A poll re: personal calls at work

tspring82

I was venting to DH last night about a coworker whose always on the phone for personnal calls.  I'm assuming most are to his wife but still, it's like everytime I walk by his office, he's on his cell phone with her.  So, humor me.  How often do your talk to your DH/SO throughout the work day?[Poll]

tspring82

On an average day, we chat (less than 5 minutes) 2-3 times a day just to check in and maybe discuss after work plans or dinner for the evening.  If I had it my way though, we wouldn't talk at all during the day.  I get impatient when DH calls me at work because usually I'm in full "work mode" mindset and I get annoyed when he starts joking or saying irrelevant things while I'm in the middle of doing something.  But at the same time, when DH is going through a depressed period (knock on wood...hasn't happened in a while!) I'm afraid not to answer the phone and if I don't hear from him I start to get worried.  But still...we keep it at a minimum throughout the day.

Email on the other hand is my go-to.  If I need someone/something, I prefer to email over phone if it's a personal matter.   

SarahKate31

If daycare calls and says we have to pick up DS, I will call DH to figure out which one of us is going to go get him. That's the only time we talk on the phone during the work day. Otherwise, we just text.

I will occasionally make or receive personal calls at work (on my cell - Dr appts, etc) but I step out into the hall for those calls. Most of my coworkers do seem to take a personal call or two throughout the day, but mostly they go out into the hall. One of them is always taking calls in the bathroom stall - don't get me started on that one.

mrs. remy

we usually just email each other all day. maybe speak on the phone once per day or so but keep it short (1-2 minutes).

I do think its kind of rude to be on personal calls constantly at work.

tspring82

Uhhh, I hate bathroom talkers!  I feel like it's such an invasion of MY privacy when someone's on the phone in the bathroom.  I'm tempted to put a sign in there that says no cellphones!  People have no regard for others when it comes to that kind of stuff!  No to mention the person on the other end of the conversation.  I would be so pissed if you were in the bathroom talking to me.  Gross!

jcsntms06

DH may call me if work is slow for him and normally that's maybe once or every other day. He will text me most of the time if he needs to talk, or vice versa. Obviously if it's an emergency then he will call me at work and if he can't reach me there, then on my cell.

I personally hate my cell ringing at work, so I have it on vibrate. 

KathrynMD

DH normally calls me when he's going out for lunch and we talk for maybe 5 minutes.  Otherwise we text a few times during the day.

LoveLossHopeRepeat

We occasionally text throughout the day, and I'll only call if there's something I really need to talk to him about.

meghann1046

We text throughout the day but I only call once a week, tops 

lauranne

As a teacher, I only make personal calls during my planning to DH.  He has called me twice while I was teaching, one when he was laid off, and one when his grandma was rushed to the hospital.  So, he only calls if it's an emergency.  Even if one of the kids is sick or whatever, he'll text/email me.  We don't talk during the day, but we will text and email.

misscastle

We're both on gchat throughout the day -- it's how people at my office communicate with each other -- so we talk throughout the day. We only call if there's something that needs to be said RIGHT NOW, and that's probably only once every 3 to 4 weeks.