Texting and Email rant

[To Be Quite Honest]

Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

At first I thought this post might be a joke, but I see that you're serious. You, sir, need to get a life that doesn't revolve around this technology. So you're out with a lady having dinner and you're on your phone? Don't date much, do you? You're in a movie and an email comes in, and you answer it? You and I would be having a conversation if you were in the seat beside me. Wow, I can't believe some of the stuff you're writing. Put the technology away and enjoy life, if you can. I don't answer client emails on a Sunday, even if I see them. I don't want my clients to think I don't have a life. If I was your client I'd consider your views on this a negative, not a positive.

Actually this is the guy communication providers love. They hate those with patience and confidence in their job. They pray on those that think we need to be available 24 hours a day.

In fact, I pray I can go back to the small town so I can tell those basterds to "pardon me?" when they ask me to do something after hours.

[To Be Quite Honest]

Originally Posted by Mighty Tytan

Ok, interesting thread, thanks for all your input.

This is going to be fun. (It's Superbowol so pleaise donts take my drunken'sness out of context...)

Originally Posted by Mighty Tytan

1) for the CAPS and spelling teachers, please this is a message board and it was a late night rant. There were plenty of good points made, why bother with the drivel? I will try and capitalize properly and spell better, but if I make a mistake, get over it.

I lost a contract 1 year ago because of speeling errors. I was embarrassed. Believe me, the real world, including connections you make on forums, make a difference. Just so you know, I lost $10,000 (and this is a true story). Get over that? If such happened to you, which you claim to be immune too, (you grammar machine) it would be hard to "Get over".

Thanks CP please judge me on my grammar and spelling for free. Obviously I got lazy and it cost me.

Originally Posted by Mighty Tytan

2) Most of you have missed the context. Of course I dont text while in a movie or in the middle of a conversation. That really wasnt my point.

No... You want to be available at all times... Point taken.

Originally Posted by Mighty Tytan

3) Business email. You are right, I dont reply to standard requests that happen to come in after hours within 10 minutes and I certainly dont expect anyone else too. Once again, apply some context please.

grammar... DONT you understand contractions?

You very much implied that you want immediate connection. Have you tried a dating service?

Originally Posted by Mighty Tytan

4) I do think some people have the exact opposite unreasonable approach to communications in that I dont understand making myself unavailable just because the clock says so. I guess not being a salaried employee but instead an independant freelancer, I have a different perspective.

I'm freelanced. I just got a call today that gives me 100.00 per hour. (I edit fast but this is basically the math.) Call me at night after a certian hour and tell me what the clock says. After first contact? I'm not available trust me. And put your mind to this - it's not me who says I'm not to be contacted at night. It's the people I work with who decide I'm too busy and they freaking love me. But they don't love my night price.

Originally Posted by Mighty Tytan

5) I maintain many of you are sticking your head in the sand about the increasing importance of smart phones, social media and new technology will have you on your life. It is too late to beat it, so I urge you to join it. You ability to interact commercially will centre around your smart phone.

My head is in no sands land. It's about Moral obligation to you and your fellow man and my private and personal goals. When I tell people I go on vacation work slows down. But the work that continues I still get 20% for. When I'm back I am busy but everyone is in the loop in a timely fashion and they freaking love it because they know what to expect.

Originally Posted by Mighty Tytan

Hope that clears it up. I can see why my OP would come accross wrong and yes I get that is why this is a negative aspect of the text world!

I strongly believe that these new communication methods are simply tools to be applied and taken advantage of, not to replace the tried and true standard of personal communication (face to face).

I hope this helps to understand time management and boundaries.

I strongly believe you do what your told.

[Pinner]

Originally Posted by SeeBass

Awww the youth of today they think that their opinion, and what they do with their lives is sooo important.

That is what happens when everybody gets a trophy.

LoL,

[Deegee]

Originally Posted by To Be Quite Honest

grammar... DONT you understand contractions?

You should capitalize letters at the beginning of a sentence.

[FlamesKickAss]

It would have been better if no one responded to his rant!

[troutman]

Video killed the radio star.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by FlamesKickAss

It would have been better if no one responded to his rant!

Or at least waited more than 30 minutes to reply.

[DuffMan]

I think you overestimate your importance in the world.

[habernac]

I reply to emails all day long at work, the last thing I really want to do is check any of that crap when I go home. People who are tied to their phones are really kind of pathetic. Electronic leash indeed. I go home and hang out with my kids, much more satisfying than typing something on a small screen.

[VladtheImpaler]

I purposefully ensure that I can't check work email at home - when I leave the office, I stop thinking about work. There is no such thing as a can't-wait-emergency in personal injury law.

[CaptainCrunch]

I find that a lot of people that are texting or emailing me late at night are pretty much posers who are trying to impress me with how hard they're working.

Frankly I rarely answer work emails after hour, I receive them, but if they're not important then they can wait until the next morning.

Also on the texting thing, I get annoyed by it, if its important call me. But if its not, you're wasting my time and energy.

I get it, if your business is focused out of off hour emails and replies, then cool, go to it. But if its not, then its just a waste of bandwidth.

[frinkprof]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

I find that a lot of people that are texting or emailing me late at night are pretty much posers who are trying to impress me with how hard they're working.

Frankly I rarely answer work emails after hour, I receive them, but if they're not important then they can wait until the next morning.

Also on the texting thing, I get annoyed by it, if its important call me. But if its not, you're wasting my time and energy.

I get it, if your business is focused out of off hour emails and replies, then cool, go to it. But if its not, then its just a waste of bandwidth.

Off topic (well, sort of, grammar has come up a lot in this thread), but CaptainCrunch, please use this post of yours as a reference for how to use the bolded words in the future. Let me offer my early congratulations for conquering what, so far as I can tell, is one of your few flaws as an excellent contributor to this forum.

[frinkprof]

Originally Posted by Mighty Tytan

As a consumer, the world is moving to the smart Phone. There will be a day where plastic credit cards will be replaced by electronic payment apps that u will use to interact with whatever retailer you are buying from.

As one example.

Will smart phones replace cash as well? You might want to dust off the Crystal Ball app on your Blackberry to find the answer.

Oh, and I don't know who or what this "U" person or organization is, but it sounds like quite the complication for them to act as a middleman between myself and whichever retailer I'm buying from.

[Barnet Flame]

Dear Mighty Tytan,

I am Mrs. Cena, I am married to Dr. Harward who worked with Bahrain embassy in Cote d'Ivoire for nine years before he died in the year 2009. We were married for many years without a child. He died after a brief illness. Before his death we were both good believers in the Lord and I try to maintain this tempo to the full.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $4.5 Million U.S. Dollars with a Finance Company and presently, this money is still with the Finance Company. Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next three months due to cancer problem. Though what disturbs me most is my stroke and having known my poor condition of health I decided to donate this fund to the Church of God, the poor and the helpless children of our society. I have found you after going through your profile and my instinct tells me you could be of a great help to the justly distribution of this wealth.

The Bible made us to understand that Blessed is the hand that giveth. I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my husband's relatives are not believers and I don't want my husband's hard earned money to be misused by unbelievers. Any delay in your reply will give me a room in search for another religious individual for this same purpose.

I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner, hence the reason for taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of death because I know that by the sepecial grace of God Almighty I will retire to His bossom when I die. Please do respond to me as quickly as you read this email.

Hoping to hear from you soon.

From Mrs. Cena.

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by Barnet Flame

Dear Mighty Tytan,

I am Mrs. Cena, I am married to Dr. Harward who worked with Bahrain embassy in Cote d'Ivoire for nine years before he died in the year 2009. We were married for many years without a child. He died after a brief illness. Before his death we were both good believers in the Lord and I try to maintain this tempo to the full.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $4.5 Million U.S. Dollars with a Finance Company and presently, this money is still with the Finance Company. Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next three months due to cancer problem. Though what disturbs me most is my stroke and having known my poor condition of health I decided to donate this fund to the Church of God, the poor and the helpless children of our society. I have found you after going through your profile and my instinct tells me you could be of a great help to the justly distribution of this wealth.

The Bible made us to understand that Blessed is the hand that giveth. I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my husband's relatives are not believers and I don't want my husband's hard earned money to be misused by unbelievers. Any delay in your reply will give me a room in search for another religious individual for this same purpose.

I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner, hence the reason for taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of death because I know that by the sepecial grace of God Almighty I will retire to His bossom when I die. Please do respond to me as quickly as you read this email.

Hoping to hear from you soon.

From Mrs. Cena.

How many times have you seen an email and wondered if it was actually a hot chick writing it.

WRONG

[Rathji]

Originally Posted by frinkprof

Will smart phones replace cash as well? You might want to dust off the Crystal Ball app on your Blackberry to find the answer.

Oh, and I don't know who or what this "U" person or organization is, but it sounds like quite the complication for them to act as a middleman between myself and whichever retailer I'm buying from.

I think it might be a university or something, there is obviously a high level of education involved here.

[Mighty Tytan]

What is up with all the grammar and spelling police? Really? An internet message board, right?

And yes, I do believe that the use of cash will be replaced (not entirely) by smart phones and similar technology.

[burn_this_city]

If you want to be taken seriously, make your message look like it was written by someone older than a 10 year old.

[Mighty Tytan]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

If you want to be taken seriously, make your message look like it was written by someone older than a 10 year old.

Yes, for business correspondence .. but for an internet message board?

Goodness me. its not like i am typing lolz1!1!1!!1

[BlackArcher101]

OP is obviously in the business of Hookers & Blow. You never know when you'll need to satisfy someones craving.