Calling vs Texting

Calling vs Texting is just like everything else, it has its time and place. It is up to the person to determine the importance or urgency of whatever it is that has to be said. Although whatever you think is best for the time and situation there are always advantages and disadvantages. Some of the factors that play a role in the decision between call or text include the message trying to be sent, convenience, and importance so the message does not go misunderstood.

There are many advantages and disadvantages to texting, some advantages include being convenient, it is less disruptful, and you can quickly send a lot of information. Even though texting has its advantages, some of them come with disadvantages leading right behind. For example some disadvantages of texting is it is very easy to misinterpret and they tend to be very short cut and dry. Starting with advantages, convenience holds a large factor in communication, all determined by importance of course. The average person tends to like the freedom of being able to send a message when it works for them instead of having to make a phone call right there and then. The other advantage includes being able to send a lot of information in a short amount of time without being very disruptful like a phone call. Although it has its benefits of not disrupting others around you or being stuck on the phone because the other end of the call just keeps talking it also follows with its disadvantages of misinterpretation. Text messages are very easily misinterpreted by the receiver because there is no ability for emotion to carry dialogue through to express the message trying to be reached.

The advantages and disadvantages to calling. Texting may sound like the best way of communication but a single phone call can open up so many avenues. Advantages to calling is it allows the message to actually be expressed with emotion so it isn’t misinterpreted. Another advantage is it is immediate communication, there is no wait time in a response other then maybe a dead spot here and there. There are plenty of downsides to calling though, calling can easily be disruptive and you can’t softly ignore a phone call like you can with a text. Personally I like being able to see what text I received without actually having to open it so I know if I can ignore it and save it for later or if it is an ASAP response.

My opinion of call vs text with your personal day to day life is just text me if its not a very important thing that has to be said. Likelihood is if you keep calling me for the most pointless stuff I will just end up ignoring your phone call until I find the time when I have the patience to listen to you ramble on about nothing. My opinion on professional work life is very different though, hit my line whenever because my job as an employer is to keep the bossman happy and the other employees pleased. In all seriousness I believe a phone call is much more appropriate with work life, even though there are still moments where it is disruptive it is still considered appropriate to me because one phone call could be the difference between workers sitting around for 30 minutes or working for 30 minutes.

Although whatever you think is best for the time and situation there are always advantages and disadvantages. No matter what you will never be able to fully please one another because it is all opinion based. What could be an advantage one day could turn into a disadvantage the next day. The message being said here is try and learn what could be considered important enough to call for and learn when it is professional rather than going unanswered.

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