Mute Buttons

Not exactly sure what is going on with people and the mute button on their phone.  For example, I was standing next to a buddy who had to hop on a conference call so he dialed in and put the call on Speakerphone and hit the Mute button – then he started whispering to me about whatever the hell he was talking about before the call.

Why whisper?

Look people – either the mute button works or it doesn’t.

Why hit the mute button and then pretend it doesn’t work?  And why whisper a foot from the speakerphone as if the mute button probably works but I’ll whisper anyway to ease into the entire process?  The mute button is not a tree, it doesn’t get stronger every time a big wind doesn’t knock it down.  It’s not like you can scream and scream into a mute button to make it more effective.

Hit it and it mutes the phone – don’t over-think the goddamn thing.

On the other hand, there are times people hit the mute button while on long conference calls and forget to un-mute the call – then during the call they’ll start prattling on and no one responds until the dope finally realizes the mute button is still on.
So the mute button might not work when you hit it and then start talking, but it always works when you hit it and then forget it’s on and then start talking.

It’s a mute button – hit the fucking thing and no one can hear you when you talk.  It isn’t SkyNet from The Terminator – your mute button will not become self-aware.

And then there are times on large conference calls where the leader will say that he has put all of lines on mute to eliminate background noise.  Don’t you believe that shit for a minute.  He just wants you to let your guard down and say some stupid shit about how boring or moronic he is … I always hit my own mute button on these type of calls to maximize my muteness. 

Kinda like wearing two rubbers – double bag it – can never have enough protection.