June 12, 2007
When Your Cellphone Goes Behind Your Back To Redial Your Office
Accidental dialing -- when your cellphone bumps against your pocket and speed dials at random -- usually just results in messages featuring the mundane sounds of breathing and walking. But it can make for embarrassing moments with colleagues and superiors. From The Wall Street Journal.
Accidental dialing can have some interpersonal fallout. After Jack McCullough once argued with a top salesman, the salesman then inadvertently conferenced Mr. McCullough into a call in which he was labeled with some uncharitable epithets. Awkward.
... Candy-bar style phones, with their keypads exposed, historically have been the culprits. Manufacturers have taken measures to prevent accidental calls. New phones, for example, no longer dial 911 after holding down one digit and often include automatic keypad-lock functions that require the push of a button to unlock."
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