Recently at work I’ve been experiencing this strange phenomenon where some of my coworkers will message me via chat to ask if they can call me. I have no idea why they are doing this and I’m pretty sure I never asked for this consideration. What’s stranger is that I’ve told several of them that there really is no need to do this especially since I rarely pay attention to chat and so their request could go unanswered for quite a while.
I’m really starting to wonder how this behavior developed. I’m sure that they don’t text their friends and loved ones to see if it is ok if they can call them on their cell. I realize that they are just trying to be considerate of my time, but this is a little extreme. Like anyone else, if I’m available to take your call then I’ll take it. If not, then leave a message at the beep and I’ll get back to you.