noticed something odd.
A sudden slew of business cards for executives which omit the mobile
phone number.
For the past few years people have tended to give their mobile number
more and more as a primary contact number. Now it is disappearing again.
What's driving the change?
Is it status?
The more junior an exe the more likely he or she is to list every
possible number where they can be reached.
The more senior the executive the more likely he or she is to have a PA
to field their calls through a landline
Or quality?
Complaints about phone coverage have soared in recent months, as people
discover that all the features imaginable on a phone won't help if the
network coverage is crappy. Newer phone seem to cut off calls much
sooner, and investment in masts seems to have been slow than anticipated.
Or just a choice?
Maybe it really isn't that conducive to good work to be available to
take and make calls 24/7.
It maybe a quirk - but it's odd that I should notice it, and then flick
to the BBC business site to discover that Ryanair have approved mobile
phone use on one of their routes.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7900941.stm
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