You’re having lunch with someone and their cell phone rings.
If they pick it up, they’re saying that a cell phone call is more important than the face to face with you.
Now, there are exceptions to this rule, but they’re obvious. Servers crashing might be a good excuse.
Do everyone a favor and make the in person meetings your priority.
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November 30th, 1999 at 12:00 am
I maintained that policy back in my cube dwelling days too. If I was talking to somebody about something work related, I let my desk phone go to voice mail. If it’s important, they’ll leave a message.