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[–] sugar_in_your_tea 22 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I'm a millennial and I'm fine at work with eye contact and whatnot (it's uncomfortable, but I'm a manager now and do it regularly), but I detest phone calls. I don't understand why, I'm fine going in to an institution to get stuff done, but the thought of calling someone is super intimidating for some reason. And I grew up with a landline at home and didn't get a cell phone (i.e. no SMS) until I went to college. So it's not like I was conditioned to avoid calls, I just grew to hate them for some reason.

That said, when I do call, I generally get things done much more quickly, so it's completely irrational. Yet here we are. I have to give myself a small pep talk before pressing the call button.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Do you feel like it's hard to understand people who are talking clearly when you're on the phone? I do.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea 4 points 2 months ago

Not usually, but I do find I have to pay closer attention for whatever reason.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

I take 30-40 calls daily, before this job I would never call, now I feel very comfortable calling, but I will still never ever answer an unknown call outside of work.