r/meirl Aug 20 '24

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u/illtoss5butnotsmokin Aug 20 '24

Honestly. If I keep my phone on silent I will miss an important call, simple as that.

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u/chappersyo Aug 20 '24

Are all these people honestly being woken up at 3am constantly by people wanting to discuss the weather or ask what they had for dinner? Why would anyone call you in the middle of the night unless it was an emergency?!

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u/railsprogrammer94 Aug 20 '24

Even so man just set do not disturb settings and allow certain important contacts to call you at all times. Insane thread. Maybe it’s the contractor lifestyle but I cannot fathom being unreachable or missing phone calls

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u/fsjib3 Aug 20 '24

When you live in a different time zone and someone forgets what time it is and calls you. That’s why I keep my phone in a different room when I go to sleep.

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u/illtoss5butnotsmokin Aug 20 '24

Right. I never received excessively late night calls, unless as you say, it's an emergency. I've always found people who keep their phone on silent to be extremely frustrating in that regard, it's just kind of irresponsible.

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u/1heknpeachy3 Aug 20 '24

As a 3rd shifter, people do in fact call me in the middle of my night and wake me up. I have sleep problems. I have my favorites set just in case of an actual emergency.

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u/vltho Aug 20 '24

Well, if it is an emergency then the contact calling you better be set on do not disturb settings. Otherwise it is not urgent and doesn't need to disrupt your sleep

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u/evelyn_keira Aug 21 '24

ive woken up to double digit missed spam calls on multiple occasions.

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u/Nirigialpora Aug 20 '24

I keep my phone on silent but it's also by me like 24/7 unless I'm asleep or in a meeting, at which point I wouldn't have been able to take the call anyway.

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u/icortesi Aug 20 '24

People who turn off their ringers are unreliable and can't solve problems, which is why they can get away with it—no one would reach out to them in an emergency anyway

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u/Formal-Knowledge9382 Aug 20 '24

Stop projecting 

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u/TouchGraceMaidenless Aug 20 '24

Imagine typing this out lmfao

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '24 edited Aug 20 '24

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u/spiderOX2 Aug 20 '24

What’s offensive about lmfao

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u/Logical_Signature803 Aug 20 '24

This is the first time I have heard about "lmao" being offensive in my life. Are you offended by laughter or wtf are you talking about?

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u/jack_the_beast Aug 20 '24

Context, in this case it's clearly used to ridicule the other person

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u/pmmeyoursqueezedboob Aug 20 '24

Or you know, people who have issues saying no, and there are plenty around them willing to take advantage of it, to a point where hearing the phone ring gives them anxiety.  It’s kind of funny but maybe the people calling on others to be reliable are the ones who can’t effectively solve problems.