1a) on putting wife on hold- how often are they calling their husbands, what are they calling for, how long do they usually talk, if they get voicemail do they wait or do they keep calling back? lets get those answers for the ladies behavior to be able to put things in context.
1b) not answering phone, weak signal, did not hear it ring, was in the middle of a conversation..etc etc, all good reasons to not answer.
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on helping employees that dont report to one- there is something called leadership, and the trait that you are helping others and they look up to you position you for advancement, which means the shopping that is being done in the supermarket can continue to be done
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5-10 minutes a day on hold, just tell the dude to call you back when he is free, dont sit on hold, problem solved
4a) 5-10 minutes he spends talking to colleagues- see #2
4b) 5-10 minutes out of a few hours the dude has at home, what assembly line are these ladies running at home that a 10 minute delay will destroy the fabric of civilization and humanity as we know it today? really
4c) if it happens while shopping, continue shopping or checkout and wait or call up someone yourself, we all have people we need to catch up with or do a better job staying in touch with and its found time, make use if it.
- meeting for work and not much gets accomplished, its possible, some thing was not done, additional info was needed, etc etc, now at that point u have the option of just going home or spending time with business partners, sometimes non work time with business partners and colleagues is very valuable for relationship building.
so here is one perspective.
Now let me give you some advise you can pass on to the ladies, text the dude if it is something urgent or important, you dont know what discussions he is in at work, and work pays the bills.
if they discuss it and just say, could you just call me back as soon as possible after you saw that I called, and leave it at that, it would be easier on both.
lastly 5-10 calls a day? really? I mean really? my wife does not call me 10 times a week, some days its one somedays 2 somedays none, during school year when she is busy, maybe a call every other day, during summer when she is off maybe a call or two a day.
and text msgs are great, if i am in a meeting i cant answer the phone all the time or step out, if its a txt msg, I can still type a quick response, or if it is urgent, apologize to others and step out to talk.
PS: 5-10 calls a day..these ladies need to find some hobbies or take a class or something