Never Have People Call You Rude Again While Using Your Cell Phone

The beauty of having a cellular phone is the important need we have for keeping in communication with people. Whether it's for business purposes or for personal use, the cell phone has given us the ability to keep in touch no matter where we are or what time of day it is.

There aren't many courtesies you need to follow when using a cell phone for personal reasons. It's obvious that you should try not to be too loud when talking to the other person and turning off your phone at the obvious places like church and movie theaters.

When you have your cell phone at work, there are several guidelines you should follow. If your superiors believe you are careless with your phone or just plain rude, it could bring you problems down the road when evaluations and promotions are given. It's better to be cautious here and abide by these cell phone use guidelines at work.

If you believe a turned off cell phone is too much to ask while at work, at least turn the ringing tone to silent. You know when the phone rings, you will distract other employees. It my also ring while you're talking to your boss; that can't be good!

Set up some guidelines with your friends and family. When you are at work, you should only be called if there is some kind of emergency or something really important. You need to discuss with the people involved just what it is that constitutes an emergency or what's really important.

It should be understood by your friends and family that while you are at the workplace, your employer is expecting and paying you to be focused on his/her needs. You can still be in touch with your friends and family, just use the voice mail feature of your phone.

When the situation requires you to make a cell phone call, find a private place to do so. At break time and at lunch you can easily find a relatively quiet place to place that call. By the way, the bathroom is a terrible place to use the cell phone. The echoes in a bathroom are awful and the sound of toilets flushing isn't very pleasant, either. An idea may be to use the office phone to make the necessary call should that be appropriate. Since you use the office phone for business anyway, a person call now and then may not be a problem. Check on the policy for personal use before you get into trouble.

When you're at a meeting, leave your cell phone at your desk. If you take it with you and turn the ring tone to silent, you'll be too tempted to constantly glance at the phone to see if anybody called. Some of those meetings are boring and the diversion of looking at your phone is a welcome distraction. However, the boss may not appreciate your lack of attention so leave the phone when at a meeting.

If you follow these reminders when you are at work, you will be viewed as a true "professional". You will be considered a courteous person. That will look good come evaluation and promotion time.