• kibiz0r@midwest.social
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    1 day ago

    My thing is: How do people handle stuff that has to be done between 9-5, Mon-Fri?

    I tried to switch ISPs on Friday (which was an hour-long ordeal), got to the part where she said “Okay, I think that’s everything I have for you. I’ve got the disconnect screen pulled up, when would you like to —“ and the call dropped.

    It’s now Tuesday, and I haven’t found a spare hour during the work day to call again.

    I’ve also got a home warranty company telling me to update my claim or they’ll close it, but I need to talk to the receptionist at the plumbers during business hours to get them to resend the invoice.

    And then I get stuck in this loop of:

    • I have to make these calls today
    • I’ll kick butt at work so I have enough time
    • I spent the whole time worrying about those calls and didn’t get enough work done
    • Now I have one less day to make those calls

    Why can’t people handle things over email or a web portal? This is so much unnecessary stress and contortion.

    • copd@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      To answer to your first question, we don’t have such demanding 9-5 jobs. I can step out for an hour and no one will notice I’m missing, I’m invisible at work and it’s the way I like it