Mosaic Life

Call me… No wait, text me

I noticed a slight generation gap the other day as I chatted with a few of my coworkers before a meeting began. Here was the main difference:

Coworker in her late 50’s: I don’t even have a cell phone. And I don’t answer my home phone half the time. People who call me know when to call me if they want me to pick up.

Me: I don’t even have a home phone. I don’t always answer my cell phone, but my friends know that if it’s important, they can always text me.

I can’t even imagine not having a cell phone. It seems so inconvenient. I get a small taste of it when I’m in the Target that we frequent and I have no signal. I have to spend like, minutes trying to figure out where Brandon is. Minutes that I could be spending not looking for him. I would never want to go back to the days when people had to wait around at home if they were expecting a phone call. Or set a time to meet when they’re shopping at the mall.

Honestly, I’ve gotten to a point where I’m most comfortable e-mailing (or instant messaging) people that I need to contact rather than calling them or speaking to them in person (unless I know them really well or they’re ridiculously close by). I feel like it’s more polite to e-mail, because they can get to it in their own time. And they can have a moment to consider their reply, rather than answering quickly so that there isn’t an awkward pause in the conversation. It probably sounds like I’ve reached a new level when it comes to being an introvert, but I don’t think it’s that, really. I’m just polite.