A recent survey found a quarter of people aged 18 to 34 never answer the phone.
Hi, you’ve reached the voicemail of Yasmin Rufo. Please don't leave a message as I won’t listen to it or call you back.
“We didn’t give you this phone so you could gossip with your friends all evening,” my parents would remind me as they looked through my monthly phone bill. "As our lives get busier and working schedules more unpredictable, we have less time to call a friend simply to catch up. Phone calls, then, become reserved for the important news in our lives, which can often be complicated and difficult."
While we all agree that phone calling is a big no-no, the use of voice notes has split the younger generations. Henry Nelson-Case is a 31-year-old lawyer and content creator whose series of "overwhelmed millennial" videos are painfully relatable - sketches include the angst of sending a company-wide email, politely refusing to work overtime and of course, one about an employee doing anything to avoid a phone call.
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