Not a slave to the phone in My this and that

There is a pastor here at church who sometimes chooses to not be a slave to the phone. I can understand and appreciate that. It’s frustrating when you are in the middle of something to have to pick up a phone call… it tears your mind away from what you were doing, and if you are on a roll with something, that’s annoying. Also, yes it seems more and more lately that we are a “slave” to technology. We are almost always in a place where someone can get a hold of us on the phone, and sometimes you just need to have private time, or concentrate solely on the other person you are with, or whatever.

BUT you are at work! People are calling specifically to talk to you. I know this, because they talk to me first and then ask for you. They are asking for you because they have a question about something that YOU are in charge of. And I saw you walk into the office only 30 minutes ago, so I’ve told them that yes you are in the office. So when you repeatedly don’t pick up the phone, it’s kind of frustrating… because then I get a call back and they complain that you’re not in the office… and it makes me look bad at my job.