Gynob001

Now almost everyone carries cell phones. It is to be accepted that hearing "foreign-redundant conversation" is the norm.
How about beyond talking. What annoys me most is the phone users who pace up and down, talking loudly oblivious of the surroundings. These are the people who miss their flights/connections and often wander into the wrong gate and try to board-I actually saw one who ran to the gate at the last minute, still talking on the phone.
What about audio gawking? Is it OK to listen in on others' conversations? Have you encountered any strange cell phone behavior/conversations in airports?
I would like to feel important. I would like to engage in imaginary business conversations.. with Elan Musk or any other business people and make a billion dollar deals. At one time when I didn't have a cell phone, in a doctors' social gathering, I took out my garage door opener and pretended to engage in a deep conversation.
I also notice that many business people open their laptops the moment they are seated. Often it is an Excel file with lots of dollar figures or emails. They frantically start adding numbers or replying emails. These people should be aware that they unlikely to be paid for the work during the non-working hours. Perhaps boredom. I would like to develop a software that would generate important business finance Excel sheet (like crossword puzzle) and the user is expected to show a profit by manipulating numbers. Higher the profit higher are the points. Frequent solver points that they can use to put in their Cvs to impress the next employer.

84fiero

What's a "yalker"?

BearX220

I think OP is trying to coin a morpheme: yeller + talker.

We're not doing it because we want to, or to impress you. We're doing it because there is more work than will fit in the day. Every hour is a working hour.

Seek help.

dulciusexasperis

Interesting that you perceive the amount of work as determining the amount of hours you have to work rather than perceiving the amount of work hours you are paid for as determining how much work can be accomplished in that given amount of time. Do you see what I am saying?

When I still had to work for a living, when asked to take on an additional task, I never said no. However, I often replied with something like, 'I can do that, no problem. However, I will not then have enough time left to complete the other task you have asked me to do. Which task do you want me to do?

It's called 'passing the monkey.' People try to pass the monkey onto your back all the time. If you are foolish enough to let them, then yes, you will not have enough hours in the normal work day to get everything done. The trick is to learn how to not accept the monkey but instead place it firmly back on the other person's shoulders.

Every hour is not a working hour unless you choose to make it one. You can control your work/life balance or you can let others control if for you. But it is important to understand that it is you who is actually making that choice. You are not alone in apparently not realizing this BearX220, many people think as you do but that doesn't mean there is not another way to see it and act accordingly.

Consider again, your statement that, 'every hour is a working hour'. Does that really make sense to you and is that really how you want your life to be?

BearX220

As a non-salaried entrepreneur, no.

JamesKidd

Perfectly reasonable, in fact encouraged too ! Might as well call up someone your know and start feeding off information from the said conversation

Badenoch

Talking on cellphones is now part of the public environment. No amount of complaining about it on web forums will change what has become widely-practiced public behavior. Unless it is specifically banned (e.g. movie theater) and you can report it to the relevant authority, your choices are to confront the offending individual at the time and take your chances or accept it do your best to ignore it.

linnet

OskiBear

I guess you're union

84fiero

My daughter used to do the same thing with her Sesame Street play telephone.

rickg523

By which you mean smart enough not to voluntarily accept indentured servitude?

dulciusexasperis

Well maybe you would already be a retired entrepreneur if you gave a bit more thought to the fact that being busy all the time does not equate to being productive. I suggest you try scheduling your time to include 'off' time which includes turning your smartphone completely off. Also try applying the Pareto principle to what you want to achieve.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinkr.../#48218e43023e

I retired 20+ years ahead of my peers and never worked 16 hour days or had to give up my personal life to achieve my goals. Managing a work/life balance is a skill like any other and can be learned. Working all the hours in the day requires no skill whatsoever, anyone can do that.

I like to think of it like one of those sayings people make up, like, 'He who works the least and achieves the most, wins.'

catcher1

Why aren't you working? Remember, every hour is a working hour. Think of the work time you have wasted away with your 18,000+posts!

Badenoch

If I have a call to make or have a call to take I will do so unless there are clear rules in place that proscribe the use of phones. It is not reasonable to expect people will defer calls, business or otherwise, out of some concern they might offend people in the immediate vicinity. I will keep my voice low.

linnet