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   Chris Huck :freecad: :ubuntu: (chrishuck@fosstodon.org)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jan-2024 08:01:27 JST Chris Huck :freecad: :ubuntu:

   • jwhevans

   @jwhevans The biggest reason for me is time. Every time I pick up the phone, it turns into a 20 minute call. I’ve got too many things to work on to talk on the phone all of the time. I only resort to calling people if I need an answer right now and I can’t find the information I need any other way.

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     Kyle Davis (linux_mclinuxface@fosstodon.org)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jan-2024 08:02:40 JST Kyle Davis

     • jwhevans

     @jwhevans It's not only engineers. My wife's an academic in her 40s - she nearly refuses to make outgoing calls that aren't prescheduled or to a close family member.

     I think we've moved to a point where people see phone calls as highly pressuring on both ends.

     I don't mind it as much as others, but looking back on my youth when I just cold-ass called people all that time. It seems super odd now to make someone drop everything and talk to you randomly.

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     RDBeck :debian: :ubuntu: (beckrd@fosstodon.org)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jan-2024 08:06:39 JST RDBeck :debian: :ubuntu:

     • jwhevans

     @jwhevans I had to fight the same issue before I retired. Generally, the same people on the email chain being in the same room was enough to get issues sorted out.