PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
J.D. McHenry | Contributing Author
Cell phones are everywhere. They are one of the greatest communication tools that we now
rely upon heavily. Everyone uses them for business and personal communication purposes. Unfortunately, cell phone technology is somewhat
new and many people are not aware or do not understand that cell phone etiquette is in eff ect. People somehow do not really seem to know when it is acceptable and not acceptable to use a cell phone, or how a cell phone should be used — especially in a work environment. The situation is no diff erent than us maintaining a brand new high technology helicopter without having a good understanding of the maintenance requirements, nor following them. This could create a fatal situation. We might think cell phone etiquette should not be compared equally to helicopter maintenance practices,
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but not using proper cell phone etiquette can be fatal to our career, our relationships and future business opportunities. Most of all, poor cell phone etiquette gives a poor impression of ourselves to others. Can we aff ord to take this chance? Most of us have already experienced other people using the cell phone in an annoying fashion. What emotions did we experience? What did we think of that person? It was defi nitely negative and we might have looked down on them regardless of their job positions. Cell phone etiquette is applicable to everyone — every employee and all executive management. There are no exceptions. Good cell phone etiquette involves following some simple guidelines of common courtesy when using a cell phone in public or in the workplace.
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