bore you with the details, but for a part-time job while I'm finishing my degree, it's okay :3
The right phone call in the wrong place can make all the difference in the anxiety.
That's not introversion, that's an unchecked mental health problem.
I recall there was another similar Lemmy post using this concept art of gman in a kitchen that had text like "JUST GOT CALLED" and "FAT AT THE COMPANY CHRISTMAS PARTY" but I failed to find it. I expect that post inspired this one. Does anyone know how to find that post?
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