Current Events > Is it rude to Teams call your co-workers without pinging them 'got a sec' first?

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PatrickMahomes 06/07/22 11:25:19 AM #1:	This is assuming their status is green checkmark/available or equivalent for Slack/other messaging platforms. Yes No This is assuming their status is green checkmark/available or equivalent for Slack/other messaging platforms. - Results (63 votes) Yes 80.95% (51 votes) 51 No 19.05% (12 votes) 12 ~~80/80~~ I mean more professionally than "got a sec" - something like "Good morning - I have a quick question on X process, do you have a sec to chat?" Is it rude to just call without seeing if they're truly available first? --- https://i.imgur.com/cEQy3f4.png / https://i.imgur.com/gWKaLHC.png https://i.imgur.com/u6JR7qX.jpeg <cite>PatrickMahomes posted [p:965614336] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote> This is assuming their status is green checkmark/available or equivalent for Slack/other messaging platforms. Yes No Vote View Results This is assuming their status is green checkmark/available or equivalent for Slack/other messaging platforms. - Results (63 votes) Yes 80.95% (51 votes) 51 No 19.05% (12 votes) 12 Show Voting Form function poll_vote() { var vote_option = $("input[name='poll_vote']:checked").val(); if(!vote_option) return; $.ajax({ type: 'POST', url: '/ajax/forum_poll_vote', data: { option: vote_option, board: '400', topic: '80048393', message: '0', key: 'ce2043ac' }, success: function(response) { if(response.error) { alert(response.error); } else { $("#poll_vote").hide(); $("#poll_results").html(response.html).show(); } } }); } function view_results_legacy() { $("#poll_vote").hide(); $("#poll_results").show(); } function hide_results_legacy() { $("#poll_results").hide(); $("#poll_vote").show(); } 80/80 I mean more professionally than "got a sec" - something like "Good morning - I have a quick question on X process, do you have a sec to chat?" Is it rude to just call without seeing if they're truly available first? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RealityDose 06/07/22 11:27:03 AM #2:	Yes mostly because stupid fuck colleagues tend not to mute their fucking notifications so I hear Brandon's fucking notification 100 times a day --- they be bumpin they be rulin <cite>RealityDose posted [p:965614362] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote>Yes mostly because stupid fuck colleagues tend not to mute their fucking notifications so I hear Brandon's fucking notification 100 times a day</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EmbraceOfDeath 06/07/22 11:27:54 AM #3:	I know I wouldn't answer. --- No more shall man have wings to bear him to paradise. Henceforth, he shall walk. <cite>EmbraceOfDeath posted [p:965614382] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote>I know I wouldn't answer. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Compsognathus 06/07/22 11:31:08 AM #5:	At a lot of business Teams has functionally replaced the telephone, at least for internal communications. I treat it the same way. If it isn't a particularly urgent matter I'll ping them if they have a second to chat, but like it certainly isn't rude to call them if they are green without the heads up. It's not like it rude to call people on the phone without texting them first. --- Gheb is my other account <cite>Compsognathus posted [p:965614455] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote>At a lot of business Teams has functionally replaced the telephone, at least for internal communications. I treat it the same way. If it isn't a particularly urgent matter I'll ping them if they have a second to chat, but like it certainly isn't rude to call them if they are green without the heads up. It's not like it rude to call people on the phone without texting them first. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
voldothegr8 06/07/22 11:36:09 AM #6:	Not rude, it's no different than using the phone to call. --- Oda break tracker 2022- 3 (2) \| THE Ohio State: 12-2 \| Las Vegas Raiders: 10-8 <cite>voldothegr8 posted [p:965614563] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote>Not rude, it's no different than using the phone to call.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
emblem boy 06/07/22 11:37:00 AM #7:	Compsognathus posted... At a lot of business Teams has functionally replaced the telephone, at least for internal communications. I treat it the same way. If it isn't a particularly urgent matter I'll ping them if they have a second to chat, but like it certainly isn't rude to call them if they are green without the heads up. It's not like it rude to call people on the phone without texting them first. --- http://avatar.xboxlive.com/avatar/emblem%20boy/avatar-body.png haters gonna hate <cite>emblem boy posted [p:965614585] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote>Compsognathus posted... </cite> <quote>At a lot of business Teams has functionally replaced the telephone, at least for internal communications. I treat it the same way. If it isn't a particularly urgent matter I'll ping them if they have a second to chat, but like it certainly isn't rude to call them if they are green without the heads up. It's not like it rude to call people on the phone without texting them first.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZevLoveDOOM 06/07/22 11:37:29 AM #8:	absolutely! i mean, i usually like to ask first before calling. its called fucking courtesy! <cite>ZevLoveDOOM posted [p:965614591] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote>absolutely! i mean, i usually like to ask first before calling. its called fucking courtesy! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Squall28 06/07/22 12:43:03 PM #9:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] --- You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending. -Misattributed to CS Lewis <cite>Squall28 posted [p:965616111] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkFanatic 06/07/22 12:44:10 PM #10:	No? If they don't want to answer, they don't have to. Asking for their availability might be nice, but this honestly sounds like a really dumb thing to complain about. --- "If men had to cut off their genitals to display faith to God this world would have turned Atheist eons ago." - Random user on the Politics board <cite>LinkFanatic posted [p:965616143] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote>No? If they don't want to answer, they don't have to. Asking for their availability might be nice, but this honestly sounds like a really dumb thing to complain about. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RchHomieQuanChi 06/07/22 12:48:52 PM #11:	Always message before calling --- I have nothing else to say <cite>RchHomieQuanChi posted [p:965616246] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote>Always message before calling </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
voldothegr8 06/07/22 12:50:18 PM #12:	RchHomieQuanChi posted... Always message before calling Do you get angry if people call your cell phone without a text first? --- Oda break tracker 2022- 3 (2) \| THE Ohio State: 12-2 \| Las Vegas Raiders: 10-8 <cite>voldothegr8 posted [p:965616285] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote>RchHomieQuanChi posted...</cite> <quote>Always message before calling </quote> Do you get angry if people call your cell phone without a text first?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkFanatic 06/07/22 12:50:26 PM #13:	Oh, coworkers? Well idk that might be different depending on the situation. But in an actual friendship, there's nothing wrong with calling without asking. Not like they have to pick up the phone. I'd question the compatibility of myself with friends who would actually get angry at this tbh. --- "If men had to cut off their genitals to display faith to God this world would have turned Atheist eons ago." - Random user on the Politics board <cite>LinkFanatic posted [p:965616290] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote>Oh, coworkers? Well idk that might be different depending on the situation. But in an actual friendship, there's nothing wrong with calling without asking. Not like they have to pick up the phone. I'd question the compatibility of myself with friends who would actually get angry at this tbh. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
A_Good_Boy 06/07/22 12:50:32 PM #14:	voldothegr8 posted... Do you get angry if people call your cell phone without a text first? Yes --- Who is? I am! <cite>A_Good_Boy posted [p:965616291] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote>voldothegr8 posted... </cite> <quote>Do you get angry if people call your cell phone without a text first?</quote>Yes </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Seanchan 06/07/22 12:51:05 PM #15:	ZevLoveDOOM posted... absolutely! i mean, i usually like to ask first before calling. its called fucking courtesy! People who call with no warning are the absolute worst. And those same people usually have some stupid bullshit question they could have figured out on their own but were too lazy to do the research, so why not bother you instead. --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! <cite>Seanchan posted [p:965616304] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote>ZevLoveDOOM posted... </cite> <quote>absolutely! i mean, i usually like to ask first before calling. its called fucking courtesy!</quote> People who call with no warning are the absolute worst. And those same people usually have some stupid bullshit question they could have figured out on their own but were too lazy to do the research, so why not bother you instead. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
voldothegr8 06/07/22 12:51:10 PM #16:	Fascinating --- Oda break tracker 2022- 3 (2) \| THE Ohio State: 12-2 \| Las Vegas Raiders: 10-8 <cite>voldothegr8 posted [p:965616305] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote>Fascinating</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NoxObscuras 06/07/22 12:52:53 PM #17:	Is not rude, no. But at least for me, if someone does a zoom call without warning me first, I'm 99% unlikely to answer it. I don't like taking calls on what is basically speaker phone. If you warn me first though, I'll connect a headset and answer. --- PSN - NoxObscuras Z490 \| i9-10900K \| EVGA 3080 FTW3 Ultra \| 32GB DDR4 3600 \| 4TB SSD <cite>NoxObscuras posted [p:965616347] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote>Is not rude, no. But at least for me, if someone does a zoom call without warning me first, I'm 99% unlikely to answer it. I don't like taking calls on what is basically speaker phone. If you warn me first though, I'll connect a headset and answer. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
littlebro07 06/07/22 12:55:09 PM #18:	Yes. I'm on calls throughout the day with clients so my Teams status will show that I'm "available" since I'm at my desk working on shit for them. --- https://i.imgtc.com/MGGa6Os.gif <cite>littlebro07 posted [p:965616402] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote>Yes. I'm on calls throughout the day with clients so my Teams status will show that I'm "available" since I'm at my desk working on shit for them. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DrPrimemaster 06/07/22 12:55:40 PM #19:	I think its weird, but also if I dont respond to a ping I likely wont answer a call either. --- Metroids Suck <cite>DrPrimemaster posted [p:965616419] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote>I think its weird, but also if I dont respond to a ping I likely wont answer a call either. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LongJohnSilvers 06/07/22 12:57:18 PM #20:	What kind of jobs use this Teams? Like customer support and service centers? --- Chief Keef > Notorious BIG <cite>LongJohnSilvers posted [p:965616455] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote>What kind of jobs use this Teams? Like customer support and service centers? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bsp77 06/07/22 1:01:10 PM #21:	voldothegr8 posted... Do you get angry if people call your cell phone without a text first? This is about co-workers, not friends and family. Usually you are busy and don't want an instant interruption. So yes, calling is rude too. --- Currently playing: I'm taking a gaming break <cite>bsp77 posted [p:965616561] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote>voldothegr8 posted... </cite> <quote>Do you get angry if people call your cell phone without a text first?</quote>This is about co-workers, not friends and family. Usually you are busy and don't want an instant interruption. So yes, calling is rude too. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bsp77 06/07/22 1:01:44 PM #22:	LongJohnSilvers posted... What kind of jobs use this Teams? Like customer support and service centers? Almost all business and corporate and IT jobs --- Currently playing: I'm taking a gaming break <cite>bsp77 posted [p:965616580] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote>LongJohnSilvers posted... </cite> <quote>What kind of jobs use this Teams? Like customer support and service centers?</quote>Almost all business and corporate and IT jobs </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
voldothegr8 06/07/22 1:02:51 PM #23:	LongJohnSilvers posted... What kind of jobs use this Teams? Like customer support and service centers? Teams/Slack/Zoom are used by a wide variety of companies/entities. This is the first I've heard of calls without a chat to be considered rude though. It's really no different than calling someone's desk phone. --- Oda break tracker 2022- 3 (2) \| THE Ohio State: 12-2 \| Las Vegas Raiders: 10-8 <cite>voldothegr8 posted [p:965616603] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote>LongJohnSilvers posted...</cite> <quote>What kind of jobs use this Teams? Like customer support and service centers? </quote> Teams/Slack/Zoom are used by a wide variety of companies/entities. This is the first I've heard of calls without a chat to be considered rude though. It's really no different than calling someone's desk phone.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BuckVanHammer 06/07/22 1:07:43 PM #24:	id only do this in an emergency but i really wouldnt give a shit if someone did it to me. its real rare tho. --- Minimal, yet feature rich. https://imgur.com/bphehs8 <cite>BuckVanHammer posted [p:965616728] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote>id only do this in an emergency but i really wouldnt give a shit if someone did it to me. its real rare tho. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CE_gonna_CE 06/07/22 1:21:25 PM #25:	Its not the rudest thing in the word, but then I also might not feel obligated to take the call without a heads up. It takes just a few seconds to ping ahead of time and confirm the person is available. So why not? I understand in the past just calling someone was commonplace, but in this day and age it just seems like common courtesy to give a quick ping. --- https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1531-food-delivery-services-general <cite>CE_gonna_CE posted [p:965617084] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote>Its not the rudest thing in the word, but then I also might not feel obligated to take the call without a heads up. It takes just a few seconds to ping ahead of time and confirm the person is available. So why not? I understand in the past just calling someone was commonplace, but in this day and age it just seems like common courtesy to give a quick ping. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AloneIBreak 06/07/22 1:22:50 PM #26:	I wouldnt consider it rude, but Im probably not going to answer, depending on who it is. --- The burden of proof is on those who argue that authority and domination are necessary. Libertarian socialist. <cite>AloneIBreak posted [p:965617125] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote>I wouldnt consider it rude, but Im probably not going to answer, depending on who it is. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkFanatic 06/07/22 1:23:51 PM #27:	CE_gonna_CE posted... it takes just a few seconds to ping ahead of time and confirm the person is available. so why not? Yeah but the reverse is true as well. Doesn't take long to look at a call and not answer it, or even answering it just to say you're busy. Which I've done numerous times. And idk about work, but people really should keep their phone on vibrate if they don't wanna be arsed with stuff like that. --- "If men had to cut off their genitals to display faith to God this world would have turned Atheist eons ago." - Random user on the Politics board <cite>LinkFanatic posted [p:965617145] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote>CE_gonna_CE posted... </cite> <quote>it takes just a few seconds to ping ahead of time and confirm the person is available. so why not?</quote> Yeah but the reverse is true as well. Doesn't take long to look at a call and not answer it, or even answering it just to say you're busy. Which I've done numerous times. And idk about work, but people really should keep their phone on vibrate if they don't wanna be arsed with stuff like that. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
OrangeWizard 06/07/22 2:51:53 PM #28:	voldothegr8 posted... Not rude, it's no different than using the phone to call. This. I get called, by co-workers, on Teams all the time. I just answer the call. I don't feel irked at all. I actually prefer that over: >hello 30 seconds later >how was your weekend? <Good. >I have a question, can I call you on Teams? <Yes. --- Worms and plastic minnows the Florida Everglades! <cite>OrangeWizard posted [p:965619458] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote>voldothegr8 posted... </cite> <quote>Not rude, it's no different than using the phone to call.</quote> This. I get called, by co-workers, on Teams all the time. I just answer the call. I don't feel irked at all. I actually prefer that over: >hello 30 seconds later >how was your weekend? <Good. >I have a question, can I call you on Teams? <Yes. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alpha218 06/07/22 2:55:08 PM #29:	I hate when people call me on teams because it means I have to rush to grab headphones from my desk and then have a conversation that generally would be better off over email --- I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite user on the Citadel. https://discord.gg/vzpsef2tJc - Join us for games \|\| https://bit.ly/39z7PHA - YouTube <cite>Alpha218 posted [p:965619537] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote>I hate when people call me on teams because it means I have to rush to grab headphones from my desk and then have a conversation that generally would be better off over email </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CE_gonna_CE 06/07/22 2:55:56 PM #30:	OrangeWizard posted... This. I get called, by co-workers, on Teams all the time. I just answer the call. I don't feel irked at all. I actually prefer that over: >hello 30 seconds later This is my biggest pet peeve. More so when they message just with hello and wait for a response before messaging you with what they want to ask. If youre going to do that, just put everything in the initial hello message. --- https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1531-food-delivery-services-general <cite>CE_gonna_CE posted [p:965619565] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote>OrangeWizard posted... </cite> <quote>This. I get called, by co-workers, on Teams all the time. I just answer the call. I don't feel irked at all. I actually prefer that over: >hello 30 seconds later</quote> This is my biggest pet peeve. More so when they message just with hello and wait for a response before messaging you with what they want to ask. If youre going to do that, just put everything in the initial hello message. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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3PiesAndAFork 06/07/22 3:02:39 PM #32:	PatrickMahomes posted... I mean more professionally than "got a sec" - Really? I just say "hey, so and so, got a sec for a call?" I find older people are the ones who call without pinging first. It's really just courtesy, I might need headphones and not have them in, or I might be heads down doing something and don't need the interruption. --- @('_')@ <cite>3PiesAndAFork posted [p:965619735] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote>PatrickMahomes posted... </cite> <quote>I mean more professionally than "got a sec" -</quote>Really? I just say "hey, so and so, got a sec for a call?" I find older people are the ones who call without pinging first. It's really just courtesy, I might need headphones and not have them in, or I might be heads down doing something and don't need the interruption. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PatrickMahomes 06/07/22 3:06:31 PM #33:	3PiesAndAFork posted... Really? I just say "hey, so and so, got a sec for a call?" I guess with the people I work with regularly or multiple times a day, yeah I do say got a sec. But moreso for people who are less likely to be expecting you to reach out to them at any given point during the day. --- https://i.imgur.com/cEQy3f4.png / https://i.imgur.com/gWKaLHC.png https://i.imgur.com/u6JR7qX.jpeg <cite>PatrickMahomes posted [p:965619835] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote>3PiesAndAFork posted... </cite> <quote>Really? I just say "hey, so and so, got a sec for a call?"</quote>I guess with the people I work with regularly or multiple times a day, yeah I do say got a sec. But moreso for people who are less likely to be expecting you to reach out to them at any given point during the day. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CE_gonna_CE 06/07/22 4:56:25 PM #34:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] Awesome --- https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1531-food-delivery-services-general <cite>CE_gonna_CE posted [p:965622410] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> Awesome </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kloe_Rinz 06/07/22 4:58:19 PM #35:	If someone messages me got a sec with no further context they are getting left on read i get random calls all the time which I also ignore <cite>Kloe_Rinz posted [p:965622448] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote>If someone messages me got a sec with no further context they are getting left on read i get random calls all the time which I also ignore </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PatrickMahomes 06/07/22 5:01:24 PM #36:	CE_gonna_CE posted... This is my biggest pet peeve. More so when they message just with hello and wait for a response before messaging you with what they want to ask. If youre going to do that, just put everything in the initial hello message. Oh 100% great point too. Every time someone says just hey or hello (statements, not questions), I don't respond. It's saved me many a pointless conversation because they rarely follow up. --- https://i.imgur.com/cEQy3f4.png / https://i.imgur.com/gWKaLHC.png https://i.imgur.com/u6JR7qX.jpeg <cite>PatrickMahomes posted [p:965622530] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote>CE_gonna_CE posted... </cite> <quote>This is my biggest pet peeve. More so when they message just with hello and wait for a response before messaging you with what they want to ask. If youre going to do that, just put everything in the initial hello message.</quote>Oh 100% great point too. Every time someone says just hey or hello (statements, not questions), I don't respond. It's saved me many a pointless conversation because they rarely follow up. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CE_gonna_CE 06/07/22 5:03:21 PM #37:	PatrickMahomes posted... Oh 100% great point too. Every time someone says just hey or hello (statements, not questions), I don't respond. It's saved me many a pointless conversation because they rarely follow up. This is the way. If I werent a manager, Id do the same. --- https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1531-food-delivery-services-general <cite>CE_gonna_CE posted [p:965622581] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote>PatrickMahomes posted... </cite> <quote>Oh 100% great point too. Every time someone says just hey or hello (statements, not questions), I don't respond. It's saved me many a pointless conversation because they rarely follow up.</quote>This is the way. If I werent a manager, Id do the same. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CornPop 06/07/22 5:12:59 PM #38:	Yes, I hate that and ignore most of them until they message first. --- "I smoke 'cause it gives me knowledge!" <cite>CornPop posted [p:965622842] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote>Yes, I hate that and ignore most of them until they message first. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Buzz Killjoy 06/07/22 5:19:21 PM #39:	I hate using the phone and will go to extreme lengths to avoid it in my personal life, but the idea of pinging someone at work for permission to call is absolutely insane to me. You don't need to do that and it isn't rude unless you're calling someone off the clock. --- *Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?* <cite>Buzz Killjoy posted [p:965622973] in Is it rude... [t:80048393]...</cite> <quote>I hate using the phone and will go to extreme lengths to avoid it in my personal life, but the idea of pinging someone at work for permission to call is absolutely insane to me. You don't need to do that and it isn't rude unless you're calling someone off the clock. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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